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    • Fiona and Bas, the BladerunnersIreland 🇮🇪 2024
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      Day 3

      Ring of Kerry

      October 14 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Today we pretended it wasn’t raining. Bas was horrified when I said YES to a toothless horseman with a shagged out horse who offered to take us on a 45 minute trip in an open buggy in the pouring rain and driving wind for 70 euros. ‼️

      It was a highlight of the day. I could not understand a word our driver said, but a lack of teeth didn’t slow down his delivery of priceless gems. Oddly, the deaf passenger (with teeth) was able to decipher his running commentary and translate for me.

      The horse only had one job and it was clueless.

      We visited a wool mill, a dilapidated tower castle, lakes and coast-line. All very photogenic.

      We returned for a walk and another visit to our new-found favourite whiskey bar where we coined our first ever word. Fercullen or… you can shorten it to ‘ferc’ for all occasion usage.

      We had a furcullen good time.      Read more

    • Fiona and Bas, the BladerunnersIreland 🇮🇪 2024
      11111
      Day 5

      A Castle, a Rainbow & Ruins

      October 16 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Today we had perfect blue cloud skies. The Ross Castle tour was excellent, and the tour guide gave an insight into tourism in the 1900’s and the reconstruction of the castle in the 1990’s.

      We stopped on the way to see rivers, vistas, rainbows and ruins.

      Baltimore was a precious find, with church ruins and a cemetery set on the harbour. The people are friendly and after walking into the middle of a local fundraising committee meeting, we were invited back for the festivities next year.

      It was a big photo day. Fercullen amazing! ☘️🧚      Read more

    • TravelerUK and Ireland
      1
      Day 32

      Killarney and Ross Castle hike

      April 28, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

      Started off in Killarney itself, then took the scenic route through Killarney National Park. Obviously not as spectacular as some I've done, like Snowdonia or the Lake District for instance, but still a very pleasant little hike, with a bonus castle at the end.Read more

    • Europe 2023
      11111
      Day 26

      Cobh & Killarney

      April 24, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

      Long update today as we squeezed so much in! 🇮🇪

      This morning we drove 30 minutes south east to a little seaside town called Cobh (pronounced “Cove” not Cob as we were calling it 🤣 🌽). It was the last town that the Titanic stopped before it sunk. We then drove the scenic route (about 3 hours) to our air bnb through Kerry County which has the most stunning countryside 😍

      📍 Titanic Museum guided tour in Cobh - loved this! It featured the OG ticket box where passengers showed their boarding passes and the ruins of the old boat dock. So much interesting history behind it!
      📍 Walked up to Cobh Cathedral, mind blowing building ⛪️
      📍 Stopped at a little town called Kinsale, nice river and bridge there
      📍 Next stop 1 hour north was lunch @ Clonakilty. Really cute main street with heaps of old school cafes. I had delicious soup to warm me up 🥶
      📍 Drove another hour north to our countryside Airbnb. It’s a beautiful cobble stone two-storey house, our room is a loft upstairs with its own kitchenette/bathroom with skylights everywhere and overlooking the hills. Genuinely feels like heaven here! The host Adah was amazing and gave us heaps of recommendations while we’re here.

      In the late arvo we headed into Killarney, a small town about 20 minutes drive. We both absolutely fell in love with this place! Could have stayed here a week. We went to all the places Adah recommended including:

      📍 Muckross House & Gardens adjoining the National Park. Most stunning gardens I’ve ever seen, horses in carts getting around, beautiful lake and mountains in the backdrop.
      📍 Muckross Abbey. An old Franciscan Irish Monastery and modern graveyard. It had a 700 year old tree in the middle of it. Jacques climbed high up inside it and then freaked himself out cos he got lost in the dark 😂
      📍 Torc Waterfall 💦
      📍 Ross Castle. Beautiful overlooking the lake

      Saw some deer on the way back into town 🦌. Walked around the main town in Killarney, we absolutely loved it. Best atmosphere, not too busy and sooo many restaurants and pubs everywhere. Dinner, drinks and live music at the Failte Hotel was a fun way to end our day!      Read more

    • TravelerKerry Way 2023
      Day 1

      Kann losgehen…

      May 11, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 13 °C

      Schon länger steht der Plan einer gemeinsame Tour.
      Doch wie es mit Planungen
      ist, kommt es erstens anders und zweitens als man denkt. So auch hier…
      Lara‘s und meine Urlaubszeiten zeigten sich in der zurückliegenden Vergangenheit als wenig kompatibel, doch endlich ist es soweit!!!
      Was wir von unserem Weg erwarten? Regen, Sturm, sonnige Abschnitte, grüne Landschaften und schroffe Küsten. Insbesondere jedoch eine wundervolle gemeinsame Zeit.

