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My third trip to Ireland, Valeria\u2019s first. Ireland is a relaxing country, easy to get around , with plenty of sights and beers! We hired a car from Shannon Airport and passed two weeks strolling around the West Coast from Killarney to Galway, County Mayo and Sligo, Donegal, Northern Ireland and back to Shannon. What a difference from my first trip here in 1991! Back then Ireland was essentially agricolture and farming, not so many tourists and low prices\u2026 This time we\u2019ve found a wealth which surprised me, lots of big cars and shops everywhere. Ireland has gone a long way since lots of big companies started coming here in the early nineties (attracted mainly by the then low wages).<\/p>\n
Still, the beauty of the nature and the coasts is almost intact, with some ecceptions around Achill Island which is now full of cottages, and the horrible path they\u2019re building at the Cliffs of Moher. Doolin\u2019 is still there, the Aran (at least Inisheer) retain some degree of magic, but the overall sense of solitude and peace is somewhat gone forever. But as a traveller, i think it\u2019s outrageous to complain about other countries being richer than they were just to preserve your memories\u2026 it\u2019s pathetic and offensive.<\/p>\n
Anyway, this 2005 trip was more relaxed and we had a good time from pub to pub, from cliffs to green fields, from charming seaside villages to towns growing bigger and more cosmopolite then ever\u2026 Thanks Ireland for a Pint of Guinness and a good laugh!<\/p>\n
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1 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0– Ryanair flight from Milan to Shannon – care rented<\/p>\n 2 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0– from Shannon to Killorgin – Ring of Kerry – Valencia Island – Waterville – back to Killorgin<\/p>\n 3 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0– from Killorgin to Dingle\u00a0peninsula – around Dingle – Ballydavid<\/p>\n 4 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0– from Ballydavid to Tralee – to Tarbert by ferry – Kilkee – Doolin<\/p>\n 5 august\u00a02005<\/strong>\u00a0– from Doolin to Aran Islands – Inisheer then back to Doolin – Cliffs of Moher<\/p>\n 6 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0– from Doolin to Galway – Connemara – Roundstone<\/p>\n 7 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0– from Roundstone to Inishnee peninsula- County Mayo – Clifden – Kylemore Abbey – Joyce Country – Westport<\/p>\n 8 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0-from Westport to Bellmullet<\/p>\n 9 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0-from Bellmullet to Killybegs – Yeats Country<\/p>\n 10 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0-from Killybegs to Carrigart – Sleave Leagues<\/p>\n 11 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0– Fanad peninsula – Ratmelton – Derry – Limavady<\/p>\n 12 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0– Giant Causeway – Ballycastle<\/p>\n 13 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0-from Ballycastle to Belfast – then to Oranmore\u00a0<\/p>\n 14 august 2005<\/strong>\u00a0– Oranmore to Burren – Doolin – Shannon – back to Italy<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Back to Ireland after many many years, this time with my soulmate and her parents. Not exactly a backpacker trip but highly enjoyable all the same. Slainte!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1641,1659,1379],"tags":[1494,1496],"yoast_head":"\n