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Newgrange
Newgrange is about one hour away from Dublin and is a great destination for a day trip. It is a stone age passage tomb built around 5400 years ago. Visit to Newgrange is by guided tour only. Newgrange is probably the best preserved passage tomb but there are many of such tomb around Ireland. The…
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Kilmainham Goal
Kilmainham Goal has one of the most visited tourist site in Dublin. When we relocated to Ireland, Gabriel said his friends have all visited Kilmainham Goal and that he wanted to visit. It would have been more than one year since arriving in Ireland that we would visit the Goal. There is a lot of…
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Glendalough
Glendalough is about one hour’s drive away from Dublin that makes it a good day trip itinerary. I am surprised we have not visited Glendalough earlier. Glendalough has 2 interesting sites, first is St Kevin’s monastery and the beautiful upper lake after a bit of a walk. There are 2 parking lots, the visitor centre…
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Irish Rail Family Ticket
We took a train to Sligo during the recent school holidays and used the Irish Rail Family Ticket. This is the first time we took the Irish Rail intercity rail from Dublin. The Sligo train passes in front of our house, so we are interested to know how it feels like. The train to Sligo…
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OPW Heritage Card
We are the kind of tourist that love to embrace ourselves with heritage, history and culture of a place. When we travel, we look for museums and castles. OPW (office of public works) runs many historical sites in Ireland. Most of the beautiful places are ticketed but some are free. We have visited Kilkenny and…
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Beyond The Trees Avondale
Last minute planning for June bank holiday, we went to Beyond the Trees Avondale. Avondale is one hour’s drive from Dublin. The drive is mostly on motorway but the last few km’s is in a single lane road with a few sharp bends. The attraction is new, opened in 2022 and was a huge hit…
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Another Medical Emergency
I know the term scarlet fever from old literature books. Didn’t know that it is still a deadly disease at this day and age. All the years living in a tropical country, I am always worried about denggi that has no cure. Coming to a country that has 4 seasons, I do not expect to…
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One Factor to Compare Cost of Living
When I got the job and relocation offer to Ireland, I wanted to know if I can maintain the same quality of life that I had in Malaysia. I had to find a way to compare the cost of living in Malaysia and Ireland. It may seem straight forward, that moving to a western country…
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Passed driving test,14 Months in Ireland
Getting a driving license in Ireland has been a point of anxiety since moving to Ireland. The stress mainly from the cost of lessons and also the long wait time to get a driving test schedule. The stress is wor if you have to re-sit for the driving test where we cannot track the wait…
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Negotiation Keywords
Borrowed the book “Never Split The Difference” from the local library. A well written book from a negotiation expert where he details the key elements for a successful negotiation. I find the book an easy read and finished it off pretty fast. Gained a few timely insights from the book, at the time when I…