Experience Ireland or Travel Ireland
I have served my guiding and teaching services to several wonderful groups this year. The last two groups I have served were wonderful examples of the experiential vacations that I had dreamed the Celtic Ways tours would become. One group was a writer's group, mainly same sex partner women. I feel honoured that they hired myself, a male guide. The group I have just said farewell to included several McDonald's, yes the burger chain, executives. These folks were incredible and truly entered into the spirit of experiencing Ireland through space rather than distance. Forming itineraries has been a challenge. To folks within the USA and Australia, Ireland seems like a dot on the atlas and can create the impression that travelling from coast to coast is commuting. For example, one person asked me if they could do The Burren in the morning, do the Connemara in the afternoon and perhaps have lunch on one of the Arran Isles in the middle. Individuals and couples are more mobile and will