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The first time I heard someone order a Guinness-and-black, I thought it might be some kind of variation on a black-and-tan. Then I remembered that Guinness IS the “black” in “black-and tan” – there went my theory. But I’ve never met a drink I didn’t like (except for Chinese white spirits, which were pretty terrible), [...]

Though a recent assertion of its plan to cater to older and family travelers made me question its target demographic, Hostelworld.com seems to still be looking out for the young traveler after all. The web site (which needs no introduction — it’s almost impossible to search for a hostel and not at least glance at it) [...]

We know it as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, but in many European countries, the day before Lent is Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or simply Pancake Day.
The origins of Pancake Day, like many pre-Lenten festivities, come from the desire to indulge in all the things you were giving up for Lent. In this case, the [...]

Leaving the school-week without enough travel-relevant words of wisdom? Here’s another round of recently published, feature-worthy writes for your weekend reading.
More accustomed to photo paper than Photoshop, and a veritable stranger to my own digi, I appreciated the SoSauce article on how to choose a digital camera. The write-up includes a little questionnaire of possible [...]

This is the British Isles’ answer to Germany’s radler. The shandy is a blend of your favorite lager and lemon or ginger soda. It’s light and refreshing and another good cocktail for student travelers who’ve figured out that beer is the cheapest thing at the pub, but aren’t quite sure they like it.

A few groundrules for drinking a proper Guinness in a proper Irish pub.

9 tips for overcoming culture shock and making your study abroad experience the best that it can be.

Toward the end of my semester in Ireland, I started to get a little bored. I had become well acquainted with the bars and clubs of Cork and I had been to most of the local sights like the Rose Garden at Fitzgerald Park, the small-but-entertaining Cork Museum, and the Crawford Art Gallery. But I [...]

Ireland isn’t know for its fine cuisine, and to a certain extent this is an accurate assessment. To be fair, the comfort food is great. Shepherd’s pie and Irish stew are fantastic and I had some great fish chowders while I was staying in seaside towns. Irish soda bread or black currant scones with fresh [...]

The Long Stone is one of those Dublin pubs that just about everyone has been to at some time or another, yet is not a tourist destination, a student haunt, a meat market or a sports bar. The Long Stone is one of those places that anyone can set foot into and have a [...]