Last time (and it was quite a while) that I left off with my tale on our trip around the Ring of Kerry, we had just visited the Kerry Bog Village, which was surprisingly much better than expected. Back into
There was a tatty piece of journalism (slow news day, I imagine) in the Irish Times yesterday that quoted a large online accommodation websites’ ‘survey’ of hotel prices and declared Killarney the most expensive place in the country for a
After settling into our lovely hotel, and with the sun beating down on us (while the rest of Ireland was languishing in uncharacteristically poor weather) we went straight back to the car – in one of Ireland’s most difficult car
Up bright and early the next morning after the previous day's driving and stops, we took in a long walk around Kinsale, through the town itself and stretching right out along the water’s edge. Back to the hotel, there was
With another trip for work due, I decided that I’d take no chances this time around and went for what I know – the Carlton Hotel, in Tralee. I’ve never stayed there (or been to Tralee for that matter), and
Having only been to Killarney once before (also for work), and having spent absolutely no time whatsoever in the town itself – preferring instead the cosy confines of the Quality Hotel, until I had to actually go and do some
Lately I’m having a run of weekends away from home for work purposes and, in my desperate bid to keep costs down (even though yes, I know, they’re not ‘my costs’ as such – but I’ve always thrived on spending