Brian & Livvia Goff - Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
7 day tour, 2011
Just wanted to drop you a note and let you know that our recent 7 day tour with Paula was absolutely wonderful! A+ all the way!
Paula and Livvia and I hit it off wonderfully and ended up having a king-sized helping of CRAIC! Goof fun, great scenery, EXCELLENT historical references and time-lines, great choices as to what to do during the day or upcoming days choices and, the pub and grub was always top notch. There was a great mixture of sightseeing, free time, hiking and general hanging our with Paula that made our time there and with the tour exceedingly wonderful. I will highly recommend this tour and your company to all who will listen.
As far as Paula goes, what a treasure you have in being to send her out on the tours as the guide! She is thoughtful, a good listener, willing to bend and flex to meet our requests, liked to engage us as to what we thought and also did a lot of comparison and contrast of different Irish cultures and American cultures...
Hope to see you again some day!
Sandi and Bobby Davenport
May 2011
Pat is so knowledgeable about Ireland. His love of his country shows in everything he says and does. He got along very well with all of us on the tour......he has a wonderful sense of humor, compassion and sense of fair play. Patrick is a wonderful driver. He was careful on the road and never hesitated to stop if there was something special we wanted to see. He made sure that there was a safe place to pull into and was always concerned about our safety. He always called ahead to make sure that our plans for the day could be met........because Patrick was Irish made it all the more special. He would explain some things to us in Gaelic and then translate those same words into English for us. He showed up each morning with such enthusiasm and energy and it lasted throughout the day.........we had time for ourselves but we all enjoyed the guided information more.......we loved his Irish accent and hearty laugh. He even got us all singing together one afternoon:)
We will miss him and think of him often. The Vagabond Driftwood tour was the best!! I would not want to see Ireland any other way and will tell everyone about this tour. Best wishes to you and please pass along our sincere gratitude to Patrick.
Thanks again.
Kate Orlet Schuering
June 2011
Thank you so much for all your help with our Driftwood trip. It was really wonderful and that was largely due to your genrosity of spirit. My Mom had such a wonderful experience, which was the whole purpose of the trip and for the rest of us, it was the trip of a lifetime. We will always treasure our memories of being with Mom in your beautiful country.
Thank you once more.
Larry Connelly of Parry Sound, Canada
5 and 7 day tour, May 2010
I'm repatriated to Canada and have made it back to my home Town after a grand tour of Ireland. I'm bragging to family and friends that I had put together an exceptional trip and emphasizing how smart I was to have signed on for the Vagabond 5 day NI tour and the 7 day World Tour of Ireland.
An outstanding feature of the tours for me was the leaders. Kevin led the tours I was on for nine and a half of the days and freely shared with us the people, history, legends, anecdotes, customs, language, music and more. Jean led the group for the final two and a half days. Isn't she a darlin'? Her charm and enthusiasm in sharing her information with the group is a memorable component of the tours.
The tours were a full and active two weeks. By my count I was in 23 or 24 of the 32 Counties in both the south and north. Even before leaving Ireland I was rethinking my travel agenda over the next year or two and plan on a revisit next spring to spend two or three weeks in Counties Kerry, Clare and Galway, particularly Killarney National Park, the Dingle Peninsula and The Burren.
May you have continued success with Vagabond Tours. Best wishes and good health to you, Jean and Kevin.
Dov & Ricky Yarden, Israel
5 day tour, May 2010
Let us begin by saying "Thank you!". Our week of travelling with Vagabond around South West Ireland was wonderful. Our guides – Mark and Jean (both of whom have obviously kissed the Blarney stone too many times!) – were really fun to be with. They imparted loads of information, sang on demand and were very accommodating with our requests. Our group was a great mix of people that allowed us to share and enjoy the experiences together.
You are also to be complimented on the exceptional job you did with the weather!
I now have hours of work ahead of me in editing the 5500 pictures that I photographed around your beautiful country. I’ll send you a link when the album is complete….
Thanks again
Branka & Zoran Pavlovic, Serbia
7 and 5 day tours, August 2010
Well, we have to say that we were very much satisfied with both Tours and we enjoyed a lot all what we passed throughout as well as the accommodation, places, sites, vehicles, and of course our tour's Guide (all 3 of them). Finally, the core of your idea to create such kind of sight-seeing Ireland is really remarkable and we should, no doubt, recommend it to any of our friends who might be a good potential to explore it as we done.
Thanks a lot for making us an opportunity to see your country in a very unique way. It is wonderful !
