GLASGOW: OUR GATEWAY TO SCOTLAND Having had more than enough sunshine for now we left England and headed north today, across the border into Scotland. We’re here in Alba, as it’s known in Scottish Gaelic, for the next couple of weeks. While here we’re hoping to see some […]
DELVING INTO DUBLIN’S HISTORY There’s no shortage of history in this 1,000 year old town. From prehistoric Gaelic settlement, to Viking town, Norman stronghold, and English Colonial capital, Dublin has had many incarnations. Today we set about exploring a bit of the capital’s history, and discovered along the […]
GALAVANTING AROUND GALWAY We arrived in Galway today and already love this vibrant, artsy city. Strolling through town today we stumbled across street performers, buskers, religious street preachers, and a whole lot of touters advertising their wares. There seem to be more pubs here than a population of […]
THE IMPRESSIVE RUINS OF CASHEL Cashel is a small village (population 4,000) about 100kms north of Cork. The town itself is cute and unassuming, but the ruins that lie just outside of town are some of Ireland’s most epic monuments. The Rock of Cashel was the seat of […]
A CORKER OF A DAY! We took the time to explore Cork city today, starting with the compact city centre and working our way out to the port area of Cobh (pronounced “cove”. Once again blessed by blue skies we had an awesome day strolling through Cork’s laneways […]
Wandering Soles 