Even 15 years hence I still remember the welcoming warmth of Ireland.
I was still in college when I went. It was only for a week and a half but the memories of that trip have lasted a life time. I have never been to a place more open, a place where the people are friendlier or more welcoming.
Though I was with a tour group, I was the only solo participant. And being far more adventurous than my typically more elderly tour companions I managed to find myself in the oddest of places.
It was while traveling around the Ring of Kerry that I first tasted Irish soda bread.