Posts filed under 'vacation to Ireland'
Begining on July 28th, Galway will host its annual 7 day world renowned horsing racing festival. The 2008 Galway Races promise to be a real spectacle in the Irish Horse Racing calendar and will attract some 200,000 race-goers to the Ballybrit venue over the course of the event.
The Festival has established itself as the pinnacle in Irish Racing and arguably the
most lavish, colourful and sociable fixture in the Irish Racing Calendar. Its not only the quality of racing that sets Galway apart, but the coming together of racing fanatic and party goer combine to make the atmosphere something that can only be experienced to fully appreciate. True Irish Craic is guaranteed not to mention the odd one or a dozen pints of Guinness!
June 16th, 2008
Tripadvisor, the expedia owned travel review website, have just named their best destinations for 2008.
Dingle, or “An Daingean” as it is officially named, has been listed at number 18, the 6th European destination to be listed.
Dingle, which is in the extreme South West of Ireland, is part of the Irish Speaking Gaeltacht and is the most westerly town in Europe. Dingle is a popular tourist attraction for people who travel to Ireland as it retains the old world charm of an Irish fishing village.
One of the many tourist attractions in Dingle is Ireland’s most famous Dolphin, Fungie. Fungie is a mature male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) and was first sighted in Dingle Harbour in early 1984. He is reputed to be the longest standing friendly solitary dolphin in the world.
An aquarium, Mara Beo (meaning ‘living sea’) overlooking the beautiful harbour is another of the many attractions in Dingle….
April 30th, 2008
An experience report – the self-trial
On the rivers and lakes of Ireland you can rent more than 500 cabin-cruisers and enjoy your vacation with a lot of nature. You can cast the fishing rod or enjoy a bath in the fresh but not so cold lake. In the evening you can dock on a lonely island or on one of the many bases in small towns from where you can go for a typical Irish pub. Ireland has not only water around itself, it is also pervade with rivers and canals. Even if you never navigated a boat you can discover Ireland through the waterway as a holiday captain. Most popular are the rivers Shannon, Erne and River Barrow, which are connected to each other and have a proud distance of 800 km – and the are not used commercially only for fun.
February 28th, 2008
Some of the stunning views and experiences to be had on a trip through the Beara Peninsula.
February 20th, 2008
Aer Lingus have just announced a sale that has flights to Ireland for only $289 in the peak Summer season and as low as $199 in low season.
I have been watching the price of travel this year and despite the weak dollar combined with expensive oil, a vacation in
Ireland in 2008 looks like it will be better value than it has been in quite a few years.
The Aer Lingus sale combined with some great offers from tour operators like myguideIreland means that travelers from the USA or Canada who book early can avail of better value than last year.
For example, myguideIreland’s latest offer of a free night in an Irish Castle added to these great Aer Lingus fares means that you could spend a week in Irish hotels (including flights and rental car) for $972 in July or just $972 in April
February 8th, 2008
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