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Travel Tales: England, Ireland & The UK
Collects travel tales of one of the world's multi-faceted favorite destinations. The allure of the UK or Ireland is a magnet to comfort and convenience, yet marvelous sightseeing, and is one of the easiest adventures to make without worrying about the language.
"Comfort" and "convenience," because, for the English speaker, a foreign language is not necessary. Gone are the fears of negotiating menus; it is the relief travelers feel.
There are occasional different accents and some expressions, but these are less a bother and more cute bumps on the culture road that bring occasional smiles.
Unlike Mexico, for example, where safety and security necessitate keeping a wary eye on things… but with Ireland or the UK you can subtract that right out of the equation: fear is gone!
Driving on the "wrong side of the road" can be scary, but rather think of it as a fun adventure. You haven't experienced true exhilaration until you've mastered driving on the left!
Also, factor into the equation - ancestry! What a great draw that is, for there is scarcely anywhere else in the world that bests ancestry hunting in the UK or Ireland. The possibility of finding a long-lost relative is huge!
Of course, we have roots all over, but for many Americans and other English speakers, there's hardly a one of us who is not touched by the hint of a possible ancestor lost and found again somewhere, somehow in Ireland or the UK.
And still, there's one more significant draw for people to the UK: the interest in archeology, the metaphysical, spiritual, and even the occasional paranormal including UFOs and crop circles. Surely, Britain and Ireland also have an ancient history replete with mysteries that are ever more alluring.
For all these reasons a sightseeing or ancestry adventure to Ireland or the UK is unexcelled anywhere else in all your travels.
About the author
Michael Brein, also known as the Travel Psychologist, is an author, lecturer, travel storyteller, adventurer, and publisher of travel books and guides as well as books on UFOs and the Paranormal.
He recently appeared as a guest on CNN, and is regularly quoted in the news media and blogs, and is an invited guest on Internet radio programs on the psychology of travel as well as UFOs and the paranormal.
Michael is the first person to coin the term ‘travel psychology.' Through his doctoral studies, work and life experiences, and extensive world travels, he has become the world's first travel psychologist.
His travel guide series, Michael Brein's Travel Guides to Sightseeing by Public Transportation, shows travelers how to sightsee the top 50 visitor attractions in the world's most popular cities easily and cheaply by public transportation.
Michael also publishes his True Travel Tales series, a collection of books of the best of 10,000 travel stories shared with him from interviews with nearly 2,000 world travelers and adventurers Michael has encountered in his own extensive world travels.
Finally, Michael also publishes The Road to Strange series on the true accounts of people who have had sightings of UFOs or experiences of the paranormal.
Michael Brein resides on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
His website is www.michaelbrein.com, and his email is michaelbrein@gmail.com.
