Our last three nights in Ireland were spent in Dublin. We travelled by train to Heuston Station and our hotel, the Ashling Hotel was just a 3 minute walk across the river. We would definitely recommend this hotel, especially if … Continue reading
We spent a day taking in the sights of the city of Galway. The central streets branch out from Eyre Square and are pedestrian only which makes for pleasant strolling. The Cathedral of Galway was dedicated on 15 August 1965 … Continue reading
We travelled from Donegal again by Bus Ėireann-Irish Expressway and as before, the bus was 30 minutes late departing. However, I must say that this bus was a definite improvement – new and very clean. The four hour journey passed … Continue reading
To travel south from Derry by public transit, the choice is bus. The ride to Galway is about 6 hours so we chose to break it up with a night in Donegal. We booked the Bus Ėireann-Irish Expressway. After the … Continue reading
Londonderry or Derry – either way, it’s great! We travelled from Portballintrae to Coleraine by bus and then, continued on our journey by train. Here, I must give a shout-out to Northern Ireland’s TransLink system. Translink is the public transport provider, … Continue reading
We hopped on a train at the Botanic Station in Belfast and travelled to the town of Coleraine. Here we had a very short wait for Bus 402 to Portballintrae where the bus stop was right outside the Bayview Hotel. … Continue reading
In April 2024 we visited Belfast, Northern Ireland and were captivated by the city. Thus, returning to Ireland we chose to start our time with a couple of days back in Belfast. We took in most of the major sites … Continue reading
After our great Tokyo introductory day with our guide Posh, we had four days to explore on our own. We now felt fairly confident with the metro systems. The train and subway network is extensive and consists of the Tokyo … Continue reading
If you have been following our Asia trip blogs, you may be wondering what happened to Stop #6? It was very short so I’m blending it into stop #7. From Singapore, we had a quick one hour flight to Kuala … Continue reading
In my last blog, we looked at some of Singapore’s modern neighbourhoods. In this post, I would like to show you some of the colourful traditional areas. The culturally rich and historically significant neighbourhoods of Little India and Kampong Glam … Continue reading
A Long and Winding Journey 