Sunday, December 4th, 2011
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Few things in life beat a wish which actually comes true. This time last year I wrote a New Year’s wishlist, which included a mission to visit more of our stunning islands. First, a trip to Cape Clear made me smile and celebrate our natural heritage, but a trip later in the year to Inis [...]
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Tags: accommodation Aran Islands, Aran Islands, eco Ireland, green accommodation Ireland, green travel Ireland, Inis Meain, Ireland's islands, places to stay Aran Islands, special places to stay Ireland, West of Ireland
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Friday, October 7th, 2011
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While the rest of Europe has gone ‘glamping’ crazy,Ireland is still playing catch up. In some ways this is a good thing, with the UK and France offering such a plethora of posh pitches now, it almost has me pining for my old four man Vango. But then I step inside the comforting cocoon of [...]
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Tags: Camping Ireland, ecotourism Ireland, glamping Ireland, green travel Ireland, Leitrim Ireland, Yurts Ireland
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Monday, May 30th, 2011
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I never dared go on a horseriding holiday before. The reasons? Not good enough, not brave enough and not rich enough. However, all horsy hang-ups were dispelled on a recent family break in County Galway, at the Slieve Aughty Riding Centre . I met the owner, Esther Zyderlaan, at an ecotourism conference earlier in the [...]
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Tags: ecotourism Ireland, green ireland, green travel Ireland, horse riding galway, horseriding Ireland, language holidays Ireland, responsible tourism Ireland, riding holidays Ireland, Slieve Aughty
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Saturday, May 28th, 2011
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It is the beginning of April, and I’m sitting outside a small island cafe, sipping frothy coffee, overlooking a peacock blue harbour, before returning up the hill to a Mongolian yurt. For those who aren’t yet familiar with yurts, they are large round tents, built around a wooden trellis structure, with canvas stretched over the [...]
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Tags: Camping Ireland, Cape Clear, eco travel Ireland, green travel Ireland, yurt camp Ireland, Yurts Ireland
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
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Serendipity is sometimes a life saver. About ten years ago, at one of those crucial life turning points, when I didn’t know which road to take, I got a phone call from a friend, asking me to mind his cottage in the Wicklow Mountains for a few months. Within a week I, my husband [...]
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Tags: accommodation Wicklow, Ballymurrin, cottage Wicklow, ecotourism, green travel Ireland, The Old Milking Parlour Wicklow
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
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The recession has forced many of our golden gates of tourism to open to new ideas and new visitors, indirectly creating a more responsible and accessible form of tourism. I recently visited the five star hotels of Parknasilla in Kerry and Castlemartyr in Cork which have opened their doors to us mere mortals. This is [...]
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Tags: Castlemartyr, county kerry, ecotourism Ireland, Ecotourism Ireland Kerry, green ireland, green travel, green travel Ireland, natural retreats, parknasilla
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
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No one is going to choose a place to stay simply because it has solar panels or a compost loo. Although I must admit, I have a bizarre interest in the pros, cons, and inner workings of the latter, which amuses my children no end. However, when you visit a place and realise that the [...]
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Tags: County Cavan places to stay, ecotourism Ireland, green travel Ireland, Trinity Island Lodge
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