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Travel

A Wet Long Weekend in Connemara

August 4, 2009

We both need a good long holiday.  We haven’t really taken the time for one this year and one of the consequences is that we are getting a bit tired a lot of the time.  So my bright idea last week was to get away for the long weekend to Connemara. We have been to [...]

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Mourne Mountains Hostel

June 2, 2009

Getting a bit tired of paying way over the odds for weekends cottage rentals we decided to try a hostel last weekend.  I managed to find Cnocnafeola a hostel in the Mourne Mountains on the internet.  I wonder how we used to find places pre-internet, for so many things now I along with millions of [...]

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Carrick a Rede Rope Bridge

February 15, 2009

The bridge was closed.  Why?  Because it is winter… It seems that during the time of the celtic tiger Ireland stopped giving a toss about tourism, perhaps that will change.  We were down in Kerry on another weekend and the tourist offices had closed for the season – it was September.

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From The Ferry

May 5, 2008
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AerLingus Aggressively Sells Insurance

January 29, 2008

AerLingus has recently started to aggressively sell insurance every time you now buy a flight. Instead of the usual on site offer for an insurance quote there are now three little buttons hidden within the flight booking process where you have to opt out of having an insurance quote sent to your email address by [...]

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Rocky Point – Mexico

January 8, 2008

Rocky Point condo rental offers great rentals in just inside Mexico at Rocky Point only 65 miles from the boarder. They have a wide range of property for rent, from Condos to Houses and various variations in between. Many of the rentals come with a sea view and there are some placed right on the [...]

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Plans for Canada

January 7, 2008

We have started making plans for Canada, we have been talking about it only for the last month and I have started now looking at the prices of the flights and where to go. I like cities but for only one or two days then I have to get out into the country – I [...]

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