Well my trip is over and i missed a whole heap of posts in between but that just saves more stories when having a beer or two yeah? Currently getting started into getting some work at my local micro brewery (MT Brewery) and I have also signed up for Movember, so if you are keen to donate and support a worthy cause, any amount of money would help. Head over to mobro.co/hamishnewey

This weekend encountered a visit from our mate Woody over from London. A good weekend all in all weather wasnt too bad. Kicked off with a visit to the Guinness factory. Not a bad tour all in all. They have their original lease document for 4 acres, signed for 9,000 years!!! With only 250 years in they still have a while to go Highlight of the tour would have to be picking up my certificate to pour a perfect pint of Guinness. This was followed by another visit to the good old porterhouse!!! Featured a great blues/rock band playing plenty of good covers.

The following day (sunday) we went to the National Leprechaun Museum. A great little trip featuring giant sized furniture to make everyone look like leprechauns. Then on the way out they get everyone young and old to do crayon drawings of leprechauns. A surprisingly enjoyable experience! The evening followed a few stay at home beers and a movie.

Monday en-devoured a visit to the Kilmarney Gaol. Closing its doors in 1924, it saw 97 executions, weather by firing squad or hangings. Quite a few of the hangings used to happen right out the front door on the streets, until public executions were banned. Children as young as 5 years old were also imprisoned, mostly for crimes of poverty.

On the way back to the apartment from the gaol, I was taking a photograph of some graffiti when someone approached me and told me of a car park absolutely full of it. Read more »

Well so much for my once a week posts! Emma and I have been in Ireland for roughly 3 weeks now with only 2 more to go! My last post we had been here for 2 or 3 days I believe. I have since seen a many a pub and have crossed over the the west coast for a weekend trip. Read more »

Have a new blog setup now to follow me little holiday around Europe!

So far we have toured around Scotland for just under a week and are now settled down in Dublin where we will spend the next 5 weeks. Scotland was an amazing country with some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever seen! Our trip started off with flying into Glasgow where we picked up our rental car and set off for Stirling. Read more »