16 Things We Learned While Traveling in Ireland
4. There are a lot of tour buses on the roads and in popular tourist areas, but driving yourself is the best way to see the country
Many people are nervous about driving on the left-hand side of the road and have anxiety with gigantic tour buses speeding toward them on the other side of the road, but there’s no better way to see and truly experience the country than by driving. Skip the bus tour and drive yourself if possible. Pictured above is a backup due to a cattle crossing.
4. There are a lot of tour buses on the roads and in popular tourist areas, but driving yourself is the best way to see the country
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Gwen Pratesi
Gwen Pratesi is a James Beard Foundation Award Finalist in Journalism and an award-winning travel writer. She is the author and owner of PratesiLiving.com with her husband and a regular contributor to the Travel section of U.S. News & World Report. She also freelances for other publications including The Points Guy, USA TODAY, Cruise Critic, Travel + Leisure, Garden & Gun, Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, Reader's Digest, Forbes Travel Guide, Smarter Travel, TripAdvisor, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine and World Travel Magazine. Her work has also been featured on MSN, Yahoo!, Business Insider, and SheKnows.
Gwen chronicles her love of international travel and experience as a professional home cook on PratesiLiving.com, where she shares the stories of some of the world's most sought-after destinations and cruise lines, highly regarded chefs, restaurateurs, farmers, wine and spirits producers and culinary artisans.
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