Photo Essay: Dancing in Damhsa (Part 2)
Text and Photos: Gypsygal Nina The dance festival or Damhsa is a yearly dance festival event in Cork which aims to celebrate diverse cultures. One of the dance troupes I admire is the Kupalo Ukrainian...
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The Kabluchok Russian Group from Moscow performed a Russian folk dances. The group even has a musician hailing from Kazakhstan. The Russians are not only good in ballet. They also know how to do the...
View ArticlePostcard Moment: Traffic Stopper
Photo by: Gypsygal Nina Who says only hot babes can stop traffic? Baaa! Baaa! Baaa!
View ArticleI took a stroll down the old long walk Of the day I-ay-I-ay
text and photos by: Gypsygal Nina I took a stroll down the old long walk Of the day I-ay-I-ay I met a little girl and we stopped to talk On a grand soft day I-ay And I ask you friends, what’s a fella...
View ArticlePostcard Moment: Walk the rocky road
The Burren (Irish: Boireann) meaning "great rock" is a karst landscape (landscape with layers and layers of soluble bedrock like limestone) region in Co.Clare, Ireland. The spring-summer season, with...
View ArticleCliffs of Moher
posted by Gypsygal Nina I don't think I am exaggerating when I say that one of the first things that will come into mind when someone mentioned "Ireland" would be the Cliffs of Moher. Cliffs of...
View ArticleA Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Dublin
Text and photos by Nina Sarmiento In my previous post, I listed down ways on how to travel for less in Europe. One of which is to just roam around and tour the many fab landmarks, museums and...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: St. Paddy Day in Ireland
text and photos by Nina Sarmiento St.Patrick's Day (more known as St. Paddy's day) is a religious feast day celebrated on March 17, to honor the patron saint of Ireland (Yeah yeah we hear you, we know...
View ArticleHappy St. Patrick’s Day!
Text and photos by : Nina Sarmiento Today is March 17 – St Patrick's Day. What better way to celebrate this festival but to present a mini-slide show on how St. Patrick's day is being celebrated in...
View ArticleHow to have a craic in Paddy Day
text and photos by Nina Sarmiento I heard of St. Patrick's Day but it was only when I relocated to Ireland that I got to enjoy the festivities. More than honoring the country's patron saint, St....
View ArticlePostcard Moment: On top of a cliff, with a view, in N. Ireland
Text and photos by Nina Sarmiento If you find yourself in Belfast, Northern Ireland, you might want to go on a day trip at Carrick-a-Rede – a rocky island connected to the cliffs by a rope...
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