44 Ireland, Revisited

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Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 12 March 2006

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

From the deep green, rocky hills to the evocative smell of a peat log burning in the fireplace, you'll know you're in Ireland. But it's the people that every visitor remembers best, whether you visit the touristy destinations like the Ring of Kerry, or plot your own route on the island's back roads. On this week's Travel with Rick Steves, Rick invites back two Irish tour guide friends to offer a little help understanding the modern Ireland, whose newfound affluence has made it one of the more expensive destinations in Europe. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	So many
0:03.0	Americans are proud of their Irish heritage,
0:05.0	and so many also enjoy treasured memories of their travels through the Emerald Isle.
0:10.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
0:11.0	Ireland used to be charming, historic, and poor.
0:14.7	But over the last few years, European Union investment has quickly changed that last part,
0:19.4	making Ireland one of Europe's wealthiest countries.
0:22.3	These days, Ireland is looking pretty good,
0:24.0	and with a nationwide ban on smoking in the pubs,
0:27.0	she smells a lot nicer too.
0:29.0	Today on Travel with Rick Steeves,
0:31.0	we'll visit with my Irish tour guide friends Stephen
0:33.1	McPhelamy from the North and Declan Field from the Republic. These animated
0:36.9	Irishmen will fill us in on the very latest tips for enjoying their homeland.
0:40.7	No such things as strangers friends we have not yet met.
0:44.0	We'll help you get the most out of your time and money and take your calls too.
0:48.0	It's Ireland on today's Travel with Rick Steeves. Stay with us.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. I'm Rick
1:15.1	Steve's. This is Travel with Rick Steve's and we're in Ireland and I've got with me two of
1:19.6	my favorite Irishmen, Declan Field from the County of Cork and the Republic,
1:23.2	deep south of Ireland and Stephen McPhillumia in the opposite side of Ireland
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