Postcards and Coasters

3/17/11

Southern Ireland By Car...

Myself and 3 girlfriends toured the Southern half of Ireland for a few weeks. It's always fun traveling with girls. Every time we took a potty break we took a shopping break. :)

Postcard Moment... Ireland

I'm really missing Ireland... It's Misty Days, Aran Sweaters, Tea Cups & the Yummy Traditional Irish Breakfast. But mostly I miss the Irish People.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

5/24/09

How Patriotic are you when travel abroad?

Do you wear your RED, WHITE & BLUE?

By New Wave Gurly

By Verdammelt

Or are you the type who prefer's to blend in with the locals? While traveling in Ireland with a group of girlfriends one of my friends showed up wearing an American flag on her hat. This was her first time traveling outside of America so we explained that it might be smart to keep a low profile and try to blend in. She got all patriotic on us and told us she was proud to be an American and was going to wear her American flag hat.

Later that night we went to McD's in Dublin for a quick treat. We waited and waited in a very slow line when all of the sudden we hear someone yelling "those f***ing Americans! That's why this line is moving so slow... blaw blaw, blaw blaw,blaw blaw!" My proud patriotic friend turned bright red and couldn't believe what she was hearing. She was scared and wanted to leave immediately!

Well we finished our sundaes and everything was fine. We all ended up having a good laugh about it but I'm pretty sure my friend wont be wearing her red, white & blue while traveling overseas.

I consider myself fairly patriotic...after all I was born on the 4th of July. But after this and not being allowed to stay in a hostel in Greece after they found out we were Americans, I have since fibbed a few times saying I was a Canadian. Anyone else out there from the USA sporting a Canadian patch on your backpack?