Wanderlust Journey

We visited the King’s Head Inn on 26 July 2009. At the recommendation of my sister, we went to the Kings Head Inn on Quay Street and we were not disappointed. Since we had been braving the cold, scattered showers, and high winds at Aran all day, we were in the mood for some traditional [...]

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The Aran Islands are a series of three islands sitting in Galway Bay. Inis Mór is the largest and most westerly island, Inis Meáin is the second largest sitting in the middle, and Inis Oírr is the smallest and located closest to Galway. The Aran Islands are best known for their breath taking views and [...]

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While I briefly mentioned the amenities at the Almara House B&B in my post about the first night in Galway, I thought the placed deserved a more in-depth description. The Almara House is a nine-bedroom bed & breakfast approximately ten minutes away from the main activity in Galway. If you don’t have a car, waiting [...]

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After the U2 concert in Dublin, we rented a car from Avis and made our way from the east cost of Ireland to the west cost. A three hour scenic drive on the M6/N6 (the M6 was under construction so we couldn’t take it the entire way), we stopped halfway at Athlone for lunch. The [...]

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