Halloween Special: The 25 Most Haunted Places, Houses and Castles in Ireland
Wherever your path takes you in Ireland, local tales of haunting are easy to find. Superstition has always run deep in the country, and it’s fractured historical past is the setting of many an unhappy story. Most of those came in death and led to an unfortunate attachment to the buildings they once gave life […]
Why I’m drooling over Doolin
Doolin in county Clare in Ireland is one of those places that has “that” effect on you. You first travel through not knowing a whole lot about it, and it startles you. Compels you to return. When you do, you can’t help falling in love. For such a small village it offers so much. Firstly, […]
Taking the Exceptional Doolin Food Tour with Ollie’s Tours
On the west coast of County Clare lies the attractive little village of Doolin. It is defined by its colourful thatched houses and those epic cliffs that start and extend south. Yes I’m talking about the world famous Cliffs of Moher. Well the village just got a little better. It is now the location of […]
A Perfect 2 Day Killarney and Ring of Kerry Itinerary
The Ring of Kerry drive is a 179 km route through one of the most picturesque parts of Ireland, past mountains, lakes and along the Kerry coast. The Ring of Kerry route is one of the Wild Atlantic’s Ways most magnificent stretches. With a 3 day trip to explore Kerry, we would travel from Killarney […]
The 15 Best hikes in Ireland for Your Bucket List
Ireland is a country that’s naturally perfect for hiking. Its coast is bordered by ranges of relatively low-lying mountains, most of which don’t exceed 1000 metres in height. There’s literally a hike for everyone, from short flat trails that follow the coastline to long-distance trails that travel through counties. With the help of some excellent […]
Finding The Best of Connemara on a Road Trip
Connemara is probably that vision of Ireland you get if you’ve never been to the country. Green. Rugged. Mountains form its core, a range of 12 peaks known as the 12 Bens. It’s coastline stretches from Killary Harbour, Ireland’s only true fjord, past countless inlets and beaches till it forms Galway Bay and meets the […]
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Galway- A Wonderful City Brimming with Culture and Fun
Galway. It’s a place that evokes juxtaposed scenes in the mind. On one hand, Connemara is the definition of the Wild Atlantic Way, an untamed landscape stretching across mountains to the ferocious ocean. Galway, on the other hand, is a university town with a young population, and widely regarded as the urban centre with the […]
Walking the Remarkable Pilgrims Trail- A Croagh Patrick Hike
For the Irish, the Croagh Patrick hike needs no absolutely introduction. As the holiest mountain in Ireland, it attracts about one million visitors a year. Known as The Reek, over 25,000 pilgrims climb the pilgrimage trail annually on Reek Sunday, the last Sunday in July. This climb is often completed barefoot by the pilgrims also. […]
12 Amazing Things to do in Dingle and Slea Head
The Dingle Peninsula is a larger than life area featuring one of Ireland’s liveliest towns, a very friendly dolphin, and with the Slea Head Loop, one of it’s most scenic coastal routes. As part of the Wild Atlantic Way, you can guarantee that it embodies all things Irish. Ideal for a two day visit the […]
Essential Driving Tips in Ireland for Visitors
Driving in Ireland! It’s a topic which many visitors to Ireland discuss with dread. The famed roundabouts, the narrow country lanes, the one way streets and the thoughts of meeting a bus on a cliff side road, are all some of the reasons why many choose not to step behind the wheel of a car […]
Are Kinsale and Cobh Ireland’s Most Beautiful Towns?
Kinsale and Cobh lie within easy reach of Cork and should be included in any itinerary of Ireland. Cobh is the famed last stop of the Titanic and Kinsale is the gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way. Both Kinsale and Cobh are packed with fascinating things to do. We visited both on the same day […]
A Stay at Fota Island Resort and Park, Cork
Cork is Ireland’s second city and we celebrated our first wedding anniversary with a stay at one of its top hotels, Fota Island Resort and an outing to the beautiful Fota wildlife park.
A historical stay at the Ice House Hotel in Mayo, Ireland
This was a planned trip in early January, for a night’s relaxation in a high-end spa hotel, and a little sightseeing in the local area. We choose the Ice House Hotel, Ballina, in County Mayo, as its excellent reputation preceded it. Alas, not everything on our trip went according to plan, but it’s saving grace […]