Howth and Malahide near Dublin Ireland Malahide is an area just out of Dublin. We are actually here to meet someone, but we didn’t know the castle has many car parks. So we follow the completely wrong signs and end up over a km out of town. But not to worry. There were toilets and […]
St. Patrick’s Day Birthday in Dublin for a 9-year-old Australian boy. The reason we chose Ireland for this part of our journey, was because Explorason was born on this day – 9 years ago! So when we talked months ago about where he wanted to be for his birthday, he chose here – Dublin! The […]
Viking Splash Dublin Ireland – what fun! Today I have a surprise early birthday present for Explorason. I have contacted Viking Splash and pre-booked tickets. They are not able to run tomorrow as the parade is on, so it had to be today. We climb on board, and are given Viking Helmets! I immediately know […]
Visiting Dublin My son has been given a wonderful birthday gift for tomorrow. Lovely Irish clothes – a rugby top and a fleece jacket, so he is warm and ready to hit the Dublin wild and woolly weather we have here today. We ride the DART into town – he even matches the seats! Very […]
Guinness Factory Tour in Dublin Ireland Our 7-day road trip has come to an end. We get caught in roadworks getting the car back in time to the Airport. One great thing is we were able to collect from one airport and drop back to another with no drop-off fee. We make it at 2 […]
Newgrange Neolithic Site Ireland Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath, Ireland, about one kilometer north of the River Boyne. It was built about 3200 BC, during the Neolithic period, which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids! Can you believe that? So based on this, we have to go and have […]
Carlingford Republic of Ireland historical town Carlingford Adventure Centre and Hostel We were pretty amazed that we were staying in a hostel. In fact, it was so hard to find, because the front of the building is hundreds of years old in stone. And it is up a lane that you can only walk […]
Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge Ireland This blog is part of a MASSIVE day out. There were so many cool things we did, they warranted separate blogs. To read about our full day, please click here: Portstewart to Carlingford We also visited the Giants Causeway We arrive, and with my lack of voice, and my burning temperature with this […]
Giants Causeway Bushmills Antrim Ireland This blog is part of a MASSIVE day out. There were so many cool things we did, they warranted separate blogs. To read about our full day, please click here: Portstewart to Carlingford The Giant’s Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic […]
Portstewart Dunluce Belfast Carlingford Ireland Winter in Ireland must be so different from summer. Today as we wake to the crisp sea air of Portstewart and drive down the main street, it is like a ghost town. It is clear that the tourist season is summer, and this is a coastal town. 90% of the […]
Galway to Derry to Portstewart Ireland Road Trip Today is going to be a LONG day’s drive. But spring is about here, and the wildflowers are out, and the sun is shining, so that is pretty good for Ireland. We hadn’t gone far in our little rental car when we needed a ‘pit stop’. Boys […]
Salthill Galway Ireland Wards Hotel Irish Music We have had a really long day. We raced around the mad peak hour traffic – well mad for Ireland, and we try to get to a hostel, but the hotel strip seems to be in a walking mall area, and a park to park zone at the […]
