Niamh and Cathal's Travels

a 37 year old traveling as a couple from London

We´re both Irish and met in university in Dublin. We have been together for 13 years. We lived in London for 11 years and were saving up for a house deposit but one wine fuelled night we decided to give it all up and go travelling. We bought an EasyJet ticket to Tallinn and armed with a list of places we´d like to see, we headed off. We´ve been on the road now for 17 months and our trip ends in September 2007.

Niamh and Cathal has visited 38 places in 122 cities in 25 countries and has written 1 travel blog with 147 entries.

Niamh and Cathal's Travel Blogs & Reviews

1 blog written

January182006

Trains and Boats then Planes

World | 147 entries

Blog Entries
Leaving party - London London, United Kingdom \| Jan 18 '06 \| 0 reviews
Farewell to Ireland Dublin, Ireland \| Jan 24 '06 \| 0 reviews
Slippin' and slidin' in Tallinn Tallinn, Estonia \| Jan 30 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: OldHouse Hostel \| Hotel "Very friendly hostel and quite central"
Piste again Otepaa, Estonia \| Feb 02 '06 \| 0 reviews
Tartu - City of Good Thoughts Tartu, Estonia \| Feb 07 '06 \| 0 reviews
From Russia with Love St. Petersburg, Russia \| Feb 13 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Nord Hostel \| Hotel "Lots of nice people, great location and helpful staff"
Seven days in Moscow Moscow, Russia \| Feb 20 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Sweet Moscow Hostel \| Hotel "Very well located (once you've found it!)"
The Trans Siberian and beyond... Irkutsk, Russia \| Feb 26 '06 \| 2 reviews show reviews Review: Baikal Dog Sledding \| Attraction "Dog sledding. Does what it says on the tin." Review: Baikaler Hostel \| Hotel "It's Jack Sherematoff's apartment and feels like home fro..."
Going to the dogs Listvyanka, Russia \| Mar 02 '06 \| 0 reviews
The Largest Freshwater Lake in the world Olkhon Island, Russia \| Mar 03 '06 \| 0 reviews
Paris of Siberia Irkutsk, Russia \| Mar 07 '06 \| 0 reviews
The TransMongolian to Ulaan Bataar Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia \| Mar 10 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Idre's Guesthouse \| Hotel "A comfortable guesthouse, run by a wonderful couple."
Flaming Cliffs and Flaming Flat Tyres Gobi, Mongolia \| Mar 14 '06 \| 0 reviews
Back to Ulan Bataar Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia \| Mar 19 '06 \| 0 reviews
Hiking and dust storms Gorkhi-Terelj, Mongolia \| Mar 22 '06 \| 0 reviews
Kharkhorin and Kids Ikh-Tamire, Mongolia \| Mar 24 '06 \| 0 reviews
Beijing Bound Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia \| Apr 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Being in Beijing Beijing, China \| Apr 02 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Red House Hostel \| Hotel "A hostel in a Hutong, really pretty."
Up the wall Silk Road, China \| Apr 06 '06 \| 0 reviews
The Cloud Ridge Caves & The Hanging Monastery Datong, China \| Apr 10 '06 \| 0 reviews
Pootling around Pingyao Pingyao, China \| Apr 11 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: pingyao harmony backpacker guesthouse \| Hotel "Lovely room, run by a very friendly and helpful couple. E..."
Templemental Pingyao, China \| Apr 15 '06 \| 0 reviews
Xciting Xi'an Xi'an, China \| Apr 18 '06 \| 0 reviews
Pandamonium in Chengdu Chengdu, China \| Apr 23 '06 \| 0 reviews
Kicking back in Kangding Kangding, China \| Apr 25 '06 \| 0 reviews
Yaktown Xiangcheng, China \| Apr 27 '06 \| 0 reviews
Stopover in Xiangcheng Xiangcheng, China \| Apr 29 '06 \| 0 reviews
Golden week in Shangri-La Shangri-La (Zhongdian), China \| Apr 30 '06 \| 0 reviews
Tiger Leaping Gorge Qiaotou, China \| May 04 '06 \| 0 reviews
Kunming to Kaili Kaili, China \| May 08 '06 \| 0 reviews
Minority Villages of South Eastern Guizhou Rongjiang, China \| May 10 '06 \| 0 reviews
