A lot of what makes Ireland special is found scattered across the countryside.

You want to get out into the corners of Ireland and if you can't really even get off to some little islands offshore.

Coming up in Ireland, Travel Expert wants to raise your comfort level about renting a car and driving across the Emerald Island.

For Travel writer Mary Morris, the best trips worth writing about have usually been the ones she's gone on by herself.

She shares how she's made traveling solo as a woman work for her.

There are just experiences that I know I would never have had if I were traveling with, you know, a friend, a husband, a lover, another person.

And tour guides from Prague provide tips for enjoying the must-see sites of the Czech capital.

Castle, bridge and cloak. So these are the three kind of, you know, highlights.

As well as the little things the locals can fill you in on, like when you're going out for a beer.

When the York Glass, it's almost empty. All of a sudden there is another one.

Come along for a great hour ahead. It's Travel with Rick Steves.

Mary Morris once settled in to the dusty outskirts of San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

Before the town became trendy with artists and retirees from north of the border.

She tells us on today's Travel with Rick Steves why she prefers to travel solo for experiences worth writing home about or including in a book.

And guides from Prague share practical touring tips for enjoying one of the most charming capitals in Europe.

Let's start the hour with advice for travelers planning a trip to Ireland.

If you've been trying to coordinate the tricky Irish train and bus schedules, Patel Connor suggests you know, seriously consider your options for exploring the Irish countryside in a rental car.

Even if it's not as easy or cheap as it might be back home.

Ireland is notorious among car rental companies for getting their cars rented to tourists and coming back all banged up.

Ireland, where you'll be motoring on the left side of the road, on skinny lanes, and with so much to look at, it can be a tricky place to drive.

But we're going to talk about that right now.

And we're joined by a man who for about 20 years of exploring Ireland has driven thousands of miles on the Emerald Isle.

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