Welcome to Dublin

The first thing I saw when the airplane started it's decent towards Dublin Airport were deep green fields lined with hedges. I had fallen asleep during the 2h flight from Nuremberg and thought IrlandRead more
Next stop: Cork!

A rainy day (surprise!) seems perfect for train travel. Sit back, relax, catch up on some sleep. We found the Irish to be very helpful and willing to engage in a friendly chat. From the bus driver,Read more
The Underestimated City

If there's something we learned about Cork, it's that a) most of the attractions are *not* within walking distance and b) one afternoon is far too little time. We couldn't get affordable and easilyRead more
The English Market

The English Market is one of the highlights of Cork center - perfect place to get a snack, try some local smoked fish and get a souvenir. We also found that the Irish like to play it safe and power upRead more
The Onion Sellers & Mutton Lane

Walking around Cork, we noticed two identical statues of an old lady holding onions (later we found out there were more), which intrigued me. As it turns out, the 'Onion Sellers' are inspired byRead more
Ring of Kerry

The Ring of Kerry is an approximately 180 km long scenic car route that takes you past varied landscapes on winding (and sometimes bumpy) mountain and seaside roads around the Iveragh peninsula. WhileRead more
The Birth House of Daniel O'Connell

Daniel O'Connell, also known as the 'Liberator' is a historical hero to many Irish. Under the English rule during the early 1900's, the Irish Catholics were not allowed to live their own culture, wereRead more
Charlie Chaplin

According to our bus driver, who chatted away with interesting stories about the Ring of Kerry, infused with some good ol' Irish humor, Waterville was Charlie Chaplin's preferred holiday escape. AsRead more
Short stop

In Sneem, we made a short stop so people could get an ice cream, use the bathroom or, in my case, recover from the onset of motion sickness as the road had been a bit too bumpy and curvy...Read more
Coming 'round the south...

... the landscape is in stark contrast to the rich, green pastures on the other side of the mountain range. The hills are covered in dry, yellow grass strewn with boulders and rocks of varying sizes.Read more
Torc Waterfall

In the park itself, green started to dominate the scene again as we approached Torc Waterfall following a narrow mountain road with numerous, very tight curves - where the speed limit was set toRead more
A word about Killarney town

We didn't take that many pictures of the town of Killarney itself, but it is well worth losing a few words about it.
Killarney is a polished small town, tidy and well-kept in contrast to the urbanRead more
The phantom bus

Ok - so when we plan how to get from A to B we usually resort to Google Maps, Rome2Rio and the local bus companies. This time, however, the information we got seemed to have been faulty.
We hadRead more
Youthful, vibrant Galway

By the time we got settled into our hostel room and took off to get lunch/dinner, the rain stopped and we had a pleasant walk across Galway's Latin Quarter and West End to our restaurant. Galway is aRead more
A foggy day

Today we went on the day tour we had most been looking forward to: the Cliffs of Moher UNESCO world heritage site. But as we boarded the bus in the morning, the weather wasn't looking good at all. OurRead more
Cliffs of Moher

When we arrived at the Cliffs of Moher, things were looking bad. The fog was so thick we only had a few meters of visibility. Gerard, now much less optimistic, still thought we might get lucky andRead more
The fog lifted!

As we stared out to the white void, the wind turned and... was that a silhouette we started to make out? Yes it was! We started taking pictures as we had no way of knowing if that would be the onlyRead more
The Burren

We returned to the bus with our phones' and cameras' storage space significantly reduced and started our drive back to Galway, via the village of Doolin. As we crossed the Burren, we stopped toRead more
Trinity College Library

After our day tour, we had a light dinner in the Jungle Cafe and took a direct bus back to Dublin. We sleept in on Saturday morning, and headed to our last highlight of the trip that very afternoon:Read more