We do not have to look back very far to recall what it was like heading into a New Year full of optimism and excitement. This year i cannot say that many of us are doing that. There is no doubt that things are not going to be as good as they were but i for one am not going to be too down about what lies ahead. This is the time when taking life one day at a time certainly is the best policy. Who knows what lies around the corner one way or another. Over the next couple of months i will get a good idea of how busy i might be this coming year but even then i do get a lot of people who can decide on the spur of the moment to take a holiday and this has a big affect on my overall turnover. Nothing much happens in the early part of the year in my line of work but from Easter on it gets under way. May and June can be lovely months in Ireland and of course June, July, and August are peak months. September and October sees a reduction in the number of tourists and therefore these months can be ideal for touring and the weather can also be really nice. I am dealing with early enquiries already and these mostly apply to April and May. If you are planning on coming over, now is a good time to start making your enquiries. For those looking for a car and driver i advise making sure that whoever you get can be checked out by someone trustworthy. I always provide my prospective clients with reliable contacts in the USA who have traveled with me in the past and who will vouch for me.I think that there is no better reference than someone who has the experience.
Today was special for me as my wife and i spent the day with both of our daughters and their families. Having missed the Christmas here in Ireland with them, this was really nice and we had a really lovely home cooked meal. At this time of the year home is the place to be.
I want to wish all of you the best of everything in the year ahead and hope to see at least some of you sometime in the not too distant future.
Your pal
Dave
http://www.chauffeurdriveholidays.com
Hello Dave! I wanted to just say a quick hi from chilly Missouri! If you check out my blog you will see that my banner has a gorgeous picture of Ireland that I snapped when we were driving around Dingle peninsula... and my first post back in November has a couple very pretty pictures from when you took us around last year! Hope all is well!
ReplyDeleteHi Katie....what a nice surprise to hear from you and to get an opportunity to visit your Blog. You do a great job on it and i will have to improve mine and learn how to add photos myself. I hope that your Mom and Dad, and of course Andrew, are well and that the New Year treats you all generously.You are obviously working so you must have graduated as an Ophthalmogist (correct?)
ReplyDeleteI have many very happy memories of our tour together and i really did enjoy your family. Please tell them all that i was asking for them.We are also suffering from a very cold spell here right now but i suppose we never get it quiet as severe as you do over there. The only thing is that we are not used to it nor are we geared to deal with these severe conditions.Please God we will get sopme clement weather soon. It would be nice to have a nice Summer to look forward to.
Tell your Dad that when he comes back again i will treat him to a "Bloomer's Cider".Remember?
You take care and stay in touch.
Dave at Dovechauffeurdrive
Sorry I have been absent for some time here.
ReplyDeleteI, too, want to wish you a Happy New Year. I hope it is everything you want it to be.
I will try to post more often now that the busiest of times is over.
Rita
Hi Dave - glad you got a chance to have Christmas with your family at home. You're right to say home is the place to be for Christmas. We were lucky to have most of our extended family together between Christmas Eve and Christmas day; then after New Year's Day we got to meet our newest grand-nephew (third one) who arrived a bit ahead of schedule on Dec. 19th, just hours before a blizzard.
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