First Night in Dublin

Miriam and I arrived in Dublin last night around 6:30 PM. For some strange reason, American Airlines decided not to check Miriam's bags all the way through to our final destination, so her checked luggage did not accompany us. It was a little bit of stress, but it all worked out fine because they were able to put it on a later flight and they delivered her bags to our hostel later that night.

After getting settled in our hostel, (we're staying at the Four Courts Hostel near Temple Bar area in case you're in town and want to visit) we went out to explore the town. We headed for a place called Sine (Miriam pronounces it "sha-nay", I pronounce it "seen") because I heard they had free WiFi. It wasn't working, but it turned out to be a really fun place. We didn't want to go to touristy bars, and this place was perfect, except that we kind of made it touristy by being there. Miriam asked for a margarita. First drink in Dublin and she asks for a margarita. The bartender just laughed and walked away. We then met a group of cool people there and they invited us to go to another bar that was a short walk away. One of the girls in the group had a crush on the bartender there. We went along and had a wonderful time. The group we met were so friendly and we all got along so great.


Sheenan, Abbie, Mark, Beth, Sean, Miriam, and myself.

Arrived in London Safely

Miriam and I have arrived safely in London. We are hanging out in London Gatwick Airport. We leave for Dublin in a couple of hours. We've been catching up in a pub here in the airport. We made a friend named James from England on his way to Spain. I was able to sleep the whole flight over. Miriam wasn't as lucky, so I'm having to slap her around a bit to keep her awake.






Miriam and her new boyfriend James

Instant vicarious gratification

I'm at the Charlotte Airport having my traditional pint of beer before a long flight. I'm really hoping that I can sleep through the 8 hour flight and awake refreshed for the day. I get in around 8:00 in the morning on Friday.

Also, I'm planning on taking lots of pictures and my cool little camera lets me email the photos straight from the camera if you are in a WiFi zone (wireless internet). And I'm sure I'll find all the spots in Dublin that have free WiFi. So, if you want to be added to my list of sending out photos from my trip just let me know. Instant vicarious gratification. Send me an email and I will add you to the Trevor & Miriam 2007 Ireland Trip Instant Photo E-mail list! :)

I'll be in Dublin tomorrow night!

I'm just finishing up a long week of work and getting ready to fly out tonight for Ireland for a 10 day vacation getaway. I've never been to Ireland and am very excited to take this trip. I'm extremely tired right now because I didn't sleep much last night so that I would be able to sleep through the long flight tonight.

My sister Miriam is also going to join me for the vaca. We are meeting up at London Gatwick Airport on Friday morning and from there we'll fly into Dublin later that night. We're staying in Dublin for the trip and will take one or two day trips to the countryside. We haven't planned much other than our lodging and will just figure it out once we get there with our Lonely Planet Guidebooks. I've never traveled with my sister before and am really looking forward to spending time with her in another country. I'm going to try to keep up regular updates about our trip, so be sure to check back!

The blog is back!!

I took a break from blogging for a while just because I got kind of tired of it and also didn't feel like I was writing anything interesting or original. The blog is back and I've got some fun ideas to make it more interactive. So keep reading and I'll try not to disappoint!