And here we discovered another scenic drive – the 16 kilometres long Sky Road in County Mayo that took us out west from Clifden, onto the Kingstown peninsula, and back into Clifden. With the morning sun shining like a spotlight onto the Mother Earth, I thought that this road would be definitely on the podium,...
I was absolutely spellbound and could scarcely believe the skyline of the Connemara that raised in front of me. Just by looking at it one can feel the energy of the nature bursting with forms and colours. This kind of landscape has always attracted me – the lakes, a blue sky fluffed with white cumulus...
That scene of an unspoiled stretch of 1 km long beach of Port na Feadóige in County Galway was what I had longed for. With the pale blue water playfully washing the sand and fading, with hypnotic regularity, I thought myself to be the most fortunate man to have the whole beach almost literally within...
The Mother Nature has a very good story to tell over there, and with its over 150 Discovery Points, out of which 15 are identified as ‘Signature Discovery Points’ – iconic and must-see sights, the Wild Atlantic Way feels a lot longer than it actually looks on the map. In fact, it could take months...
Taking the Wild Atlantic Way is about seeing some of Ireland’s most spectacular places. It’s about freedom. It’s an immense world to drive through. But, where do you begin? In the south and then up north, or the opposite? Should you experience it in small doses, pick up part of the route, one of its...
Of all the emotions I’ve experienced in forty odd years, there are not many more intense than the joy of travelling. Moreover, the sensation doesn’t seem to diminish with age. Maybe it’s getting even reinforced the older we become. Amazing thing is that the journeys don’t stop just because we reached our destination. They continue...
The first view of the Burren in County Clare felt rather daunting and I needed a bit of time to adopt to this dramatic change in the landscape. We left behind the lush green sceneries, and now the road ran for many kilometres through a glaciated and lunar-like terrain – unspoiled, yet bare and the...
After a couple days of nonstop rain, the clouds lightened and passed over. With a blue sky above us, we floated into the Atlantic to see Ireland’s most visited natural wonder. The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare have been standing there for millions of years. Experiencing their astonishing scale from the sea puts things...
Driving the Wild Atlantic Way, I felt like a Viking. Not that I came here to conquer anything, but I understand how seductive the joy of discovery and the beauty of the land can be. Places usually took me completely by surprise, just like did Doolin considered to be the gateway to the Cliffs of...
What keeps the grass so green in Ireland is the rain and the west coast gets a lot of it. So, I knew that there would be time for us to get wet. It was quite cold and rainy day when we entered the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, once described by National Geographic as...