Sligo! Sligo was fabulous. I met up with my college friend, Anthony, and we spent a little more than three days largely out in nature, looking at… Read more “Sligo”

Hey-o, it’s been forever since I posted pictures of my Ireland wanderings. About a week and a half ago, I went out to the National Museum of… Read more “A day out in Dublin”

We spent the night in Galway after leaving the Burren. On our full day in Galway, it was raining–finally. Our weather luck ran out, but Riley booked… Read more “Inishmore”

After dragging ourselves out of bed after the medieval banquet, Riley and I walked back to the castle and climbed around in it, including to the roof.… Read more “Bunratty”

We left Cork at like nine to get to Mitchelstown Cave, which Riley read was probably the best in Ireland aside from Marble Arches, in Northern Ireland.… Read more “Cashel”

We stayed two nights at Fernroyd House, this fabulous B&B in Cork. In the morning, the day after we saw Kilkenny, we drove down from Cork to… Read more “Cork”

Riley and I got up early and left Dublin to make a tour of Kilkenny castle (about an hour south of the city). The original castle dates… Read more “Kilkenny”

Hey-o! My friend Riley flew over this past week to go on a road trip with me. We started at Howth, then down through Kilkenny and Cork,… Read more “Malahide Castle and Howth”

I took a bus down from Belfast yesterday and then a cab over to my new Airbnb on St Kevin’s Road. The cab driver was confused about… Read more “First days in Dublin”

I went on an eleven-hour bus tour of the Antrim coastline organized around sites where Game of Thrones was filmed. I didn’t have many other options besides… Read more “Antrim Coast Tour”

I took a day trip by train to see Derry/Londonderry (it’s Derry if you’re Catholic and Londonderry if you’re Protestant, for the most part, and Derry, or… Read more “Derry”

I took the train up to Larne Harbour and explored the coastal town. Left is a picture of me at Olderfleet Castle, this set of ruins gated… Read more “Larne Harbour”

I’ve been going for a lot of walks in Ormeau Park, which is huge and very close to my Airbnb. Vanessa goes with Heidi once a week,… Read more “Ormeau Park, Clifton House, & St Anne’s Cathedral”

I decided to take my first day trip to Carrickfergus, which is just up the coast from Belfast harbor. The train system is so easy to use… Read more “Carrickfergus”

I went to the Ulster Museum and on the way ended up wandering around the botanic garden. At the museum, I made a friend!

I went on a walking tour of Belfast that lasted about two and a half hours and covered a lot of major landmarks. (Here’s the one I… Read more “Walking tour of Belfast”

Hey-o! It’s been an exhausting few days, but since the real tourism begins tomorrow, I thought I’d post a couple photos of the neighborhood where I’m staying… Read more “First days in Belfast”