Posts tagged with "travel"
Sunday, 20. July 2008, 20:01:53
travel, Canada, Ireland, family
Almost last minute post before I fly out later today.
What a trip

Love Vancouver, wedding was unforgettable, saw loads of family and friends.

And now it's over

Que sera, it has to be. (No matter how much I protest.

)
Next post will be from Ireland
Friday, 4. July 2008, 18:58:08
travel, Canada, Ireland, life
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Pardon me while I freak out slightly
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Saturday, 14. July 2007, 23:28:55
travel, Ireland, life, family
So Mom told me she's going on a cruise for her summer vacation.
She's leaving on Tuesday
Her flight is from
Shannon...
At 6am

So we'll have to leave for the airport by 4

And for those who don't get the reference.
tooearly.mp3
Tuesday, 26. June 2007, 16:11:19
travel, Canada, photo, hobby
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New Albums posted
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Wednesday, 20. June 2007, 01:16:20
history, photo, Canada, travel
Finally got round to posting some of the photos from my Vancouver trip.
So you can go have a look at The Museum of Anthropology
or Whistler, BC
or the BC Museum of Mining
More on the way. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, 22. May 2007, 16:47:19
travel, Canada, Opera Community, Ireland
So now you know when.
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Friday, 18. May 2007, 19:51:33
family, Opera Community, Canada, travel
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Don't know when I'll be back again.
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Tuesday, 15. May 2007, 16:16:43
travel, Canada, family
Just a quick photo from the reunion that was waiting for me in my inbox this morning.
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Tuesday, 15. May 2007, 05:10:53
travel, Canada, family
Just back from the reunion. Still digesting everything that happened.
Long story short, we laughed 'til we cried, then cried 'til we laughed again. I saw folks I hadn't seen for years and others I'd never met in my life. And in the end it just wasn't enough for any of us.
But I have two cousins who are already planning to visit Ireland

And the next reunion sounds like it's only two years away
Friday, 11. May 2007, 06:15:00
travel, Canada, Opera Community, friends
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Tuesday, 8. May 2007, 16:31:30
walking, travel, Canada, history
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What can I say? Vancouver is only brill'

I've seen so much already I'm in overload. Not necessarily tourist stuff, but I find I'm almost drowning in nostalgia. Everything - stores, buildings, cars, foods, ads - brings back floods of memories. I'm nearly overwhelmed.
I spent all of yesterday walking around - sight seeing and shopping - and I'm fairly wrecked at the minute. Going to
The Railway Club last night for the monthly sing-along didn't help.

Tired, foot-sore, and hungover. Gonna be a quiet day. But I have a good book and it's a five minute walk to the beach.

Mind yourselves,
Sunday, 6. May 2007, 19:38:55
travel, Canada, family
I made it. Long flight, couple of minor delays, but all in all bearable. Was absolutley shattered when I finally landed. Rallied briefly during supper, but it didn't last long and I collapsed into bed by 10.
And was wide awake at 3.30

Again, that was only for 20 minutes, but I was up for good about 6.30. Shower, tea, and then the brother was up and we went out for coffee and pastry. Back at the apartment we saw the Vancouver Marathon was passing nearby so we headed down just in time to see the leader passing.

Of again now to do a bit of shopping and sight-seeing. There's a BBQ tonight so I can meet a few friends of his.
Later,
Friday, 4. May 2007, 21:41:20
travel, Canada, Ireland, family
Under 13 hours to my flight.
Just finished packing. That wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, managed to fit everything into one bag and my carry-on.
Nothing left to do except check out the OC and panic.

I'm in a nervous, excited state and wound tighter than a watch spring. I hope I'll be able to get a bit of sleep. We're planning on heading off about 6.30 to give ourselves plenty of time to get to the airport.
Thanks everyone for your kind wishes. And the next time you hear from me will be from Canada.
Thursday, 3. May 2007, 23:21:47
travel, Canada, Opera Community, Ireland
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Wednesday, 2. May 2007, 22:23:14
travel, Canada, Ireland, family
Three days now. (Barely, I left this post rather late.

