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Thursday, 2 June 2011

Thursday, 2 June 2011

The 2nd day of summer for some and 2nd day of winter for others….. UNLUCKY. We woke on Thursday wondering what country we were in, as the sun was shining bright with not a cloud in site. Waking early from what was a disturbed sleep as our dorm of six...

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Tuesday, 31 May - Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Tuesday, 31 May - Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Continuing on our ultimate Irish adventure days two and three see us cover quite a bit of ground in some fecking miserable weather, through Aghadoe Heights. It is here where we catch a glance of the Kilanney National Park followed by a drive along the...

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Monday, 30 May 2011

Monday, 30 May 2011

First day of Shamrocker and we leave Dublin on a bus four times the size of our Haggis tour with a group more than three times the size. Within a matter of minutes our new tour has a Contiki feel to it, as one by one we are called to the microphone at...

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Saturday, 28 to Sunday, 29 May 2011

Saturday, 28 to Sunday, 29 May 2011

Ahh fiddle dee, potatoes and leprechauns. Where tee feck are we? Ireland of course! Touchdown and we are greeted in leprechaun by the air stewardess, actually it’s the true Irish language and is referred to as Gaelic and it’s fascinating to listen to,...

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Friday, 27 May 2011

Friday, 27 May 2011

`You take the high road and I’ll take the low road and I’ll be in Scotland before you! Weaving between picturesque mountains Glenda carries us safely through four seasons of weather which is experienced in about 30 minutes. In bleak conditions we traps...

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Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

"There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold And she's buying the stairway to heaven. When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed. With a word she can get what she came for. Ooh, ooh, and she's buying the stairway to heaven.."...

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Monday, 23 May 2011

Monday, 23 May 2011

In true Scottish style we started the morning by dolphin spotting in freezing arse conditions and Stevie refused to let us get off the beach despite all our winging and moaning until we saw at least one. Thank goodness one measly dolphin finally decided...

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Saturday, 21 May 2011

Saturday, 21 May 2011

Can someone please advise whoever is controlling the day light in Scotland that I think they have their times muddled up. The sun does not set between 1030p and 1100pm and definitely doesn’t rise at 330am! Yesterday our Haggis tour of Scotland commenced...

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Thursday, 19 May 2011

Thursday, 19 May 2011

You know life is hard when you spend five solid minutes trying to ascertain exactly what day of the week it is and can’t be bothered even with the date. The difficulty is I’m sitting in café Nero at the departures lounge in Heathrow and I can’t work out...

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Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Wake up 9am, start the day off with a Berocca to give us back our BB bounce, followed by a fish spa to relieve those tired and aching feet from all the relentless walking. Ben was like a fish to water with this and had no issues placing his feet in a...

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