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Modes of transportation around Ireland

If you have a car, it is easy to travel and move around Ireland. But for an adventurous and audacious tourist, are there other alternatives aside from visiting Ireland by car? Of course yes. There...

Safety Tips for Your Home While on Vacation

If you are going away on vacation for a while, it's important to arrange to safeguard your home in your absence. This is important for several reasons including protecting the most expensive thing...

The Giant's Causeway

In County Antrim, Northern Ireland, a bridge disappears into the sea only a short distance from the shore. Thousands of tourists flock to the area to walk across the remains. A bridge that serves...

The Rugged Beauty of Armenia

The Near Eastern country of Armenia is historic in the ancient sense of the word—life there stretches back to the Stone Age. A presence along the Silk Road, this area set betwixt the Caucasus...

Highlights of Belgium

A relatively small, densely populated country of modern cities, historic towns, bustling ports, seaside resorts and varied countryside, Belgium is bordered by the larger Western European countries of...

What to Do on your Trip to Turkey

Turkey has much to offer its visitors in terms of activities, history and beach life. Whichever resort you choose to stay at, you will be sure of a vacation full of experiences you'll never forget -...

What's in store for me in County Donegal?

This county belongs to the northern most portion of Ireland. This phrase comes from the Irish words 'Dun na nGall' which when literally translated means the fort of the foreigner. It is where the...

The Beautiful Wicklow Mountains National Park

This National Park is located on the east coast portion of Ireland in the County of Wicklow. This park is a part of the mountain range framing the County of Wicklow with fascinating heathlands and...

Glendalough Monastery

Amidst the ruined village within the glacial valley of County Wicklow, there stands a monastery of remarkable appearance - the Glendalough Monastery. Glendalough, or Gleann Dá Loch in Irish,...

The Rock of Cashel

When I first read of its name, I thought, What am I supposed to see on a rock? Ireland's got castles, caves and mythical hills; so what's with a Rock? But as I looked it up and saw its pictures...

The Pleasures of Hill walking

Hill walking is a very relaxing activity and experience especially when you are visiting Ireland's prime tourist spots. The climate allows you to walk to and fro different routes and mountain...

Boyle Abbey of the Cistercian Order

Boyle Abbey is founded by the Cistercian order, a Roman Catholic religious order which is commonly referred to as the White Monks for the color of their habits. This was their first successful...

Be in love with Connemara National Park

In County Galway, West of Ireland is the home of one of Ireland's national parks - the Connemara National Park. It is one of Ireland's six national parks preserved and supervised by the National...

Go on a Holistic Health Cruise

Instead having to work off the excesses of your vacation, it is possible to go on a cruise vacation and return home feeling more fit and healthy. You can be pampered, receive spa treatments, learn...

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