BusinessWeek‘s Aaron Ricadela recounted recently a trip[ he took with a friend into the interior of the Emerald Isle. Ireland is beautiful and enchanting any time of year…
A 12-day trip in March from Dublin, through Ireland’s often overlooked center, and up its western coast with my friend Carmel from County Limerick, revealed a country that hews steadfastly to its folkways. The road trip took our intrepid Saab through barren borderlands of undulating hills and rocky bogs. Strangers followed us out of pubs with quirkily homespun directions. The endless inky pints of Guinness, toasted sandwiches, and breakfast plates laden with fried meats had me marveling at the Irish constitution.
With peak season for travel to Ireland ending, bargain prices should be available. The recession has help push them lower already. It’s a great time to visit Ireland.
December 1st, 2009 on 9:15 am
Recession discounts are making travel nowadays a dream. After just getting back from a super-low cost trip to Colombia, I’m starting to realize more and more tha value (and fun) in low-cost destinations (particularly when you can score an inexpensive plane ticket). We own a boutique hotel down here in the Republic of Panama (http://www.loscuatrotulipanes.com) and have seen a number of “recession tourists” coming down for elongated stays. Sure beats staying at home in the cold