This week’s topic on Traveler’s Night In, a “tweet-up” for travelers, was The Emerald Isle. Ten questions were asked, tagged #TNI, and afterwards I was ready to pack my bags, grab a pint of Guinness and dance a jolly Irish Jig! Hope you were tweeting in green, if not- a big ole pinch from the twitterverse!
Here are the questions:
Q1. How will you be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day? Where?
- @KatyHarrison20 Celebrating #StPatrick‘sDay by drinking green beer, eating a reuben at Irish pub in PB, San DIego
- @ZipSetRachel Excessive Strongbows, at the Irish Pub I can walk home from. Does it get better?
- @AbsoluteADT I’ll be celebrating on a nice long flight in first class from #Minneapolis to #LA
- @MalloryOnTravel In the town in about half an hours time, first Irish pub i fall into! It’s cool!
- @ESRothschild Walking directly from my office to the outdoor patio to enjoy a nice big irish Guinness in the sunshine
- @kirsten_al with beer, duh 😉
Q2. Must-dos in Dublin? Belfast?
- @nygal33 Guiness brewery tour in Dublin.(even though I hate Guiness)
- @WhyGoThailand Chat up the locals in Dublin. In Belfast, drive north
- @LodgeatDoonbeg Dublin – Watch a game of Hurling at Croke Park, Pint at the Guinness Storehouse, 9th Centuary book of Kells at Trinity College
- @wheresandrew Biking through Dolphin’s Barn at night. That’s fun & #Irish & I’ve done it. Also, visiting Trinity University.
- @ehalvey Book of Kells, Chester Beatty, Museum of Archaeolgy. Then Guinness Factory for sure:
- @WindStarCruises Go to Temple Bar district and try a traditional Irish breakfast (including black and white pudding)
Q3. Best place for a pint in Ireland? #TNI
- @coreyann Jameson distillery
- @ZipSetAndrea Go local…hole-in-the-wall pubs in Ireland are the best!
- @elitetravelgal The Guinness Factory, up top w grt views of Dublin!
- @McMedia Is there a Bad Place ? 😉
- @WeekendInParis Just follow the rainbow to the ‘Pint’ of Gold!
- @AKNickerson Best pint in Ireland? The Cellar Bar in Dublin w/ fish and chips
Q4. Favorite Irish ditty (song)/toast?
- @RickGriffin Always after me Lucky Charms
- @Shipsandtrips Fave ditty? Well, I’ve never been shy about proclaiming my love for the greatest band ever, The POGUES! gotta be “Dirty Old Town”
- @IntoxAbroad Whiskey in the Jar!
- @MiraCristine Whiskey in the Jar & Galway Girl
- @gobyWest May you be in Heaven a half-hour before the Devil knows you’re dead.
Q5. Every trip to Ireland should include…
- @nearafar The Peninsulas including Dingle, my fave
- @santafetraveler I am partial to the west. Definitely Dingle and The Burren in County Clare
- @chris2x A Designated Driver?
- @gobyWest A trip out to the Arran Islands.
- @rtwdave musical pub crawl
- @TravelProducer Sleeping in Castles turned into hotels or B&Bs, Rubbing the Blarney Stone, a Pub Crawl, Walk on the Beach, researching Family Crest.
Q6. Irish towns that are not to be missed? Why?
- @bcaudill Kinsale, Killarney, Dublin, Cobh –> For the pubs
- @shipsandtrips: Go to Belfast and take black cab tour to see the IRA and Protestant murals. Sad, but history oft is
- @thetraveltweet Mentioned Doolin near the Cliffs of Mohr and also Cong which is near where Quiet Man was filmed
- @InAForeignLand Cahir castle near Cashel is a nice stopover between Kilkenny or Cork…. like a jungle-gym of a castle!
- @greganscastle Ennistymon in County Clare for it’s old shopfronts. Doolin for the music. Galway for arts and culture.
- @CGTravels Kilronan in Aran Islands – so beautiful! As long as u don’t want to do anything after 7p (you know, aside from drink)
Q7. Most amazing site on the Emerald Isle?
- @MiraCristine Croagh Patrick
- @pamstucky Dun Aengus on Inishmore. Puts U on the edge of space & time.
- @alexberger Cliffs of Moher. More natural feeling than the Giants Causeway. Loved it
- @heliyes The GPO in Dublin and the bullet holes in the walls from the Easter uprising.
- @corktobelfast Cliffs of Moher, Ring of Kerry, Rock of Cashel, anywhere with a sunset.
- @jbranigan Without a question, Dun Aenghus at sundown!
Q8. Souvenir everyone should bring back from Ireland?
- @ehalvey Besides a man?
- @AnnaParry A Guinness pint glass!
- @LodgeatDoonbeg Some Shamrock seeds and a recipe for traditional bacon and cabbage
- @luxetiffany I’m a Waterford crystal fan.
- @alexberger One hell of a hangover. Lots of photos. Maybe a pretty Irish girl
Q9. Favorite place to stay in Ireland? Dine?
- @allaboutmexico A cozy B&B in Kinsale and have Fish & chips in the local pub
- @RobertKCole Favorite place to stay in Ireland? Dine? Two words: Dromoland Castle
- @EpsteinTravels To stay: @SheenFalls @GregansCastle @LodgeatDoonbeg @dromolandcastle and of course @CliffHouseHotel
- @InroadsIreland We recommend local B&Bs and out of the way places. Help support the local economies.
- @MissMagpieFGS Stay: The Dylan Hotel in Dublin
Q10. Best place to find a leprechaun and a pot of gold?
- @FlyingPhotog I heard Cesar’s Palace has those?
- @ZipSetAndrea at the bottom of a pint of Guinness, of course!
- @kerrinsheldon In a box of Lucky Charms
- @IPrefer Basement apartment in Dublin, they’re hanging out w Sasquatch, Nessie, Elvis, the Yeti
Miss #TNI this week? Join in with your answers to the questions in the comments below and make sure to join us next Thursday from 3:30 pm EST- 5:00 pm EST for all the fun!
Thanks to the ZipSetGo girls for organizing a conversation with travelers from all over the world and to YOU for participating in this great group!
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