Visiting villages Zhaoxing, China \| May 13 '06 \| 0 reviews
Relaxing in Yangshuo Guilin, China \| May 14 '06 \| 0 reviews
Going Gung Ho in Guangzhou Canton, China \| May 20 '06 \| 0 reviews
When I was in 'Nam, dude... Ha Noi, Vietnam \| May 24 '06 \| 2 reviews show reviews Review: Ladybird Restaurant \| Restaurant "Very reasonably priced restaurant in Hanoi with English m..." Review: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology \| Attraction "Excellent museum for an overview of the peoples of Vietnam"
Our Junket Halong Bay, Vietnam \| May 26 '06 \| 0 reviews
Ninh Binh and National Park Ninh Binh, Vietnam \| May 31 '06 \| 0 reviews
Hopping around Hue Hue, Vietnam \| Jun 07 '06 \| 0 reviews
Hot in Hoi An Hoi An, Vietnam \| Jun 09 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Hai Au \| Hotel "Excellent hotel - with swimming pool!"
Coffee fiend in BMT. Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam \| Jun 14 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Motorbike guide \| Attraction "Nguyen Hu Tam - Tel: 0913 421 053"
Mekong Delta - Mytho and Cantho My Tho, Vietnam \| Jun 17 '06 \| 0 reviews
Chau Doc to Cambodia Chau Doc, Vietnam \| Jun 20 '06 \| 0 reviews
I fought the law and I won! Phnom Penh, Cambodia \| Jun 22 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Excellent driver! \| Attraction "Jack's the man"
Kramped in Kampot Kampot, Cambodia \| Jun 27 '06 \| 3 reviews show reviews Review: River View \| Hotel "They're horrible - don't stay here" Review: Blissful Guesthouse \| Hotel "Lovely chilled out place. Lots of advice and great food." Review: Epic Arts Cafe \| Restaurant "Lovely chillout cafe - eat cake whilst your money goes to..."
Bumming around Battambang Battambang, Cambodia \| Jul 01 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Smokin' Pot \| Restaurant "Family run place with good food and mini staff!"
Touristy Siem Reap Siem Reap, Cambodia \| Jul 04 '06 \| 0 reviews
Tempting Temples Angkor, Cambodia \| Jul 06 '06 \| 0 reviews
Border town - Laos bound Cambodia \| Jul 15 '06 \| 0 reviews
Thousand Island Resting Don Khon, Laos \| Jul 16 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Sala Done Khong \| Hotel "Excellent room, beautiful island, ultimate relaxation"
Bolevan Plateau and Pakse Pakse, Laos \| Jul 19 '06 \| 0 reviews
Chilling in Champasak Champasak, Laos \| Jul 19 '06 \| 0 reviews
Genteel Vientiane Vientiane, Laos \| Jul 24 '06 \| 0 reviews
Lovely Luang Prabang Luang Prabang, Laos \| Jul 27 '06 \| 0 reviews
A few jars in Phonsavan Phonsavan, Laos \| Jul 31 '06 \| 0 reviews
Caves and Children Sam Neua, Laos \| Aug 02 '06 \| 0 reviews
Back to Luang Prabang Luang Prabang, Laos \| Aug 05 '06 \| 0 reviews
Quick stop in Luang Nam Tha Luang Namtha, Laos \| Aug 10 '06 \| 0 reviews
Mud, mud and some more mud! Huay Xai, Laos \| Aug 11 '06 \| 0 reviews
Hello, Land of Smiles! Chiang Mai, Thailand \| Aug 13 '06 \| 0 reviews
Squeezing in Sukhothai Sukhothai City, Thailand \| Aug 19 '06 \| 0 reviews
Bustling Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand \| Aug 21 '06 \| 0 reviews
Ko Tao - Dive, dive, dive! Ko Tao, Thailand \| Sep 04 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: SSI Open Water at Scuba Junction \| Attraction "Fantastic, really professional shop, excellent instructors."
By George, we're in Malaysia! Georgetown, Malaysia \| Sep 20 '06 \| 0 reviews
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia \| Sep 23 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Petronas Towers \| Attraction "Great view and amazing buildings - and it's free!"
Cat city, Borneo Kuching, Malaysia \| Sep 25 '06 \| 2 reviews show reviews Review: Semenggoh National Park \| Attraction "Very good value for money, great way to see orangutans." Review: Carpenter Guesthouse \| Hotel "Very knowledgable staff and good location"
