Today we took a coast road that seemed to avoid the coast as much as possible which was strange, but we slowly made our way to Valentia Island. We drove all the way to Portmagee which seemed mostly shut down for the season, and then across a bridge to the island itself. Our first stop…
Our favorite scenic drive in Ireland | Slea Head
We were a bit torn about driving around Slea Head, a promontory on the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsular. It would be a detour of about 90km as we couldn’t take our campervan up the narrow Conor Pass and we didn’t know if it would just be similar coastline to what we’d already seen…
Wild hikes on the Dingle Peninsular | County Kerry, Ireland
We were really happy to be in County Kerry as it’s home to Ireland’s highest mountains. But before we hiked them we had plans to explore the Dingle Peninsular so we made our way south west. As we passed through the market town of Listowel we had to pull over because the buildings were so…
The Cliffs Of Moher and Doolin Village | County Clare, Ireland
When I was researching the Wild Atlantic Way County Clare didn’t seem to have much of interest us. I’m sure it would for other people but it just didn’t seem to have mountains or dramatic landscapes that we crave. The main attraction (and one of the top attractions for the entire country) is the Cliffs…
The scenic Sky Road and idyllic beaches | County Galway, Ireland
After yesterday’s big hike we decided to take it easy today on a driving tour. Our first stop was the colourful village of Clifden. It was mostly closed up but they had some pretty shop fronts to wander past. We also stocked up on food at Lidl and were rather embarrassed when the shop clerk…
Hiking the Glencoaghan Horseshoe | Connemara, Ireland
Our plan for today was to hike along the Glencoaghan horseshoe which traverses 6 of the 12 Bens (mountains) and was due to take about 8 hours. We had to wake nice and early as we have limited day light hours during the winter and didn’t want to hike back in the dark. Unlike other…
A day of jaw dropping sights around Connemara National Park | Ireland
It was still dark when we woke up and the cold temperatures meant our breath was visible like smoke. But that didn’t bother us, the sky was filled with stars and we knew it was going to be the best weather day so far. There wasn’t an exciting sunrise as the sky was cloudless but…
Exploring the Doolough Valley | Ireland
A winding road led us through the cloud enshrouded Doolough valley with mountains on either side of us. As the road dipped down we headed towards the shores of Doo Lough lake. The road continued wiggling along the shores with the water right beside us. It was a really scenic area that felt untouched by…
Atlantic swimmming, Irish music session and a holy mountain | Ireland
We had planned on hiking a mountain near Achill Island but low cloud covered the tops for most of the day so we gave up and hit the road until we reached Westport. It was such a colourful town with shop-fronts painted different colours and a lovely font used on each sign, giving the place…
Hiking across the highest cliffs in Ireland | Achill Island
Our first two days on Achill Island were spent waiting out some very rainy weather in our campervan. On day three we finally had some good weather forecasted so we woke up before the sun and drove across the island to the end of the road at Keem Bay. The road clung to the edge…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 