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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>All depends on your need to plunge down those narrow roads in the first place…..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>And your need to carry your luggage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Poisonally…….I’d hire a car sufficiently large for your party and its luggage and keep to the bigger(?!) roads. Being from Ireland, but much further north, I’d say that it’s all doable that way.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Don’t set fire to your hotel with a 110v hair dryer and a 240v converter. A common American trick, I’m afraid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>And don’t forget that the steering wheel’s moved to the right…..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>And enjoy yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Guinness is very moreish stuff….doesn’t really mix with driving on the “other” side of the road.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If you’re going into Ireland from Scotland, you will land in Larne??? From Stranraer?? If so, The Giant’s Causeway is worth a visit. Take the coast road from Larne.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Don’t go into the Visitor’s Centre at the Causeway. It’s a racket whereby they basically charge you £6:00 each (Thereabouts) to walk through a touristy junk shop. Entrance to the actual Causeway is free. Walk around/over the Visitor’s Centre. The latter is such an offensively ugly building that the locals call it the Fuhrer Bunker. Have lunch/pint in the Causeway Hotel, right there near the Visitor’s Centre. When you drive up to the place, tell the parking attendants that you’re eating in the hotel. Fight your way past the parking attendant cretins and get free parking by the hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Oudesluys<br><b>Sent:</b> 02 April 2017 10:48<br><b>To:</b> jagxk120@gmail.com; healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Trip to UK<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>One up from a Smart, e.g. Suzuki Alto, Fiat 500 size. A modern VW Polo being a bit to wide, in my view, for these roads.<br>Kees Oudesluijs<br><br><br>Op 2-4-2017 om 10:12 schreef Bob / JagXK120:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Keith,<br>Take care of what "small car" means for an European...<br>B<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Le 02/04/2017 à 08:30, Oudesluys a écrit :<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>If in Ireland do the Wild Atlantic Way coastal road. Make sure that you hire a <b><i><u>small</u></i></b> car as many of the roads can be very narrow. It is absolutely spectacular. As regular visitors to Ireland, we did it last year staying in small hotels, B&B and AirBnB places. It will take you well more than a week at your leisure. So many places to visit and look at. Good sea food on the way.<br><br><a href="http://www.wildatlanticway.com/explore-the-route/map">http://www.wildatlanticway.com/explore-the-route/map</a><br><br>Kees Oudesluijs<br><br><br><br><br><br>Op 1-4-2017 om 23:48 schreef <a href="mailto:llennep@verizon.net">llennep@verizon.net</a>:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>Hello all!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Wife and I and grown son and grown daughter with husband are traveling to England, Scotland and Ireland in mid June. For 2 weeks. Probably will use Oxford as home base in a airbandb. What should be on our list of must see or do?????<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>TIA<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Keith<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Suggested annual donation $12.75<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Suggested annual donation $12.75<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/bcrist@club-internet.fr">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/bcrist@club-internet.fr</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><p><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>