We had a great first week in Ireland. We’ve been told by just about everyone we’ve met that the weather has been exceptionally nice for Ireland. They all thank us for our luck and ask us to stick around a bit. We think we will.
Things are a bit expensive here, but we’ve managed to have fun and not totally blow the budget. A big favorite of ours in each city we visit are the double decker bus tours. As cheesy as they are, we’ve found them to be an affordable way to quickly get to know a city and plan the rest of our stay.
Here’s a few pics of our adventures around Cork and Blarney. Yes, I kissed the Blarney Stone.
Shandon Church Tower, Cork
St Patrick’s Bridge, Cork
Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle (see the famous stone at top)
View from Blarney Castle of the Blarney House
Hits with the Quickness (head’s up…many giveaways this week):
If you have time this week, go tell bob from Christian Personal Finance your Best Way to Save Money and he’ll consider you for a $40 Amazon gift card. All you need to do is leave a comment.
I was featured in the latest edition of the Economy and Finances Carnival over at OneMint.com. Check it out for some more great links.
Father’s Day is coming up soon. Frugal Dad is having a Home Depot Father’s Day Giveaway where you can win a $100 gift card from Home Depot. All you have to do is comment.
Studenomics wrote up a post this week I couldn’t help but link to: How to Pick Up Girls in College when You’re Broke.
Congrats to GenXFinance, who just hit the 1 million visitor mark. Visit his site and you could Win an iPod Touch.
Since I’m traveling these next few weeks I thought it was appropriate to include a few articles about money and travel…
Get Rich Slowly shares a post titled, Travel Hacking: Smart Ways to See the World. This is a must read list of resources for anyone wanting to travel the world a bit and not spend a fortune.
Because camping shouldn’t be expensive, check out Free Campsites for information, by state, on where to camp for free.
A new iPhone app from AAA can help you identify discounts at more than 100K locations.
Think technology always wins? Maybe not, when traveling in Moscow. Conde Nast Traveler pits the iPhone and Blackberry Bold against a regular old guidebook. See which performs better as a traveler’s guide. A big thanks to Tom for the travel tips.
Lastly, Moolanomy is Giving Away an iPod Shuffle to help promote Moolanomy Answers. Head over and see what it’s all about. Maybe you can get your questions answered.
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Thanks so much for the mention! It’s good to hear that your newborn is already getting some traveling done, just wait until he’s asking Dad for some money to go to Cancun for a grad trip.
What beautiful pictures. I’ve been researching a trip to Ireland for a few weeks now. Thank you for sharing bits about your trip with us.
Those are some wonderful photos. Ireland looks like a great place to live. I am glad you’re having fun!
And thank you for mentioning Moolanomy Answers and the giveaway.
Looks like you’re having a cool trip, I’m jealous! It’s been years since I kissed the Blarney stone, kind of freaky the way you have to lay down with your head sticking over the edge of the castle to get to it. Have a fun trip!
For me, the trick was refusing to think about how many other people had their lips in the exact some spot!
Ireland is a great trip, I am glad I can say “Yes, I kissed the Blarney Stone.”