Dungarvan

It continued raining through the morning, but cleared up mid-day. Around 5:30 pm I left for Dungarvan, a town on the Co. Waterford coast. I had rubbed sores into the back of my feet with the hiking boots I wore yesterday. I was alright though with all the walking I…

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Lismore

After the long weekend, it was nice to be able to sit down and have some quiet time. In the evening it was still raining, but I decided to take a risk and go outside. I went up to a place called the Towers. It’s an incomplete castle style house…

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Church Sunday

I got up relatively early (for me) today, at 9:00 am. To my surprise I really wasn’t tired at all, despite the lack of sleep from the plane ride. On the road, I stopped near the ruins of a cottage. It’s currently occupied by a flock of Romanov (?) sheep…

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Long day

I was picked up at Shannon Airport, and traveled towards Lismore, Co. Waterford. I passed through Limerick on the way down, which was very busy and had more twists and turns than any city I have ever seen. It was a two hour drive to Lismore. Despite the lack of…

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Flying

My flight was far from crazy! The airport was practically empty when I walked in, and with web check-in it was a snap. The plane I flew on was an Airbus 330, it is huge compared to the normal planes I ride. I got an entire aisle and window seat…

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Waiting

There is nothing more excruciating than waiting for the day of your trip to get here. I am flying out tomorrow at 7 pm from O’Hare airport, with a layover in Dublin on my way to Shannon. I think the airline officials who thought up this route had half a…

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Introduction

  My initial purpose for this blog was to document my series of trips in the spring of 2009. Since then, I have found myself traveling more often and further than I ever dreamed. This blog has expanded to encompass not only the trips of subsequent years, but my life…

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