Cong Lakes Walking Weekend 2013

Mar 28, 2013 | Blog, Walking in the West of Ireland

Join our group for this fantastic guided walking weekend in May. Taking place over the May bank holiday weekend, from May 3 through 6, Cong Lakes Walking Weekend is one of the top walking weekends the West of Ireland has to offer. Walking is graded easy on two of the...

Walking Tours Ireland 2012 – A Photographic Review

Jan 14, 2013 | Blog

I was sitting here reviewing some photos from 2012 walking tours, when I thought, well, why not share them in a blog post. So here we go. I’ve selected five photos that might inform the would-be visitor to this wonderful part of the world what a walking tour in...

Walking Tours in Ireland – Anatomy of a Day

Nov 21, 2012 | Blog

Walking tours in Mayo, Ireland, are about enjoying the beautiful coastal, mountain, lakeshore or woodland landscapes our part of the country has to offer. And they’re about the people we meet and share our time with. Sitting in a quiet rural pub by night, I...

Shared Rooms Only, is it Possible ?

Nov 1, 2012 | Blog, Ecotourism

I’ve been wondering about this for quite a while now. Could I offer a walking holiday with shared rooms only ? We’ve all heard about ‘production orientation’ versus ‘customer orientation’, right ? The former is where a business puts...

I Love Bog Pools on Walking Holidays

Oct 8, 2012 | Blog, General nature

Bog pools, large and small, dot the peat covered terrain of Mayo, from down in the valleys to the very top of our 700m+ mountains. I love them. They are a regular feature of our walking holidays and are especially evocative when you can see the sea from standing by...