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Wild Ireland: A Traveller's Guide
Brendan Lehane reveals in his witty and informative book that wild places still exist in rich abundance in Ireland. You can climb a mountain, bathe in a sea, watch thousands of birds co-existing on off-shore stacks, fish for salmon with a good chance of catching one, and hear the dusk calls of the corncrake at a river's reedy mouth all in a day. Wild Ireland offers something different from general guidebooks. It takes you far beyond Dublin and the other popular tourist destinations such as Cork, Galway, and County Kerry, spiriting you away to the remotest sea-cliffs, secret valleys and mountain lakes, in Northern Ireland as well as the Republic. If you want to be an armchair traveller, Wild Ireland will entertain and entrance you for hours with word pictures and color photographs. If you like the sound of a place, look in the accompanying fact-pack and you will find everything you need to plan a journey, arrange a fishing vacation, book accommodation or work out the stages for a long-distance walk. Specially drawn maps will enable you to find all the author's favorite spots.
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First published May 1, 1995
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February 9, 2013
For people who want more than just the touristy stuff:
I may have been the first peacetime American to ever be totally unexcited about visiting Europe. I was writing a book that featured adventures on all seven continents, looking for rare and interesting wildlife. Of all the continents, Europe gave me the most trepidation. Where would I go to get away from humans and get closer to animals?
When I read the most popular travel guides, all I could find were tips on touristy locations—the exact opposite of what I wanted. Eventually I discovered the “Wild Guide” series, put out by Interlink Books. Perfect!
By using books in the Wild Guide series, my wife and I were able to explore great out-of-the-way places that featured stunning landscapes and abundant wildlife. The end result was an outstanding adventure that became one of my favorite chapters in my book (which I appropriately titled “Surprisingly Europe”).
Unfortunately the Wild Guide series has not been updated, and books such as Wild Ireland are likely in short supply. If you have interest in the natural side of Europe, snap-up these guides as quickly as you can. Fortunately, most of the places featured in these books should be quite similar to how they were when the series was published.
Marty Essen, author of Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents
I may have been the first peacetime American to ever be totally unexcited about visiting Europe. I was writing a book that featured adventures on all seven continents, looking for rare and interesting wildlife. Of all the continents, Europe gave me the most trepidation. Where would I go to get away from humans and get closer to animals?
When I read the most popular travel guides, all I could find were tips on touristy locations—the exact opposite of what I wanted. Eventually I discovered the “Wild Guide” series, put out by Interlink Books. Perfect!
By using books in the Wild Guide series, my wife and I were able to explore great out-of-the-way places that featured stunning landscapes and abundant wildlife. The end result was an outstanding adventure that became one of my favorite chapters in my book (which I appropriately titled “Surprisingly Europe”).
Unfortunately the Wild Guide series has not been updated, and books such as Wild Ireland are likely in short supply. If you have interest in the natural side of Europe, snap-up these guides as quickly as you can. Fortunately, most of the places featured in these books should be quite similar to how they were when the series was published.
Marty Essen, author of Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents
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