The Ireland travel lady
Nov 4th, 2006, 08:04 PM
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The Ireland travel lady
About 6 yrs ago I planned an Ireland fly-drive with the help of Fodorites and another website in the US. Website was run by a woman in the Northeast US who led tours, answered questions, and had an online forum. We will be going for our 3rd trip, and want to revisit the suggestions for lodging, but I cannot remember her name or website. Can anyone help?? Thanks. SC
Nov 5th, 2006, 03:31 AM
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I agree, sounds like Michele or Pat. Pat's website is http://www.ireland-withpatpreston.com. Both are a wealth of knowledge.
Nov 5th, 2006, 10:12 AM
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When we planned our Ireland trip in 2001, both websites were very helpful. I think Pat's had more posts, more questions and more people reporting back on their trips.
One caveat, she does (or did) kind of push Dan Dooley's rental cars. Since there were lots of dissatisfied comments on them, we booked Hertz through British Air. Our car was not available, so they upgraded us to a BMW. Now that was fun!
Also, I think Pat may have special relationships with various b&b owners. However, I don't know if that's good or bad. They are friendly to you when you mention that's where you learned of their website.
One caveat, she does (or did) kind of push Dan Dooley's rental cars. Since there were lots of dissatisfied comments on them, we booked Hertz through British Air. Our car was not available, so they upgraded us to a BMW. Now that was fun!
Also, I think Pat may have special relationships with various b&b owners. However, I don't know if that's good or bad. They are friendly to you when you mention that's where you learned of their website.
Nov 10th, 2006, 10:59 PM
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There is also a great person that runs All Ireland Travel. Kemberlee used to live in No. Calif but moved to Ireland and got married. She does itineraries and books the B&B's, not air travel. But she has visited almost every county and has first hand experience. She has a Yahoo travel forum at www.allirelandtravel.com
Nov 11th, 2006, 11:54 AM
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maureencol, Thanks for your recommendation. I had a spin around the website you mentioned. One thing that jumped out at me was that some of the B&Bs recommended on it have not been in business for many years. The owners have died, retired or sold their establishments.
If you know Kemberlee you might want to let her know. Keeping up to date on a website like that is important. I notice lots of guide books have similar problems keeping up to date.
If you know Kemberlee you might want to let her know. Keeping up to date on a website like that is important. I notice lots of guide books have similar problems keeping up to date.
Nov 12th, 2006, 07:49 AM
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IrishEyes,
Thanks for letting me know about the B&B's on Kem's website. I will definitely let her know. I don't usually do the B&B thing since I usually mooch off of friends & relatives or else use the hostels..cheaper ya know. But I do enjoy Kem's message board. Lots of nice people on it too. I met up with Kemberlee one year when I went down to Cork. Nice person.
Thanks for letting me know about the B&B's on Kem's website. I will definitely let her know. I don't usually do the B&B thing since I usually mooch off of friends & relatives or else use the hostels..cheaper ya know. But I do enjoy Kem's message board. Lots of nice people on it too. I met up with Kemberlee one year when I went down to Cork. Nice person.
Nov 12th, 2006, 10:44 AM
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maureencol, I totally agree that mooching off friends and relatives is the best way to go! I have friends I visit often but I am afraid my ancestry goes so far back I would have a tough time finding relatives. I think they all moved to the US and Canada a hundred years ago (or more). That is why I tend to stay at B&Bs around Ireland.
I think that with several hours of intensive research Kemberlee could bring her list up to date. After all, when the B&Bs drop out of the books they were in (like Town and Country) there is a 95% chance they have closed. The other 5% usually have decided not to pay the fees to be in the books. A quick phone call or look at their website will tell what's up.
P.S. I think you can find nice people on most of the travel forums but finding one you are comfortable with is important.
I think that with several hours of intensive research Kemberlee could bring her list up to date. After all, when the B&Bs drop out of the books they were in (like Town and Country) there is a 95% chance they have closed. The other 5% usually have decided not to pay the fees to be in the books. A quick phone call or look at their website will tell what's up.
P.S. I think you can find nice people on most of the travel forums but finding one you are comfortable with is important.
Nov 15th, 2006, 05:09 AM
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If you dont find what you are looking for or want unbiased advise on something you have booked, you can give contact us and we would be more then happy to help with any lodgings you require. We are a free accommodation reservations sevice for all of Ireland and guided by the Irish hotels federation.
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dashhotels, FYI. Before you do any more posting you will want to read Fodor's rules about advertising: http://www.fodors.com/forums/howtoforums.cfm They request "no advertising or commercial promotion".
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