Ireland is perhaps best known for free-flowing Guinness, lucky leprechauns, and a love of all things potato, but there's actually so much more to this little island than pubs and shamrocks. Discover rugged coastline and lush forests steeped in local legend, rolling countryside as far as the eye can see, buzzing cities filled with the friendliest people (and, ok, quite a lot of pubs), and some of the richest cul[...]
If you're wondering what to do in Dublin on an upcoming visit, you'll be pleased to hear that there is absolutely no shortage of historical, cultural, natural, or, uh, alcohol-related activities to more than occupy every second of your days. Wander through the incredible Long Room Library, sample Guinness and Jameson on tasting tours, explore the bustling Temple Bar district or enjoy day tours out to the towering Cli[...]
Getting up bright and early for another long day of adventures in Ireland, my friend Josey and I meet up with our Wild Rover Tours bus at 7am and settle in for a somewhat lengthy drive across the country to the Cliffs of Moher. We actually have a designated tour guide (not just a driver) on this trip, an Australian who has moved to Dublin to embrace the Irish roots on her mother’s side, and she is a veritable wealt[...]
I meet my friend Maryem in the hostel common room this morning for one last breakfast together before she joins her friends for the wedding and I go on my next adventure. Today: the Wicklow Mountains with Hilltop Treks! It’s a later start than my other two tours, so I have a relaxed stroll to the meeting point around 9.20am, although it’s easily 10am before we are driving out of Dublin with a full bus (thankfully[...]
After a wonderful day exploring Dublin and the nearby seaside yesterday, I am positively beside myself with excitement to journey north and see more of this little island’s natural beauty. I even convinced my new friend Maryem to join me on the tour today, making plans to meet at 6.45am at the hostel reception. When my alarm goes off, I am amazed at how quickly morning has come, and I realise just how tired I must[...]
Coming off the back of a nearly 30 hour multi-plane journey from Sydney (we are honestly far from everything), I am ecstatic to finally arrive in Dublin. Even more so when I step out of the airport to blue skies, a glaring sun, and 28C weather. Ireland is apparently in the middle of a heat wave, and while it may not really qualify as a "heat wave" to me (the Australian version of a heat wave is 45C and you risk boili[...]