2022 Ireland

In the fall of 2022 I make a small solo trip to Ireland. This has been on my list for several years and while it is a short trip, I’m able to pack in three cities, three breweries/distilleries, tons of rolling green hills and some amazing geological features!

Wrapping up my trip to Ireland

ByTravelling Minion November 20, 2022 0 Comments
With my Ireland trip blog complete. It's time to wrap it up with a few thoughts. I know that Maui was the first "real" international trip I took. However, going to the US from Canada doesn't always feel that "international". So I'm going to identify this Ireland trip as the "first" one! If you've spent the time to read through the trip, I appreciate it! If not and you want to, you can find the...

Jameson and the Book of Kells

ByTravelling Minion November 13, 2022 2 Comments
Mad Yolks This morning, I get up bright and early in order to give myself plenty of time to walk from my hotel to the Jameson Distillery. In fact, I gave myself so much time that I arrived early and the distillery hadn't opened yet. Good thing I did a little research beforehand and found a breakfast spot nearby. Mad Yolks is a cool breakfast sandwich shop and I picked up a great egg sandwich...

Back to Dublin & Visiting Guinness!

ByTravelling Minion November 6, 2022 1 Comment
Today is mainly a travel day as I will be taking the train back down to Dublin where I'll spend my remaining time in Ireland. But before that I still have the morning in Belfast. Victoria Square While exploring on the first day I stumbled upon Victoria Square. I remember when doing research for Belfast, there is a cool viewing tower at the top called "The Dome". Unfortunately it was already...

The Giant’s Causeway

ByTravelling Minion October 31, 2022 1 Comment
Today I head to the Giant's Causeway. Because of the distance and cost of renting a car, I end up booking a day tour to visit it and a few points of interest along the way. So in the morning, I get to the tour assembly point, check in and get on the bus which will be my home for the next 8-10 hours. Carnlough The first stop along our route is a small town called Carnlough. The harbour of the town...

Titanic Belfast

ByTravelling Minion October 16, 2022 0 Comments
Today is mainly a travel day. In order to get to Belfast, I need to hop on the bus to get back to Dublin before boarding a train to Belfast. Unfortunately there isn't a very convenient way to get from Galway to Northern Ireland. So I need to loop back through Dublin. Train to Belfast After the early morning bus ride returning to Dublin, I make the short 10 minute walk from the bus stop to...

Cliffs of Moher

ByTravelling Minion October 9, 2022 2 Comments
This morning I'll be heading out to the Aran Islands and the Cliffs of Moher! Instead of doing this on my own, I opted to book a day tour in order to get out to these two spots. Normally I like the freedom of doing things on my own, however in this case, given my limited time in Ireland and the cost of having to rent a car and getting out to these locations it made a bit more sense to go with a...