Category Archives: Ireland

Just this spring I visited Ireland for the first time in my life. Before I went there I have been reading the diaries of Nicolas Bouvier for years. This was my dream journey and the Aran Islands I visited is a marvelous place. I found there all I expected. Read the full story and add the Aran Islands to your bucket list!

Who Was I At TBEX With?

Tbex 2014 in Athens is coming and I’m obviously participating this amazing event. I thought this is a right moment to share some memories from Ireland here. See who I was at Tbex with! Here are some nice captures of these jolly fellows with links to their blogs. I think you might find it interesting! Just as we did! Spending few days in Ireland together was a vibrant and very energetic time. The ideas were just flying around! ... Read more

Ireland by Megan

Meet Megan, a great journalist and travel blogger. She is Australian and she travels around the world with her American husband. Needless to say that for last 7 years they had many adventures and they willingly share it on their blog. Exclusively for Null&Full blog Megan shared her favorite high adrenalin activities in Ireland. I love Ireland and I enjoyed my stay there a lot but looking at these activities by Megan I feel like ... Read more

Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy: a fantastic adventure

A month ago publishing house Eland got in touch with me referring to my short review of Nicolas Bouvier book The Way of The World, which is my favorite of all times. They sent me a parcel afterwards with a delightful content: 3 travel books to review! I was so happy when I got this parcel from my postman. And just today I’ve finished reading the first book: “Full Tilt. Ireland to India with a Bicycle” by Dervla ... Read more

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Guest Post: St. Patrick’s Day!

It’s St. Patrick’s Day today! The whole world celebrates the patron of Ireland and so do I. Ireland is a wonderful country and due to its long and turbulent history it has very particular traditions, culture, music, language and feasts. Following this important tradition of remembering the saints and patrons I am sharing few impressions from my first stay in Ireland. It’s been almost a year since I went there for ... Read more

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Music and Culture in Limerick: Tour Ireland

There is no better way to visit the city as with a local. I have never been to Limerick so I’ve decided to ask for some guidelines a local company. Ireland in general and Limerick in particular have no secrets for the experts in Tour Ireland. Having read their short post about Limerick – the city full of music and culture – encouraged me to plan another visit on this awesome green island. After all, St. ... Read more

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Remembering Nicolas Bouvier

I blame Nicolas Bouvier for many things. For my love for books, travel and delight with the world. I have never met him. He died sixteen years ago after a filfulling life of a traveler and a writer. Not meeting him in person is one of my biggest regrets in life. Fortunately what he left is more than we could hope for. So here is my tribute to this amazing man. I’ll share some thoughts on his first and best known book: The Way ... Read more

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Guest Post: Planning My Journey

Another week, another guest post. It looks like an epic accumulation! But here it is: how to prepare a journey that will change your life? Tough question but if you focused on the crucial things you will come much closer to the answer on how to do it. My guest post on Thinking Nomads blog is here. Writing this post after few months made me think how much I miss Ireland. It doesn’t look like I go there in the nearest future ... Read more

Delicious Ireland

A food focused post! Finally! I know that some people would not considered Ireland a world capital of good food but I think there is much to talk about. Full Irish Just this morning I found out that ‘full’ means in Swedish ‘drunk’ which would be really bizarre if used with Irish breakfast afterwards. Well, there is nothing of that kind with full Irish breakfast. Here is what we are talking about: eggs, ... Read more

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A Little Bit Of Irish Culture: Cnoc Suain

Crossing Ireland by bus gave all Tbex blogger an opportunity to see the landscape of the island. We saw endless green pastures with sheep and cows walking around. We saw stone walls and some small towns in county Mayo and Connemara. BUT until our last day we hadn’t have an opportunity to get a full picture: the cultural experience was missing. Our guides from Failte Ireland thought about it in advance and so the last morning ... Read more

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The Little Museum of Dublin

If I went to the Little Museum of Dublin earlier it would be on my list of my 5 best museums in the world! I mean it! Although it is small for me that was one of the best things I saw in Dublin. For many reasons. Mainly because it stands for a completely new way of organizing a museum and get people interested in an issue or a place. But also because of its marvelous exhibits and wonderful staff. If you’re in Dublin you ... Read more

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Last updated by Agata Mleczko at October 9, 2014.