TBEX Dublin doesn’t start for another six months, but our friends at Fáilte Ireland wanted to give some travel bloggers a sneak peek at our 2013 European host city during one of its biggest celebrations – the St. Patrick’s Day Festival. With the help of TBEX, they selected a small group of bloggers – Amber DeGrace (Tickling My Fancy), Andrew Dobson (Dobbernation Loves), Monika Fuchs (Travel World Online), JoAnna Haugen (Kaleidoscopic Wandering), and Yvonne Zagermann (Just Travelous) – to experience Dublin at its most green.

For the rest of us who couldn’t be in Dublin over St. Patrick’s Day, here’s a round-up of the blog posts and photos by that group.

And yes, all this Dublin and Ireland talk makes us even more excited about going to Dublin in October. How about you?

St. Patrick’s Day Festival Blog Posts

• St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland – 7½ Things I’ve Learned
• Top o’ the Mornin’ to You: Spending St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland
• Dublin, Ireland – A Mobile Photography Essay
• St. Patrick’s Day: The Irish know how to organize a good party (in German, with English translation button)
• St. Paddy’s Day in Dublin
• A Last-Minute Trip to a Dream Destination
• Traditional Irish Soda Scones
• St. Patrick’s Parade in Dublin (photos)
• Church Bar and Restaurant
• Burlington Hotel in Dublin, Ireland – A Review
• A cafe in the center of Dublin with good coffee and nice Irish people (in German, with English translation button)
• Exploring Ireland’s Rugged West Coast
• Shopping and Food in Dublin, Ireland at Powerscourt Townhouse Centre off Grafton Street (in German, with English translation button)
• Owenmore Restaurant at Ballynahinch Castle
• Brooks Hotel is an oasis of calm in the center of Dublin (in German, with English translation button)
• 37 Dawson Street
• The Saddle Room at The Shelbourne Hotel
• Fade Street Social

St. Patrick’s Day Festival Video

St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland – Kilkenny and Dublin from Yvonne Zagermann on Vimeo.

St. Patrick’s Day Festival Photos

In addition to the blog posts about the trip, the St. Patrick’s Festival bloggers were prolific photographers. Here’s a selection of their great pictures (including the part where they got to meet the President of Ireland!). Click on each image below to get to the original.