Jun 13, 2007 - Roadtrip-Malin Head Peninsula

Stopped in Ballyshannon at the Abbey Mills then up to Donegal Town. I toured Donegal Castle and the Railway Heritage Centre. I stopped at the famous Blueberry Tearoom for a quick snack. The food was excellent. I then drove to Ballybofey, Dunglow and all along the northern coastline to Horn Head Peninsula before going back down to Letterkenny then up through Buncrana to Malin Head. The hostel was the best I've ever stayed at! The people were friendly, the place was spotless, and the views from everyroom breathtaking. It was so beautiful I...

Apr 10, 2007 - Donegal, Nth most point of Ireland

I spent the day driving around this area with an American girl, Becki, who was working in Belfast in a "Forgiveness Programme" in primary schools. They are working at trying to prevent the kids from carrying on the issues of their parents. We crossed over on the ferry She dropped me in Derry. We went to a Famine Museum, which depicted the Irish Famine and then went on to show how most of the people in the world still live in these conditions. The stats were not good and I felt somewhat uncomfortable when I left. There was a good display...