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Should You Take a Bus Tour? (Our Experience in Ireland)
When Sean and I first talked about taking a bus tour around Ireland, we were a little hesitant. On any trip we’d taken previously, including our first trip abroad, we had done it all on our own. We picked where we would go, chose our own places to stay and found our own way around. To us, that’s what “real” traveling was. It was getting lost in a new place and learning the language. It was becoming immersed in the culture. We had this preconceived notion that a bus tour would take away from that feeling of truly traveling. Since doing the tour, we’ve come to agree that our minds…
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Irish Explorer Bus Tour: Day 6 – KILLARNEY & CLIFFS OF MOHER
At this point, I’m a bit behind in trying to recap each day. We’ve been pretty busy between all of the driving around and of course, the pub hopping. Haha. I wish I was able to get some writing done on the bus, but unfortunately it always makes me feel sick. But anyway, day 6 on the tour was one of our favorites. They’ve all been great, but this was a day that we got to knock a pretty big bucket list item off of our lists. The Cliffs of Moher.
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Irish Explorer Bus Tour: Day 5 – GALWAY & CONNEMARA
After a pretty late night of pub hopping around Galway, we woke up bright and early to join our tour group for breakfast in our hotel. The day was packed with all kinds of activities that I honestly wasn’t too excited about. But one of the things that I’ve learned from being on this tour is that those are the days that often times seem to surprise us!
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Irish Explorer Bus Tour: Day 4 – GALWAY & BELLEEK POTTERY
Yesterday, we traveled from Donnegal to Galway. One of the many benefits of utilizing a bus tour is not needing to actually worry about getting yourself around. You can sit and relax, enjoying the view of the countryside as you go by. Sadly, I can’t seem to ride on the bus without falling asleep, so I end up missing most of it. Haha
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Irish Explorer Bus Tour: Day 3 – DONEGAL & SLIEVE LEAGUE
The last couple of days, we’ve stayed in Donnegal in this hotel called Mill Park. The hotel is okay, but it seems like each guest has some little thing that could be improved. One couple didn’t have any pictures hanging in their room, one said they had to maneuver the toilet a special way for it to flush, and for us – and many others – we could not connect to the wifi, and if we did the connection was very weak and did not last long at all. They’re little things, but sometimes they are what determine your experience in a place. For us, ample access to some decent…
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Irish Explorer Bus Tour: Day 2 – DONEGAL & GAME OF THRONES
In Ireland at this time of year, the sun stays up until nearly eleven o’clock at night. After not realizing quite how late it was and a few too many coffees, we found ourselves awake until close to 2 am last night. So, when our alarms went off at 6:30 this morning, we were far from well rested. But we drug ourselves out of bed and made it downstairs just in time for breakfast.
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Irish Explorer Bus Tour: Day 1 – DUBLIN
Sean and I LOVE traveling and plan to take two bigger trips each year; one international and one within the U.S.. When we made the decision to make Ireland our international trip of 2018, we did so partly because of a co-worker of mine who suggested the tour company, CIE Tours.
