Ireland 2016
I'm not entirely sure if it was purely because all of Ireland was in Christmas cheer, but the Irish have to have been the nicest group of people I have ever met while traveling Europe. Germans are... well... Germans, and Finns and Norwegians tend to keep to themselves, but the Irish always seemed happy to make your acquaintance, whether you were attending their pub, grabbing some ice cream, or if you looked any bit lost while wandering the streets. Yes, when my family and I were looking for a place to eat and stopped for just a second, a person came up to us and asked if we were lost nearly immediately. Once we told him we were just looking for a place to eat, he spent the next five minutes telling us the best places to get various meals. Upon bidding him farewell, he said "Not a problem," and carried on as though he went through the act of assisting tourists daily. (READ MORE)
by Weston Shores