Conor Pass After Fungie, it was only about 3pm. Too early for dinner, so we decided we would eat dinner back at the hostel and take a drive up Conor Pass, the highest mountain pass in Ireland. You take...
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Dingle: The Slea Head Drive & Famine Cottages

For our last full day in Dingle, we decided to do the Slea Head Drive to the point of the peninsula. Our hostel manager had highly recommended it, and I was like, why not? Our kids are highly susceptible to...
Dingle: Hiking & Fungie The Dolphin

Hiking the Dingle Peninsula When I had booked our hostel, I had read on their website that there was a lot of hiking/walking trails nearby and I knew that was right up J’s alley. I had to concede some...
Dingle: Inch Strand

When we decided to start planning our summer holidays this year, I foolishly thought that booking something 4 months in advance was sufficient to book flights and accommodation for our party of six. Well, I realized that I was...
Dingle: Hike over the Dingle Peninsula

Before the end of our trip, J and the Monkey wanted to take on one more hike. This time they decided they wanted to hike across the Dingle Peninsula. I was a bit nervous after driving across Conor Pass,...
How I feed our 6-person family on €100 per week

It IS possible to feed a family of 6 on 65 Euros or less in a small flat and shopping primarily at the Centra (a convenience store) and mini-Tesco down the road. Our menu was much more limited and did...