User:(WT-en) Alan1989
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[[Image:County Carlow.png|thumb|250px|That's County Carlow]] Hello there! Living in County Carlow, that's in the south-east of Ireland.
Travels
The way I see it is that we've only got a short while on this planet... we may as well see as much of it as we can. Wouldn't be on Wikivoyage if I didn't love travelling, so I'm in the process of making up for years of neglect in that department. Here's where I've been:
1999-2005
- August 1999: Pembroke Dock and Tenby, South Wales (family trip).
- August 2000: Manchester and Liverpool, North West England (family trip).
- April / May 2004: Liverpool and Warrington, North West England (school trip).
- 2 - 9 July, 2005: Cala 'en Bosch and Cuitadella, Menorca (family trip).
2006-2008
- 8 - 12 February, 2006: Munich, Germany and Salzburg, Austria (school trip).
- 10 - 14 April, 2006: Salou, Montserrat and Barcelona, North-east Spain (school trip).
- 8 - 13 August, 2006: Paris, France (family trip).
- 9 - 13 April, 2007: Prague, Czech Republic (family trip).
- 6 - 13 June, 2007: Rome (and Vatican City, Pompeii, Lido di Ostia and Naples, Italy) (family trip).
2009-2010
- 20 - 22 February, 2009: Stockholm, Sweden (college trip).
- 1 - 4 June, 2009: Aberystwyth, Wales and Birmingham, England (family trip).
- 9 - 11 October, 2009: Aberystwyth, Wales (family trip).
- 9 - 13 February, 2010: Budapest, Hungary (college trip).
- 5 - 9 June, 2010: Aberystwyth and Swansea, Wales (family trip).
- 10 - 12 September, 2010: Aberystwyth, Wales (family trip).
2011-
- 2 - 5 February, 2011: Stockholm, Sweden (college trip).
- 12 - 13 May, 2011: Aberystwyth, Wales (family trip).
- 12 - 14 July, 2011: Aberystwyth, Wales (family trip; brother's graduation).
- 31 October - 4 November, 2011: Aberystwyth, Hay-on-Wye and Cardiff, Wales (family trip).
- 8 - 16 April, 2012: Valencia, Zaragoza and Barcelona, Spain (with friends).
- 2 - 6 July, 2012: Aberystwyth and Cardiff, Wales (family trip).
I've been on 24 plane journeys (12x return) and 18 ferry crossings (9x return). I haven't left Europe.... yet.
Why Aberystwyth?
While it's true that yes, I really like the place, it also helps that it's where my brother lived from October 2009 to July 2012. More than all the other reasons, that's why I went there so often.
Plans
Going to try something new here and make of list of places I'd like to go to. To begin with there will be some "obvious" choices, but as I think about it more and try to recall other places I've considered over the years the list will grow.
This list isn't in order of preference - it goes first alphabetically by country, then by destination. (Last updated: June 23, 2012)
Europe
| Destination | Date Visited | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerp, Belgium | -------------- | January 26, 2012 |
| Bruges, Belgium | -------------- | January 4, 2012 |
| Brussels, Belgium | -------------- | January 4, 2012 |
| Ghent, Belgium | -------------- | January 4, 2012 |
| Dubrovnik, Croatia | -------------- | June 13, 2012 |
| Vis, Croatia | -------------- | June 13, 2012 |
| Bath, England | -------------- | December 14, 2011 |
| Bristol, England | -------------- | December 14, 2011 |
| London, England | -------------- | November 23, 2011 |
| Bordeaux, France | -------------- | November 23, 2011 |
| Grenoble, France | -------------- | June 23, 2012 |
| Nice, France | -------------- | November 23, 2011 |
| Rennes, France | -------------- | November 23, 2011 |
| Frankfurt, Germany | -------------- | December 14, 2011 |
| Berlin, Germany | -------------- | November 23, 2011 |
| Trier, Germany | -------------- | November 23, 2011 |
| Athens, Greece | -------------- | December 19, 2011 |
| Corfu, Greece | -------------- | December 19, 2011 |
| Reykjavik, Iceland | -------------- | November 23, 2011 |
| Ascoli Piceno, Italy | -------------- | February 26, 2012 |
| Cagliari, Italy | -------------- | February 26, 2012 |
| Florence, Italy | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| La Maddalena, Italy | -------------- | February 26, 2012 |
| Nuoro, Italy | -------------- | February 26, 2012 |
| Padova, Italy | -------------- | February 26, 2012 |
| Palermo, Italy | -------------- | February 26, 2012 |
| Pisa, Italy | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| South Tyrol, Italy | -------------- | February 26, 2012 |
| Urbino, Italy | -------------- | February 26, 2012 |
| Venice, Italy | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | -------------- | December 1, 2011 |
| Maastricht, Netherlands | -------------- | December 1, 2011 |
| Oslo, Norway | -------------- | November 23, 2011 |
| Auschwitz, Poland | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| Krakow, Poland | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| Warsaw, Poland | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| Edinburgh, Scotland | -------------- | November 24, 2011 |
