Cork is quite a big city but it does have an old town and some tourist attractions. Blarney castle, where the famous Blarney stone is, is nearby- about 15 minutes by bus. I only had one day in Cork so I bought a bus ticket and headed to Blarney. The castle has been around a long time and is quite well preserved. I bought a ticket to see Blarney house so I went there first. The family still lives in it- they reclaim the house at 3 pm once it closes to the public....

Killarney is in Kerry, a popular tourist location known for the ring of Kerry and its beautiful national park. The town is quaint and more spread out than Galway, meaning the hoards of tourists aren't as obvious. After eating some good fish and chips, I took an afternoon tour to the area's highlights. The tour guide pointed out some things as we drove along, like the oldest house in the town and the horse racing track. The first stop, and my favourite, was the Ga...

Galway is really cute, fairly small and really touristy (a street performer every block, hard to walk through some of the crowds). I took the train from Dublin in the morning so I missed all the tours for the day. I had heard about the cliffs of Moher and I wanted to go, so I decided to take the local bus there (which cost more than the tour unfortunately). Anyway before I left I did the walking tour the hostel gave me- and it took all of 30 minutes lol. They hav...

Dublin's main touristy area is appropriately called Temple Bar. It's filled to the brim with pubs and clubs. Nearby is the old Jameson Distillery and the Guinness Storehouse. Yes- Dublin likes its alcohol. When I arrived I was surprised at the European architecture. There are also tons of statues and a couple monuments, like the Dublin spire, which was a useful landmark in finding my hostel. I had several goals for Dublin: 1) Drink Guinness, Irish coffee, whisk...