Galway and Dublin

Ok, I'm finally getting around to writing about my time in Ireland, even though it's been several weeks. After my stay in Belfast, Northern Ireland, my first stop in the Republic of Ireland was Galway. Galway is cute little city on the west coast of Ireland, and many people say that if you want an authentic experience of Irish culture, you're better off going there than to Dublin.

Return to the U.S.

After 5 months of traveling, I am now back in the U.S.! I had a great time on my trip and got to see lots of amazing things, but now I'm glad to be back. The traveling lifestyle can get pretty tiring when you don't stay in each place for very long, so I'm looking forward to some down time and catching up on some things that I wasn't able to do on my journey, as well as seeing family and friends who I haven't seen for months.

Belfast

My next stop was Belfast, in Northern Ireland. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect from Northern Ireland because of the violence there in the past, but a girl from New Zealand that I met a few months ago suggested that I go there so I decided I should check it out.

Inverness

As I mentioned in my last post, my next stop after Edinburgh was the city of Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands. The crazy weather I experienced in Edinburgh continued as I got farther north, and then got worse. It snowed almost the entire bus ride to Inverness, and at certain points it was piling up enough on the road that I was starting to think we wouldn't make it to our destination. But other than one questionable moment when the bus had a hard time getting started again at one of the stops, it did just fine, and although we were delayed by about an hour, we finally made it.

Edinburgh

After a relaxing few weeks in England, it was time to hit the road again. Next stop: Scotland! I had never been to Scotland before so I was very excited. I decided to go to Edinburgh because I had heard good things about it, and it did not disappoint. It is a beautiful city and I really enjoyed my time there, and even though it's not very big, I managed to fill 4 days there pretty well.

Holidays in England

After my issues at the border, my time in the UK has been fairly hassle-free.

Greece and arrival in England

My journey to Greece was by far the longest travel time I'd had at any point in my trip so far. It took around 32 hours, and involved a train, an overnight ferry, a taxi and multiple buses