| What do you think of when you think of Ireland? | | | | bars, packed dance floors, and music venues, all |
| Guinness? Green scenery? Irish music? Traditional | | | | filled with energetic crowds of local and |
| pubs? Castles? Make Ireland your Spring Break | | | | international students. Not only that, but you can |
| destination, and you'll find all these and much, | | | | also easily find the sort of sleepy Irish pub you'll |
| much, more! | | | | probably imagine when you think of traditional |
| For much too long, Spring Break has consisted of | | | | Ireland - the kind where a few old men sit at the |
| nothing more than a beach resort and a lot of | | | | dimly-lit bar nursing a pint of Guinness, with a |
| alcohol. But all that is changing now, as travel | | | | faithful old dog at their feet. Ireland's pub culture is |
| becomes cheaper and more and more college | | | | very much alive and an essential part of daily life, |
| students decide that they want to actually see | | | | whether it's the non-stop party atmosphere in |
| something of the world and different cultures, | | | | university parts of Dublin and Galway, or the quiet |
| rather than just prop up the bar at the same | | | | meeting place of local villagers at the end of a |
| resort every single day of their vacation. Trips | | | | hard day's work in rural Ireland. |
| abroad for Spring Break are becoming much | | | | The best way to get around Spring Break Ireland |
| more popular - and Ireland is emerging as the | | | | is to hire a car and visit a good mixture of |
| Spring Break destination of choice. | | | | modern cities and more traditional old villages, to |
| So what does the Emerald Isle have to offer for | | | | get a real feel for the blend of old and modern |
| Spring Break? Well, it certainly doesn't have the | | | | that makes up the Irish culture. Irish cities are |
| beach resort weather of the traditional tropical | | | | filled with famous landmarks and buildings such as |
| destinations, of course! But it does offer a unique | | | | Trinity College and Dublin Castle, while the |
| and exciting opportunity to explore a small and | | | | coastline and the countryside contain some of the |
| fascinating country with a long history and lots of | | | | most spectacular natural beauty spots anywhere |
| traditions. By visiting Ireland, you won't be | | | | in the world - wild, untamed, green, and |
| sacrificing the nightlife and partying of the beach | | | | breathtaking. Explore at your own pace, and plan |
| resorts by any means. One night spent | | | | your own trip, taking in as many different aspects |
| bar-hopping in Dublin's crazy Temple Bar district | | | | of Ireland as you can fit in, for a Spring Break |
| will reassure you that the Irish sure know how to | | | | that couldn't be more different from sitting |
| party! The larger towns and cities of Ireland have | | | | around in a beach resort all day every day! |
| no shortage of modern nightclubs, classy wine | | | | |