Author Archives: Andy

-Two Towels (5 pounds-ish, because I paid to use a towel and kept it with me) -Two Bottles of Shampoo & Body Wash (6 euros) -My toothbrush (.75 euro) -One sock (.50 cents) -My dignity (priceless)

Day 28: Monday November 7th, 2011 I woke up, had breakfast with everyone, made my goodbyes. Lucia and Janina were coming with their school group to Dublin later in the week, so we planned to meet. To spend my remaining English pounds I bought a Yazoo (a banana milk drink … Get hard

Day 27: Sunday November 6th, 2011 The night before Mary Anne and Paul and I kind of had our goodbyes, resolving to keep in touch. Paul was off on a merry tour of Ireland and all over the place afterwards, and Mary Anne was visiting a friend somewhere else in … Get hard

Day 26: Saturday November 5th, 2011 The best part of the hostel, aside from the people I shared it with, were the free breakfasts. Free breakfast in EVERY hostel means bread, jam, butter, coffee, tea and watered down juice. It works, but God does it get boring. Lagan Backpackers, however, … Get hard

Day 25: Friday November 4th, 2011 In the morning, I had a tearful goodbye to Jess and Jordan and was off to Belfast. I had two trains, a ferry and hopefully another train once at the port of Belfast.

Day 24: Thursday November 3rd, 2011 The next morning, Jess, Jordan and I switched to another hostel because our other was booked. The pair of them went off to tackle Arthur’s Seat, and I had a day to figure out my life, meaning figuring out where I’m going to sleep … Get hard

Day 23: Wednesday November 2nd, 2011 That morning I got an e-mail from my Dad telling me to listen to the Peat Bog Faeries, because he clearly did some research into Scottish music due to my time in the highlands and they were a local band. Just 30 minutes later, … Get hard

Isle of Skye Tour Day Two Day 22: Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 So, I’ve been praising and prattling on about the Scottish highlands without really explaining them, or describing them. I was putting it off because words simply can’t describe the effect that they had on me, or our entire … Get hard

3-Day Isle of Skye Tour, Part 1 Days 21: Monday October 31st I had decided when in Scotland to go on a tour of the highlands, having heard it’s pretty and has cool history and also received raves about the Isle of Skye. So I did some research and chose … Get hard

Day 20: Sunday October 30th, 2011. I got up, forgot about daylight savings time, but gained an hour of sleep, even if it didn’t feel that way. Not a ton happens this day, at least not much good, so I’ll try and make it quick. I walked the Water of … Get hard