Mention trips to Ireland and most people conjure up images of shamrocks, Celtic ruins, or fiddle-and-song pubs with free-flowing Guinness and traditional Irish music tempting you in for yet another pint and a jig. They’re not wrong. Especially if you’re travelling with Haggis and Bong on a Hangover Ireland Tour like Pentravel Expert, Cleo Geldenhuys.  

Attracted by feel-good romance films such as PS. I Love You and Leap Year, Pentravel expert Nicole Coetzer headed to Ireland for a craic (fun) time, and promptly fell in love with the land of leprechauns and four-leaf clovers.  

Here’s her take on “The Emerald Isle.” 

You want to travel more, but you have to wait for your friends to get the ball rolling. Why not go solo? Solo travel can be fulfilling and life-changing, and if the opportunity presents itself, it is an experience not to be missed. Discovering a new place alone opens up many possibilities, and travelling solo means that you can set your own agenda.