Guest bloggers

1. Visiting Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol

   posted by Guest blogger - Gary Davis | 0 Comments

   Mar182010

   Not too sore a head for the day after St.Patrick's thankfully! A hearty cooked breakfast at the hostel filled a gap and no-one collapsed over the breakfast tables despite the tired eyes.

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2. St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin

   posted by Guest blogger - Gary Davis | 0 Comments

   

   Mar182010

   Pleased to report that St. Patrick's day in Dublin itself is all you'd imagine (and wish) it to be. Everyone becomes or feels Irish for the day with a vibrant sea of tricolours, and an incredibly varied mix of ethnicities and nationalities.

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3. 'An rud a lionas an tsuil lioann se an croi' ('What fills the eye fills the heart')

   posted by Guest blogger - Gary Davis | 0 Comments

   

   Mar172010

   Dubliners have greeted us with an incredibly warm welcome so far, and plenty of 'the black stuff' (Guinness), admittedly, was consumed during our first day here in Dublin thanks to Hostelworld.com. That and a hearty traditional Irish stew over lunch.

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4. Looking forward to the Dublin trip!

   posted by Guest blogger - Gary Davis | 0 Comments

   

   Mar152010

   Just a day now until the friends and I eagerly arrive in Dublin. The Guinness adverts ahead of St. Patrick's Day (with their ‘Bring it to Life’ slogan) are flooding English TV and radio waves -if only St. George's day could be celebrated wi

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5. Another Party with St. Patrick Competition Guest Blogger!

   posted by Guest blogger - Graham Smith | 0 Comments

   

   Mar112010

   I'm excited about visting Dublin for the first time - especially as it coincides with St. Patrick's Day. I am looking forward to seeing the city in full party mode.

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6. Guest Blogger Gary Davis, the Party with Saint Patrick Competition Winner!

   posted by Guest blogger - Gary Davis | 0 Comments

   

   Mar112010

   Absolutely over the moon with the news I’ve just won the Hostelworld.com St. Patrick’s Day holiday package and all the tasty extras! My dreary, overcast, freezing day at work in central London today is long forgotten…instead I’

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7. Puppy Cafe

   posted by Elizabeth Holbrook | 1 Comments

   

   Feb162010

   You haven’t lived (or laughed) until you’ve been to a puppy café. I was lucky enough to stumble upon one while in Hongdae, the area surrounding Hongik University, a private college in Seoul reputed in the country for its Fine Arts

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8. Seoul’s traditional side

   posted by Guest blogger - Elizabeth Holbrook | 0 Comments

   

   Jan262010

   My next adventure in Seoul involved getting in touch with Korea’s traditional side. First, I headed to Gyeongbokgung Palace, which translates to “Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven.”

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9. Spectacles, towers, and stir-fry - oh my!

   posted by Guest blogger - Elizabeth Holbrook | 3 Comments

   

   Dec072009

   South Korea, hands down, has the best eyewear. From thick, coke bottle frames to brightly colored spectacles, Koreans both young and old alike, are always sporting the latest trends. I decided to spend my first day in Seoul hunting down the perfect pai

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10. And the journey begins: St. Louis to...

    posted by Guest blogger - Elizabeth Holbrook | 3 Comments

    

    Nov262009

    ...Seoul, South Korea. After a 20-hour flight of course.

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