Book Description
Join Rick Steves' on a trip to the Emerald Isle, a land of lush countryside, monastic ruins and medieval castles, and charming people. Enjoy the best of Dublin's pubs and nightlife; explore Kerry's Dingle Peninsula; experience Belfast's complex history. With Rick Steves' Ireland 2004, travelers can delve into Irish culture, make friends with the locals, and expe...

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You'd be hard-pressed to find a more comprehensive, engrossing and just plain fun-to-read guidebook than the Eyewitness Travel Guide: Ireland. Spilling over with all sorts of useful information for the traveler, you'll find three-dimensional drawings, floor plans, detailed neighborhood maps with a street-finder index, and even historical timelines. Broken into ...

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Journey to a land where the ability to linger is still cherished, right along with the art of storytelling and the courtesy of sharing in a round at the pub. Wherever your trip takes you through this rich and beautiful country, you will realize that beneath the excitement, something magical still endures. Before leaving on your journey to Ireland, be sure to pac...

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On his only prior visit to Ireland, English songwriter-comic Tony Hawks had seen a man hitchhiking with a refrigerator. For years, he was wont to tell the tale during late-night drinking matches, and after one particularly heavy-duty night of partying, he awoke to find a bet scrawled pillowside: a friend wagered 100 pounds that Hawks wouldn't travel Ireland for a mont...

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Chicago Tribune
Maybe you'll stay in the place described as a pre-Famine wisteria-covered farmhouse-one of several overnight options in Westport, County Mayo. Or maybe you'll opt for the large Georgian mansion just beyond an iron gateway in Ballymote, County Sligo. Maybe you'll stay in one of the other 400 or so accommodations in this revised and expanded version of the book tha...

Review
"The funniest book I've read this year."--John Walsh, The Independent (U.K.)

"A travelogue of Ireland told through great set pieces and jokes...The author seems to have a natural aptitude for meeting funny, strange, and fascinating people. This book will make you laugh out loud."--The Irish News (Belfast)

"McCarthy's Bar is so unrelentin...

Book Description
Michelin Road Map. Enlargements of Belfast and Dublin. Place name index. Key in: French English German Irish 1:400,000

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Book Description

Whether you're escaping to the island paradise of your dreams or exploring the evocative remains of ancient civilisations, all the information you need is here at your fingertips.

• 120 easy-to-read maps
• latest information on inter-island ferry services
• the best locations for diving, trekking and sailing
• hundreds of places to ...

Veranda, Deborah Merck Sanders, December 2000
Quaint, charming and predictably green. . . . The pages echo with tranquility in this composite masterfully photographed by Hugh Palmer.

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Your insider’s guide to the best places and prices

Explore the Emerald Isle in style

From Dublin and Belfast to the Blarney Stone and the Ring of Kerry, Ireland is a magical place. But how do you plan the perfect Irish vacation? Relax! This easy-to-understand guide is just what you need for an unforgettable trip.

Discover:

• Down-to-earth tri...

Synopsis
A guide to seeing Ireland by car collects twenty-five itineraries with directions, maps, scenic side trips, and historic attractions.

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New York Times
"Don't leave home without STREETWISE"

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Book Description

Discover the Highland wilderness and heather-covered Lowland hills, beautiful coastline and vast lochs, medieval castles and vibrant cities with this fully updated guide to all things Scottish.

• 40 maps, including full-colour Edinburgh map section
• accommodation options from basic bothies to converted castles
• where to get a tast...

Review
"The granddaddy of budget guides"
--The New York Times

"Guides that penetrate the veneer of holiday brochures and mine the grit of real life"
--The Economist


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Review
"The granddaddy of budget guides"
--The New York Times

"Guides that penetrate the veneer of holiday brochures and mine the grit of real life"
--The Economist


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From Publishers Weekly
A memoir may be a summing-up of a long, interesting life, or it can be a sort of self-examination so addictive the writer joins the ranks of the "serial memoirists." O'Faolain's a repeat offender, effectively rechewing material incompletely digested in her previous memoir, Are You Somebody? She opens by listing what she doesn't have, as she enters her mid-...

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

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This user-friendly travel map has been specifically designed for visitors as a practical and informative guide to Ireland. More than just a map, it includes large-scale projections of popular tourist destinations. It also includes places of interest, hotels and national parks, highlighted scenic routes, regional climate chart, full color photographs, language tip...

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From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there, chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks ...

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From the Back Cover
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer’s, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices. Frommer’s. Your guide to a world of travel experience.

Choose the Only Guide That Gives You:

• Detailed itineraries to help design a trip t...