Jungle train from Kota Bharu Kota Bharu, Malaysia \| Oct 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Kuala Lipis - to Taman Negara Kuala Lipis, Malaysia \| Oct 02 '06 \| 0 reviews
Singapore shopping spree Singapore \| Oct 06 '06 \| 0 reviews
Friends in Welly Wellington, New Zealand \| Oct 09 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa \| Attraction "Brilliant museum - and it's free!"
Picturesque Picton Picton, New Zealand \| Oct 16 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Sequoia Lodge Backpackers \| Hotel "Free breakfast - homebaked bread, yum!"
Christchurch Christchurch, New Zealand \| Oct 19 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: The Old Countryhouse \| Hotel "Gorgeous hostel, complete with herb garden and lemon trees"
A Whale of a Time! Kaikoura, New Zealand \| Oct 19 '06 \| 0 reviews
Along the West Coast Dunedin, New Zealand \| Oct 22 '06 \| 0 reviews
Te Anau and around Te Anau, New Zealand \| Oct 23 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Waitomo Caves \| Attraction "Lovely caves and see glow worms lighting it up"
Majestic Milford Sound to Arrowtown Milford Sound, New Zealand \| Oct 25 '06 \| 0 reviews
Wonderful Wanaka Wanaka, New Zealand \| Oct 27 '06 \| 0 reviews
Fantastic Fox Fox Glacier, New Zealand \| Oct 29 '06 \| 0 reviews
Pancake rocks and mountain passes Punakaiki, New Zealand \| Oct 30 '06 \| 0 reviews
Back to Welly Wellington, New Zealand \| Nov 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Art Deco Napier Napier, New Zealand \| Nov 05 '06 \| 0 reviews
Lake Taupo back to Wellington Taupo, New Zealand \| Nov 07 '06 \| 0 reviews
Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa \| Nov 09 '06 \| 0 reviews
Blooming giraffes! Bloemfontein, South Africa \| Nov 12 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Naval Hill Backpackers \| Hotel "Really funky backpackers, don't make too much noise, ever..."
The Mountain Kingdom Semonkong, Lesotho \| Nov 14 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Semonkong Lodge \| Hotel "Lovely (only!) place to stay. Good food, gorgeous location."
Pretty Clarens Clarens, South Africa \| Nov 20 '06 \| 0 reviews
Dropping by Durban Durban, South Africa \| Nov 21 '06 \| 0 reviews
Quick stop - Port St Johns Port St Johns, South Africa \| Nov 23 '06 \| 0 reviews
Another Port Port Elizabeth, South Africa \| Nov 24 '06 \| 0 reviews
Tip of Africa, route 62 and whales Hermanus, South Africa \| Nov 25 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Santos Express \| Hotel "Very interesting place to stay, but maybe just for one ni..."
Top Table Cape Town, South Africa \| Nov 27 '06 \| 0 reviews
One of Niamh's dreams come true Stellenbosch, South Africa \| Nov 28 '06 \| 0 reviews
Big Hole Kimberley, South Africa \| Nov 30 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Greatbatch Guesthouse \| Hotel "Beautifully restored house with very informative hostess"
Whistlestop Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa \| Dec 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
We're in Windhoek Windhoek, Namibia \| Dec 01 '06 \| 0 reviews
Sandy Sossusvlei Sossusvlei, Namibia \| Dec 03 '06 \| 0 reviews
Salty flamingoes Walvis Bay, Namibia \| Dec 05 '06 \| 0 reviews
Sunny Swakopmund Swakopmund, Namibia \| Dec 05 '06 \| 0 reviews
Back to Windhoek Windhoek, Namibia \| Dec 06 '06 \| 0 reviews
Game driving in Etosha Etosha National Park, Namibia \| Dec 07 '06 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Chameleon Safaris \| Attraction "Brilliant company and small groups - Max 8!"
Dancing Bushmen! Tsumeb, Namibia \| Dec 09 '06 \| 0 reviews
Okavango and Makoros Okavango Delta, Botswana \| Dec 11 '06 \| 0 reviews
Captivating Caprivi Namibia \| Dec 13 '06 \| 0 reviews
Water, water everywhere! Livingstone, Zambia \| Dec 15 '06 \| 0 reviews
Off-road to Mongu Mongu, Zambia \| Dec 26 '06 \| 0 reviews
Back in the land of the Livingstone Livingstone, Zambia \| Dec 29 '06 \| 0 reviews
