Ireland

Kenmare is a lovely town, ideally situated between the Rings of Kerry and Beara. It’s outside the hustle and bustle of Killarney, but still has plenty of shops, restaurants and pubs. We rented a wonderful house a mile or two outside of town, called Dunkerron…

Ireland’s southern coastline is known for three peninsular drives- Kerry, Beara and Dingle. The Ring of Kerry is beautiful, but seemingly the most popular with tours. Read about it here. Dingle has a reputation as the wildest. The Ring of Beara, alternatively, is rugged and…

As I mentioned previously, I’ve broken my second trip to Ireland into several posts by location. So, I’ll start where I started upon arrival to Dublin Airport. For reasons obvious, Dublin is much busier than the Shannon airport, with customs lines befitting a major city.…

At last, the final leg of the journey! I hope you will read all three parts of this trip, for an idea what you can cram in 11 days!  Part I Ireland at Lightspeed: Arrival in Shannon, Adare, Killarney Part II Ireland at Lightspeed: Blarney,…

The journey through Ireland at lightspeed continued from Killarney onto Cahir, Cashel and Kilkenny. Day 3- Blarney to Cahir to Kilkenny  Blarney After our Torc Falls adventure, we picked up the rest of the crew at the B&B and drove towards Blarney Castle, in Blarney, Co. Cork.…

Torc Falls At Dawn  Our schedule was so full, the only chance we had to visit Torc Falls was on the day we left Killarney. To squeeze it in, my dad and I got up at 5am and snuck out while everyone else slept on til 7am.   From downtown Killarney to Torc Falls, it’s only about a…

We arrived late evening to the Dublin Airport Manor Hotel, which is about a 4-5 minute drive to the airport, but a 20-30 minute drive into the city. We opted for this location because we were only spending 1 full day in Dublin, and then flying to…

I made my first journey to Europe in November, 2015. It was a whirlwind tour that crammed as much as possible into as little time as imaginable.  Would I recommend this pace? Well, if you’re limited on time and motivated to see the world, go…

In November 2015, my parents, sister and I traveled to Ireland and France. It was a lovely first time trip to Europe, but was interrupted by cold fall weather, some seasonal closures, and sadly, the Paris bombings. Read about that trip here. In follow up…