Cliffs of Moher Daytrip

 With the move home to New Zealand from Ireland coming up fast, I went on a trip to the famous Cliffs of Moher as they were one of the sights I really didn't want to miss out on.

The End of the Adventure Looms

"If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again."

~Flavia Weedn

Dublin, finally

I got to have a pretty good look around Dublin through staying a night there either side of my trip home. It's a 3 hour bus trip between Cork and Dublin so it was a lot easier to get to and from Dublin airport from closer by.

Plans after Ireland

My first post of a new year! Thought I'd do a run down of my plans (or dreams?) for when I leave Ireland. All too soon my one year visa for Ireland will be coming to an end - June 3rd 2015 - after which I will be let loose on the rest of Europe. So much to do! So much to see! Where to go first? Where to go next? How long can I stay? What if I miss something? How will I afford it?

Puckering up for the gift of the gab

Kissing the Blarney Stone has been at the back of my mind since I was a kid. I don't know when I heard about it but I just remember learning that

Day trips (there's a theme here) - Clonakilty and Inchdoney Beach

On a week where I hadn't planned to go anywhere on my days off, I woke to a stunning late summer day, the kind of day that you know you have to get outside and make the most of or regret it all winter.

More day trips - Waterford

Back in August I headed off to a small city called Waterford, about 2 hours 15mins bus ride north of Cork. Waterford is often the first stop for couch tours in Ireland since it is nearby one of the UK - Ireland ferry ports.

A few little catch up bits and pieces of Cork life so far

Can't quite believe it's nearly the end of September already...

Ring of Kerry Bus Tour - day trips part three

My amazing friend Kate came to visit this week and we headed off with Paddywagon tours again to spend the day checking out the Ring of Kerry - that famous drive around the Iveragh Peninsula.

Daytripper, Ireland Style...(Part Two)...Dingle Peninsula bus tour

The Dingle Peninsula is in County Kerry, the county in Ireland that is the most well known and the most visited for it's natural scenic beauty.

Irish vs. Scottish - two of the coolest accents in the world

I'm pretty terrible at remembering, noting and describing accents but it's been so fun being surrounded by awesome accents and local dialogues while over here. I think it's hard when you are living somewhere to pick up fun or interesting things about them though as you get used to it pretty fast.

Daytripper, Ireland Style (part one) - Cobh, Kinsale and Blarney

Cobh
The first place I've been to here outside of Cork is a very pretty little seaside town called Cobh - pronounced Cove - about half an hour from Cork on the train.

Already a whole month in Ireland

So it turns out I was technically living here illegally for a month due to the strangely missing immigration checks on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.