      „Let the journey begin“!!!      Read more

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    • TravelerKerry Way 2023
      6
      Day 10

      End of Trail

      May 20, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Geschlafen wie ein Stein!!!
      Die nicht leichte 34 Kilometer Etappe gestern inclusive der drei Guiness am Abend, haben garantiert ihren Teil dazu beigetragen.
      Heute wird sich der Ring of Kerry schließen und wir werden am nicht vorhandenen Trailhead in Killarney unseren neuntägigen ThruHike beenden.
      Zuvor müssen jedoch nochmals 26 Kilometer, inclusive 630Hm absolviert werden.
      Die Sonne sticht unbarmherzig vom Himmel und das Streckenprofil kennt anfänglich nur eine Richtung, rauf, rauf, rauf…
      Nach einer gefühlten Ewigkeit erreichen wir noch einmal die Hochebenen des Kerrydistrikts und tauchen in deren sagenhafte Landschaft ein.
      Berge, unendlich grüne Weiten und das Meer bleiben neben vielen Anderem im Gedächtnis haften.
      Irgendwann gelangen wir an den Punkt an welchem sich neun Tage zuvor die Wegführung getrennt hat. Jetzt, knapp 200 Kilometer später, haben wir die Kerry Halbinsel umrundet und die letzten 10 Kilometer werden in Angriff genommen.
      Auf bekanntem Trail passieren wir abermals Muckross House mit seiner sehenswerten Gartenanlage.
      Nach gut fünf Stunden Hiking erreichen wir die Stadtgrenze von Killarney, von dort ist es nur ein Katzensprung zur heutigen Unterkunft dem Glenna House.

      Eine wunderschöne Tour findet hier ihr Ende.
      Alles, die Zeit mit Lara, Irland, und alle Erlebnisse rund um den Trail werden auf immer bleiben…
      Der Abend in Killarney ist unfassbar.
      Stadt und Pubs, voll mit ausgelassenen Rugby Fans, feiern trotz Niederlage ihr Kerry-Team. Wir, eine handvoll Hiker, tauchen in die Menge ein und werden eins mit der irischen Lebenskultur…

      -Fin-      Read more

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    • Griswalds AdventureGriswalds Tour to the UK
      2
      Day 13

      Kinsale - Ring of Kerry - Killarney

      August 8, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Up and at breakfast early this morning to board the bus by 8.30am to head for Killarney. We head to Killarney first as that is where we join the Ring Of Kerry. Buses are only allowed to go one way around the Ring of Kerry and that is anti-clockwise. The reason for this is the road is not wide enough for two buses to pass. Some places you have to stop to try let the other vehicle go by without going off the edge of the road. There was some hairy parts of the road as it winded it’s way all the way through. There was lots of mist up high.

      We stopped at Riney’s Bar in Sneem for lunch. The manager had sent a selection of lunches through to the Tour Director of what she had ready for us. It was the quickest service we’ve had for a while.

      Then we went for a quick look through the gift shop and a quick ice cream and back on the bus to finish the Ring of Kerry and back to Killarney.

      We saw the statue of Charlie Chaplin in Waterville. He used to spend his summers in this town so they erected a statue of him.

      Out for tea tonight with all the crew off the bus then tomorrow we have a bit of a rest day. Some of the others are booked on a small excursion in the morning but we’ve decided that we will do a few optional excursions over the next few weeks.

      I’ve included some photos of today and I’ve included a video of our entertainment tonight. They were fantastic. You’ll love this Justine x      Read more

    • Fiona and Bas, the BladerunnersIreland 🇮🇪 2024
      13
      Day 3

      The Whiskey Blur

      October 14 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Driving from Dublin for 3 hrs is no different to driving anywhere in the world, and Limerick, our lunch stop, was quite unremarkable.

      Then… we arrived in Killarney and we hit gold. We found the leprechaun at the end of the rainbow. 🌈

      The Ross is a quirky and great little boutique hotel with something interesting on every wall and around every corner.

      After an early evening stroll we decided to pop into a pub for a pint. We wandered past a small bar that had a very lack lustre entry, but something piqued our interested - we noticed the glimmer of a thousand bottles. Jackpot. Bas was like a kid discovering a lolly shop.

      We had stumbled on the world’s largest collection of Whiskey. The choices of cocktails were also sensational as was the food. It’s a very worthy hangover this morning and one we can barely complain about.

      The evening was set off by the company we met, the kind of people that you stay in touch with forever!      Read more

    • TravelerUK trip
      11
      Day 21

      Ennis - Cliffs of Moher - Killarney

      June 24 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      We enjoyed an Irish meal in Ennis last night and met a couple of hard case local lads. We also enjoyed some Irish music. Awesome!! This morning we had a quick tour of Ennis and then drove through the countryside to the Cliffs of Moher. They were outstanding,
      incredible scenery and views!! A real highlight. We drove on to Killimer where we crossed the ferry over to Tarbert and from there we reached our destination Killarney.      Read more

    • TravelerUK trip
      111
      Day 22

      Killarney - Ring of Kerry

      June 25 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      This morning we begin our journey around the inspiring Ring of Kerry. (the South West of Ireland) Our first stop is at Kerry Bog Village.
      (A village of the Pioneer ancestors of Ireland), Very harsh conditions - and of course we have to have an Irish coffee here. Our next stop is at Skellig where we have an insight into the lives of the early monks. They chisled a monastery out of rock on a remote rugged island 1hr by boat from here in 600AD.
      The Vikings first landed here in 812AD and several more times after that and raided everything.
      The scenery in the Ring of Kerry is stunning, remote and rugged. A great afternoon.      Read more

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    Cill Airne, Killarney

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