A visit to Ireland would be the trip of a lifetime. Travelers get to explore everything from the urban pleasures of Dublin to the scenic beauty of a road trip on the Wild Atlantic Way and the picturesque towns of the Lakelands. That's a lot of traveling to do, but the good news is that a NY Travel photographer has already done all the hard work.
The obvious problem is that a trip abroad calls for one to board a jet and cross the Atlantic. Then there's the small issue of tramping around all over the island, exploring the 26 counties by road and rail. Get rid of these hassles by experiencing an Irish holiday at home, simply by thumbing through a book.
Seeing the country through the eyes of a shutterbug allows people to experience the best parts of the vacation minus the hassle. For instance, the Cliffs of Moher make County Clare a very popular destination on the island. It also makes the attraction a huge tourist trap with parking problems, hordes of tourists, gift shops and other kitschy commercial impediments.
An art book, on the other hand, eliminates all these obstacles and hassles. It lets people go straight to what they want to see - the beautiful cliffs towering hundreds of feet above the ocean. A traveler getting happily drunk in the pubs of Dublin will likewise find it just as hard to take a train two hours out to Kilkenny.
There is no such problem for those thumbing through a book of pictures. The turn of a page and a blink is all that is needed to hop over to Kilkenny. Oh, and no train tickets are needed here.
Consider the famed Blarney Castle in County Cork. Legend has it that anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone is blessed with eloquence, otherwise known as the gift of the gab. Well, find out if the same blessing comes with a kiss of an NY travel photographer's pictures of the Blarney Stone. Each one speaks a thousand words, so they are indeed gabby.
The obvious problem is that a trip abroad calls for one to board a jet and cross the Atlantic. Then there's the small issue of tramping around all over the island, exploring the 26 counties by road and rail. Get rid of these hassles by experiencing an Irish holiday at home, simply by thumbing through a book.
Seeing the country through the eyes of a shutterbug allows people to experience the best parts of the vacation minus the hassle. For instance, the Cliffs of Moher make County Clare a very popular destination on the island. It also makes the attraction a huge tourist trap with parking problems, hordes of tourists, gift shops and other kitschy commercial impediments.
An art book, on the other hand, eliminates all these obstacles and hassles. It lets people go straight to what they want to see - the beautiful cliffs towering hundreds of feet above the ocean. A traveler getting happily drunk in the pubs of Dublin will likewise find it just as hard to take a train two hours out to Kilkenny.
There is no such problem for those thumbing through a book of pictures. The turn of a page and a blink is all that is needed to hop over to Kilkenny. Oh, and no train tickets are needed here.
Consider the famed Blarney Castle in County Cork. Legend has it that anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone is blessed with eloquence, otherwise known as the gift of the gab. Well, find out if the same blessing comes with a kiss of an NY travel photographer's pictures of the Blarney Stone. Each one speaks a thousand words, so they are indeed gabby.
About the Author:
"Ireland in Word and Image" by Jay Ben Aldersberg, NY travel photographer, captures unforgettable images of The Emerald Isle. To check out this amazing book, come to the Jay Ben Images website today at http://www.jaybenimages.com.
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