Take the Slow Road: Ireland: Inspirational Journeys Round Ireland by Camper Van and Motorhome

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Forget hurrying. Forget putting your foot down and racing through sweeping bends. Forget the understeer (whatever that is). Forget the blur of a life lived too fast. This is a look at taking life slowly. Its about taking the time to enjoy journeys and places for their own sake. Its about stopping and putting the kettle on. Stopping to take a picture. Stopping to enjoy stopping. How are you going to do it In a camper van or a motorhome, of course. In this book we define the best driving routes around Ireland for camper vans and motorhomes. We show you the coolest places to stay, what to see, what to do and explain why its special. We meander around Ireland on the most breathtaking roads, chugging up mountain passes and pootling along the coast. We show you stuff thats fun; often free. We include the best drives for different kinds of drivers; for surfers, wildlife watchers, climbers and walkers. We include the steepest, the bendiest, the scariest and most interesting. And you dont even have to own a camper van or motorhome well tell you the many places you can rent one to take you on the journey. All of this is interspersed with beautiful photos, handy maps and quirky travel writing from the king of camper vans and motorhomes, Martin Dorey. So if all you want to do is flick through it on a cold day and plan your next outing, youll be transported (albeit slowly) to pastures, beaches, mountains and highways that make you want to turn the key and go, go, go!

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Full of ideas about what to see, where to park, what to bring - and even where to rent a camper van. * The Sun *
With hundreds of beautiful photos, handy maps and quirky travel writing, this book allows you to take the slow road and reveals a new way to enjoy the Emerald Isle. * Countryside Magazine *
In this, his third book in the bestselling campervan series, author Martin Dorey lets us into the best-kept secrets and driving routes around Ireland. * Countryside Magazine *

Author Bio

Martin Dorey is a writer, surfer and serial camper van owner. In 2011 he presented the BBC2 television programme One Man and his Camper Van. He is the author of The Camper Van Cookbook (2010), The Camper Van Coast (2012), The Camper Van Bible (2016), Take the Slow Road: Scotland (2018), Take the Slow Road: England and Wales and No. More. Plastic, and he writes regular features for Coast magazine, Camping magazine, Motorhome and Motorcaravan magazine, and the Huffington Post. @campervanliving; www.martindorey.com