We tidied up and left Cloonloo, heading west. Our first stop was in Ballina, advertising itself as the salmon capital of Ireland. Its situated on the River Moy, and hosts an annual salmon festival. Unfortunately, as our visit was on Sunday almost all of the town was shut. We did spot several fishermen up to their hips in the river, though. There were no catches while we were watching them.
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I woke up about 4.30am local time (8.30am Melbourne), but managed to go back to sleep until 6.30am. Figured that wasnt too bad for trying to get the body clock aligned with local time?
Fortunately Bernie noticed this morning that Telstra had charged my phone with a $10.00 day pass. Oh no, we dont want that to be happening at all. We have purchased so that we dont need to be paying $$ for interna Read on...
Mostar is one of the most visited destinations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and many people add it to their Croatia itinerary because of its proximity to the border. In fact, the city is often visited as a day trip from Dubrovnik. Here are some of the highlights of Mostar, that you shouldnt miss during your trip:
Stari Most (Old Bridge) is a pedestrian stone bridge over the Neretva river, built by t Read on...
Today was a day. We collected our car, now to be known as Sherri, and headed out of Dublin towards Belfast. Rather than taking the direct route up the M1, we headed over to the east coast and We visited Portmarnock, Malahide, Rush, Loughshinny, Skerries and Annagasan before heading up the M1 for the last hour or so of the trip. Theyre all lovely little places, and we had a wander around at each Read on...
To see: Akureyri Botanical Gardens, Christmas Garden, Godafoss, Myvian Nature Baths.Port to see Sd card.
Akureyri co longest Fjord in Iceland cach Reykjavik 241 miles, chi cach arctic circle 62 miles. O day midnight sun co 24 gio ban ngay khong co ban dem tu cuoi thang 5 den thnag 7. Va la northernmost bonanical gardenand 18 hole golf course in the world. Tho dan o day la nguoi Helgi the Lean va Read on...
Time. It is constant, yet changes based on perspective. Recently, a stranger noted that you dont realise how quickly time passes unless you have children. I dont necessarily agree that you must have children to feel the effects of time, but they are useful measuring sticks. The passage of time can be acutely felt when you havent seen your friends for a couple of years and, what feels like overnigh Read on...
The weather is getting better and better with a good forecast for all this week. We were born lucky. At least we werent hampered by the hordes of people today that were in Ardara yesterday to attend the graveyard mass in the nearby churchyard.
The Atlantic guest house can be for a self catering stay in Ardara in plush rooms and modern kitchen.
The hill heading north straight out of town was a ro Read on...
Adam our guide was a bit late arriving, he made us smile saying he had been bombed by a pigeon and had to clean himself up.
With many beautiful buildings in Budapest, this trip was around the old Palace District which forms an inner part of Pest. Known until period as the ‘Magnates Quarter.
The great flood of 1838 caused the collapse of 900 buildings with only 250 surviving. The few buildings Read on...
As soon as Rob got home from work, we packed up the car and headed toward Atlanta. We decided at the last minute on Thursday to make this little weekend jaunt. I booked a hotel right across from the aquarium and that is where we were to stay.
It is a 3 hour drive from Kingston to Atlanta and we made it with little trouble to our hotel. We stayed at the Hyatt House, a seven story hotel downtown At Read on...
I cant change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Jimmy Dean . I rather like that saying . It has a sort of resonance that I find charming and challenging . We dont always like change . It can disconcert us . It can make us feel inwardly frightened . Worried about how the change will affect us . We can be accept the changes or reject them . WE have Read on...