| Fuerteventura, Spain | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| Alicante, Spain | -------------- | January 18, 2012 |
| Cordoba, Spain | -------------- | June 20, 2012 |
| Madrid, Spain | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| San Sebastian, Spain | -------------- | January 25, 2012 |
| Seville, Spain | -------------- | March 15, 2012 |
| Tenerife, Spain | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| Toledo, Spain | -------------- | November 25, 2011 |
| Valencia, Spain | April 8, 2012 | December 30, 2011 |
| Zaragoza, Spain | April 12, 2012 | February 28, 2012 |
| Gothenburg, Sweden | -------------- | November 24, 2011 |
| Malmö, Sweden | -------------- | November 24, 2011 |
| Berne, Switzerland | -------------- | January 27, 2012 |
| Lausanne, Switzerland | -------------- | January 27, 2012 |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | -------------- | June 12, 2012 |
| Zurich, Switzerland | -------------- | January 27, 2012 |
North America
| Destination | Date Visited | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Montreal, Canada | -------------- | January 10, 2012 |
| Toronto, Canada | -------------- | January 10, 2012 |
| Vancouver, Canada | -------------- | November 20, 2011 |
| Appalachian Trail, USA | -------------- | February 19, 2012 |
| Atlanta, USA | -------------- | December 27, 2011 |
| Big Sur, USA | -------------- | January 10, 2011 |
| Chicago, USA | -------------- | December 16, 2011 |
| Las Vegas, USA | -------------- | January 10, 2011 |
| Los Angeles, USA | -------------- | November 20, 2011 |
| New Orleans, USA | -------------- | January 10, 2011 |
| New York City, USA | -------------- | November 20, 2011 |
| Sacramento, USA | -------------- | January 10, 2011 |
| San Diego, USA | -------------- | January 10, 2011 |
| San Francisco, USA | -------------- | January 10, 2011 |
| Seattle, USA | -------------- | January 10, 2011 |
| Washington, D.C., USA | -------------- | June 17, 2012 |
| Yosemite National Park, USA | -------------- | January 10, 2011 |
Asia
| Destination | Date Visited | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima, Japan | -------------- | December 1, 2011 |
| Oku-Hida Onsen Villages, Japan | -------------- | December 1, 2011 |
| Tokyo, Japan | -------------- | December 1, 2011 |
| Luang Prabang, Laos | -------------- | January 4, 2012 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | -------------- | January 27, 2012 |
| Lopburi, Thailand | -------------- | November 21, 2011 |
| Pattaya, Thailand | -------------- | January 27, 2012 |
Africa
| Destination | Date Visited | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Town, South Africa | -------------- | January 27, 2012 |
Oceania
| Destination | Date Visited | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine, Australia | -------------- | November 24, 2011 |
| Melbourne, Australia | -------------- | January 11, 2012 |
| Perth, Australia | -------------- | January 11, 2012 |
| Sydney, Australia | -------------- | November 24, 2011 |
| Auckland, New Zealand | -------------- | January 11, 2012 |
| Christchurch, New Zealand | -------------- | November 24, 2011 |
| Dunedin, New Zealand | -------------- | January 11, 2012 |
| Queenstown, New Zealand | -------------- | January 11, 2012 |
Countries
An at-a-glance list of the countries I've been to so far:
Ireland
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Counties in Ireland which I still have to visit as of January 2012:
Leinster
Connacht
Ulster
(Trying to work out whether I've briefly been to Tyrone and Monaghan!)
Contributions to Wikivoyage
Articles
Got onto the site in August 2006, since then I've gradually pieced together most of the information on the following pages:
A lot of these don't have a lot of information though, but I'm working on it :).
Photos & Graphics
| [[Image:Liberty Tree Carlow.JPG|left|thumb|250px|The Liberty Tree in Carlow Town.]] | [[Image:Carlow_underpass.JPG|thumb|250px|The underpass on Carlow's second inner relief road, with part of the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in the background.]] | [[Image:County Carlow.png|thumb|250px| County Carlow]] |
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[[Image:Fairgreen SC.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Christmas at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre.]] | [[Image:Carlow Shopping Centre.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Carlow Shopping Centre.]] |
| [[Image:Leighlinbridge_Marina.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Part of the marina in Leighlinbridge, with the Valerian bridge and the remains of the village's Norman castle in the background.]] | [[Image:Carlow Cathedral.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Carlow Cathedral]] | [[Image:Carlow Map 01.png|thumb|350px|Carlow town map.]] |