Travelog
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Weekends on the move: Youghal – beach, nature and history
Let’s continue car free Irish trips. This time I’m taking you to the seaside Irish town of Youghal, located in the east of County Cork, right on the border with Waterford. I was looking through my Facebook and found that I had last been to Youghal in September 2013. Since then I have only occasionally taken the bus to Cork. This also gave me the idea to include it in my Irish trips. When I was deciding where to go a month ago, because the weather was really nice, an acquaintance of mine finally talked me into going to Youghal. Youghal is located right on the coast and therefore, in…
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Weekends on the move: Thomastown and Jerpoint Abbey
In mid-May, during the late spring heatwave in Ireland, I decided to take a trip to the village of Thomastown in County Kilkenny and visit Jerpoint Abbey just outside the village. I am starting a new personal project – traveling around Ireland using only public transport, without a car. A trip to Switzerland inspired me (I know I am annoying about this, but read on), after all, you can travel by train from Zurich to the Alps. We don’t have this in Ireland. Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle and there is beautiful nature, but getting there is really difficult. That is why I have given myself this challenge…
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Hi Brno!
Last summer I flew to the Czech Republic, to visit friends and family, and spent most of my time in Brno. Where I haven’t been since moving to Ireland. So I have experiences for you and of course lots of photos. Brno is a chapter in itself. I used to live in a small town not far from it and Brno meant mainly doctor visits and surgeries for me. It wasn’t much fun. Of course, we went there to the cinema or to the Christmas markets, but when you go there X number of times a year for a check-up of braces or surgery, you just get sick of the…
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For the first time in Telč, Czechia
Last summer I flew to the Czech Republic to visit family and friends, and we also went to Telč for a day. It was my first time there, so I’m happy to share my experiences and photos. I can hear my mom saying, “Not for the first time? You were there when you were 4.” Yes, mom. I remember every detail… We went to Telč from Brno, by car, with my friend M. and her daughter (my age) J. When my mom confirmed that we were going on a day trip to Telč, I immediately googled what it looked like and what there was to see. I have to say…
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First visit of Frankfurt in Autumn 2023
Last fall, I visited the German capital for the first time, and even though it was originally supposed to be for a different reason, I ended up having my camera with me and I would love to share my photos and experiences with you! I looked at Frankfurt a few years ago, but I remember that it seemed too big and I was a little afraid to visit it. But don’t let the map fool you – the city center isn’t that big and you get to know it quickly. I experienced this for myself in mid-October 2023. Originally, my friends and I were supposed to go to the Fletcher…
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Photo Corner – Spraoi: Waterford Street Art Festival
Every year in the middle of summer, the streets of Waterford are filled with artists from all over the world performing their art, be it music, dance, acrobatics, theater or anything else. This is one of the biggest and in my opinion the best festivals in Waterford and in Ireland as a whole. The name Spraoi comes from Irish and means fun or revelry, which beautifully describes the festival itself. It takes place every year at the same time – the weekend over the public holiday in August (always the first Monday of the month). The festival has been running since 1993 and several dozen artists perform in it every…
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A park that is definitely worth a visit in Dublin: Kilmainham Park
During my short stay in Dublin in May I finally visited Kilmainham Park opposite Heuston train station. Kilmainham Park is located on the edge of Dublin city centre, opposite Heuston train station. Right next to it is Kilmainham Gaol, which contains a large piece of Irish history. The park is known for the IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art and also for the annual Forbidden Fruit festival, which this year was headlined by Nelly Furtado. What I did not know is that there is a park with a large green area, but right next to it there is a walled garden and the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, which nowadays houses…
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Weekends on the move: After eight years again on the Giant’s Causeway
The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland’s stunning natural beauty, attracts all kinds of tourists and has lured me twice in the last decade. In the years 2014 – 2016, we traveled a lot around Ireland and at the end of September we headed to the famous Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland for the first time. Coincidentally, I returned to the same place in September 2022 with my friend N. He had never been there and has a car, so I joined and it was very nice. The funny thing is that it was ugly during both visits, so I only have cloudy photos. Hopefully I’ll be more lucky the third time…
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Weekends on the move: girls weekend in Galway
On the third weekend in April, my friends and I had a planned trip to the northwestern capital of Ireland, Galway. We stayed overnight and I had one of my cameras with me and I would love to share my experiences with you. I’ve been to Galway before, some ten years ago, but we just stopped there for a while and during bad weather and drove on again. This weekend was the first time I got around the city and saw Salthill, which is a very popular part of Galway overlooking the ocean and the Burren National Park in County Clare. The main reason for visiting Galway was a concert,…
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In Switzerland for the 1st time: One day in Grindelwald
Last full day in Switzerland. Last trip. It must have been to the Alps themselves, of course. So let’s do it! Grindelwald is a village just below the Swiss Alps in the Jungfrau region. And no, it has nothing to do with Harry Potter haha I had to go there because simply the Alps and who wouldn’t want to see them. The same train goes there from Interlaken as it goes to Lauterbrunnen, but it is divided in one village before, because there is a mountain range between Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald. I didn’t have a map for Grindelwald, because I knew I wanted to take the cable car to First,…
