| ou’ve decided to go to Ireland for your | | | | wait to see rare birds or go Dolphin watching? |
| next vacation – how are you going to | | | | Whatever you want to do with your holiday, |
| make sure you get the most from your trip? | | | | it’s worth spending a little time researching |
| Ireland has so much to offer that it’s | | | | what’s available. For example there are |
| easy to waste your vacation deciding what to do. | | | | lots of golf courses in Ireland, and you may want |
| A far better idea is to plan what you want to do | | | | to play a couple of nearby links courses, or just |
| before you get there so that you can really | | | | find a driving range. Alternatively, you could book |
| enjoy what Ireland has to offer. Here are three | | | | a deep sea fishing trip or a day’s pony |
| great ways to make sure that you do: | | | | trekking before you even arrive, ensuring that |
| 1. Check out the restaurants | | | | you have a couple of activities planned. Be |
| The internet is a great source of information and | | | | warned: the wonderfully slow pace of rural Irish |
| there’s nowhere better to check out | | | | life may mean that if you don’t plan |
| Ireland’s best restaurants. Whatever you | | | | ahead, you’ll be too relaxed to do |
| do, or wherever you stay, you’re bound | | | | anything! |
| to be within driving distance of a great place to | | | | 3. Ask the locals |
| eat, and you shouldn’t pass up the | | | | If you’ve decided to wait until you get |
| opportunity to give them a try. From trendy | | | | there, the best source of local information, like |
| Dublin eateries to the fabulous fish restaurants in | | | | any holiday destination, is the people who live |
| Kinsale, you’ll find something to make | | | | there. Whether it’s the hotel owner, |
| your taste buds tingle. | | | | waitress, gift shop manager or someone you |
| 2. Think about what you want to do | | | | meet in the street or on the train, this is a great |
| Want to have two or three rounds of golf when | | | | way to find a secluded beach, a spectacular |
| you’re visiting? Looking for a taste of the | | | | cliff-top walk or the best local produce. |
| traditional music and storytelling? Can’t | | | | |