Pulling our rental car into the street side parking in Ballina, I was struck at the marked contrast of this modern boutique hotel from our prior castle and manor house stays. The Ice House Hotel & Chill Spa is another one of Ireland’s Blue Book properties, but it is unique in that it seamlessly blends […]
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This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. Having never been on an inaugural flight, I was delighted to be invited by Poland’s LOT Airlines to fly on the first ever flight from Los Angeles to Warsaw in April of 2017. I was part of a group of travel writers who were invited
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On the west coast of Ireland, overlooking Cashel Bay, sits Cashel House. This 50 acre estate, in Connemara, County Galway, in the heart of Ireland National Park, has been welcoming guests for a long, long time; over 50 years by the McEvilly family. The four star family-run, historic hotel, built in the 1700’s, is a garden
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Did you know that 70% of Ireland’s wild flowers are grown in the Burren? The unique floral landscape is laced with hazelnut trees and mossy banks, an ideal hiding spot for Gentian fairies. The spring Gentian blooms in May, its flowers a vibrant blue color. How do I know this? I had the pleasure of
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Having never been to Ireland, I imagined what it would be like to sleep in castles with elegant hallways, grand staircases, sparkling chandeliers and offering gourmet cuisine. Fortunately, my husband and I came across Dromoland Castle in County Clare and it did not disappoint my active imagination. This is how I dreamt a castle stay
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You may be able to spot someone fly fishing off the banks of the River Nore, or riding an Irish Cob along a tree-lined path. But what may surprise you is that the former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, might be the one holding the fishing pole or Bruce Springsteen might be the
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