)
Still on schedule. But I got some post today, which despite being good news, throws a bit of red tape into the works that I'll have to deal with before I go.
Otherwise it was a good day.

I fired off an email to my brother and his girlfriend just to check in and because they were both on their lunch breaks I got replies in under a minute. This sparked a brief flurry of emails that was almost an IM session. It was good fun, lots of banter, I can't wait to see them both.
Nothing else to report, not even a PS so I'll just leave it at that
Tuesday, 1. May 2007, 21:28:14
Canada, travel, Ireland
4 days to my big trip.
Hey, hey, first of May
Outside nookie starts today.
Every spring Dad would trot that little ditty out and I've never forgotten it... No matter how hard I try

Anyway, I did all my shopping today. There's only the duty free left. And I met my former landlady and her daughter in my travels. That was really nice since I hadn't seen them since before X-mas.
The landlady told me about a shuttle bus to the airport, she said it was very handy when she had to travel. Now Mam was willing to drive me, but she would avoid driving in Dublin if she could. So I checked it out tonight. Unfortunately, the schedule doesn't suit. Thank goodness I have the Mammy to fall back on.

Come back tomorrow and see if I've started my last minute panic yet.

I see that Opera messed up all the file names in my photo album
So here's a quick and dirty guide to the spots we visited.
We started our first trip with
The Rock of Cashel
From there we continued on to Co. Cork and had lunch in
Clonakilty, famous for it's Black Pudding.
After lunch we travelled on to
Baltimore
and caught the ferry over to
Sherkin Island
Then we spent the night in
SkibbereenThe next day we went on to the
Ring of Kerry
And found a little archaeological park in a place called Bonan(I think

)
We stopped for lunch in a lay-by above a small beach.
And stopped for the night in a B&B overlooking Dingle Bay called
Taobh Coille (Woodside)
There were newborn lambs in the fields below the breakfast room.
On to
Killarney
Then back along the
Copper Coast
stopping in
Tramore to walk on the Strand
And finally home through Waterford town.
The next Saturday we took a day trip down to
Wexford.
On the way we stopped in Clodiagh Church, it's a funny little chapel tucked down in a valley on a bend in the road.
The next stop was
The Irish National Heritage Park
where we took the tour and had lunch.
Then we met a friend of a friend of our friend who lived in Wexford town. She brought us on a tour of the downtown.
It was time to head back, but we stopped at the
Kennedy Arboretum, which was closed.
On to the Kennedy homestead, which was closed.
And finally the
Dunbrody famine ship
which was... you get the idea.
Monday, 30. April 2007, 19:27:14
family, Ireland, Canada, travel
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Five days 'til my flight. Things are pretty much set

I hope
My brother rang with a list of things he'd like me to bring. Nothing outrageous -
hazelnut Galaxy bars,
loose leaf tea,
Taytos,
the Sunday Indo, and a bottle of
Jameson Gold. I have most of it already.
Spent yesterday doing laundry so I'd have my holiday wardrobe organised. And I finally got round to buying travel insurance. Thanks goodness for the internet. Sorted in about twenty minutes, including the Google search.
I also did a bit of reading on attractions in Vancouver, though my brother says he already has plenty of good ideas. I'm not worried about being bored.
Still one or two things to tie up, but I'm feeling like it's under control.
Come back tomorrow and see if it's still true.

Almost forgot, I posted the photos from Easter Holidays yesterday between loads
go have a look.
Friday, 20. April 2007, 11:10:33
Kilkenny, travel, Canada, Ireland
Google Maps Directions - Kilkenny, Ireland to Vancouver, CanadaPlease make note of step #60

I think I'll stick with commercial airlines.
Thanks to
Captain Penguin for bringing this to my attention.
BTW, 15 daya and counting.
15 DAYS!!!!!
Wednesday, 18. April 2007, 19:26:51
life, Ireland, Canada, travel
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Is the question of the moment around the OC...
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Friday, 9. February 2007, 21:04:02
travel, Opera Community, family
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