Luckless in Lusaka Lusaka, Zambia \| Jan 04 '07 \| 0 reviews
Volunteering at Tikondane Katete, Zambia \| Jan 08 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Tikondane Guest House \| Hotel "By staying here you help support vital community developm..."
3rd time Lucky in Lusaka Lusaka, Zambia \| Feb 10 '07 \| 0 reviews
For one night only... stopover in Blighty London, United Kingdom \| Feb 12 '07 \| 0 reviews
Addis at last Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| Feb 14 '07 \| 0 reviews
Overnight in Debre Markos Debre Mark'os, Ethiopia \| Feb 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
Lake Tana monasteries Bahar Dar, Ethiopia \| Feb 19 '07 \| 0 reviews
Castles and churches in Gonder Gonder, Ethiopia \| Feb 21 '07 \| 0 reviews
Through the mountains to Shire Shire, Ethiopia \| Feb 23 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Stelae of Axum Aksum, Ethiopia \| Feb 24 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Rock-Hewn churches of Lalibela Lalibela, Ethiopia \| Feb 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
Back to Addis Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| Mar 01 '07 \| 0 reviews
East to Harar Harar, Ethiopia \| Mar 05 '07 \| 0 reviews
One last time in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| Mar 08 '07 \| 0 reviews
Good old London London, United Kingdom \| Mar 10 '07 \| 0 reviews
A family visit Cork, Ireland \| Mar 13 '07 \| 0 reviews
Quick stop in the city where we met! Dublin, Ireland \| Apr 10 '07 \| 0 reviews
Work? I think I remember! London, United Kingdom \| Apr 14 '07 \| 0 reviews
We're really in Rio!!! Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \| Jun 03 '07 \| 0 reviews
What a lotta water Foz de Iguassu, Brazil \| Jun 08 '07 \| 0 reviews
Bussed it to BA Buenos Aires, Argentina \| Jun 11 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Hostel Estoril \| Hotel "Great breakfast, friendly place."
Right Place, Right Time for Southern Right Whales Puerto Madryn, Argentina \| Jun 17 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Ice Age is coming!!! El Calafate, Argentina \| Jun 20 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: America Del Sud \| Hotel "Nice, if overheated hostel"
Nigh the end of the world... Ushuaia, Argentina \| Jun 22 '07 \| 0 reviews
What do we do now? Puerto Natales, Chile \| Jun 26 '07 \| 0 reviews
A sleepy stopover in Santiago Santiago, Chile \| Jun 30 '07 \| 0 reviews
Blockaded in La Paz La Paz, Bolivia \| Jul 01 '07 \| 2 reviews show reviews Review: Coca Museum \| Attraction "Interesting museum" Review: Arthys Guesthouse \| Hotel "Friendly family run place"
Pottering around Potosi Potosi, Bolivia \| Jul 06 '07 \| 0 reviews
Salt flats, lagoons and pizza Uyuni, Bolivia \| Jul 09 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Salar tour \| Attraction "Sumaj Jallpha or Wonderful Land agency"
Partying in La Paz La Paz, Bolivia \| Jul 16 '07 \| 0 reviews
On the shores of Lake Titicaca! Copacabana, Bolivia \| Jul 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
Couldn´t resist Cusco again Cusco, Peru \| Jul 20 '07 \| 0 reviews
Choquequirao, 'The Cradle of Gold' Choquequirau, Peru \| Jul 25 '07 \| 0 reviews
Happy Birthday, Niamhie! Cusco, Peru \| Jul 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
La Libertad Trujillo, Peru \| Jul 30 '07 \| 0 reviews
Otavalo Markets Otavalo, Ecuador \| Aug 08 '07 \| 0 reviews
The centre of the world! Nearly. Quito, Ecuador \| Aug 11 '07 \| 0 reviews
Navel of the Earth Easter Island, Chile \| Aug 12 '07 \| 0 reviews
Shopping in Sydney Sydney, Australia \| Aug 19 '07 \| 0 reviews
Wanderers return to Welly Wellington, New Zealand \| Aug 31 '07 \| 0 reviews
Jobhunting in Dublin Dublin, Ireland \| Sep 25 '07 \| 0 reviews
Should we stay or should we go? London, United Kingdom \| Nov 08 '07 \| 0 reviews

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