Batman and I went to Ireland in January. It was great. My first time using my passport (I got it a year ago), and his first time to Ireland (he's travelled a lot more than me!). We stayed in Dublin and were only there for 4 days. We didn't have time to do everything that I wanted, mostly because nothing opened until 9 and then was closed again by 5! We saw St. Patrick's Cathedral as well as some other old churches, Dublin Castle, some old bits of walls/arches/doorways from the 1200s, we actually saw most of Dublin I think! It isn't very large and we did a lot of walking. We took one day and went to Howth on the DART. We hiked in the hills by the ocean and got a bit of the feel of being in the Irish countryside.
I was able to take knitting on the flight there but not on the flight coming home. I didn't knit at all though, I read and slept a lot! I kept a journal while we were there which is what kept me busy in the hotel when we were taking a break from everything. It was actually very easy to eat vegan in Dublin. I found places with soy milk and the skittles there are vegan! I did have some Guinness...it isn't vegan and I don't drink it at home. I loooove it so much though and it does taste better in Ireland. I had to sample all the other beers and the cider. It is great that you can order a pint or a glass of beer, so often I don't want a whole pint and the option for less isn't available in the US.
Here are a sampling of the pictures that I took. You can see many more on my flickr!
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Hello! My wife called my attention to your thread on the PPK forums about thruhiking the AT as a vegan. I thruhiked in 2004, about six months after becoming vegan; it's an awesome experience. I posted a list of what I took here: http://community.livejournal.com/thetrail/37635.html
Please, please email me at jamesinportland@gmail.com. I'd love to help your journey be successful in any way I can.
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