"On a midsummer trip to Ireland, I saw dolphins in the Irish Sea, sunset by the Liffey, and misty views of the Galtee Mountains. The half-hour train journey to Cobh (cove), through Cork's island-studded harbour, was especially lovely. As the railway crossed Lough Mahon, home to thousands of seabirds, there was water on both sides of the train. I watched oystercatchers, egrets, godwits and common terns, which nest on floating pontoons."
"I don't smile, I'm Bulgarian, Yuri my ski instructor told me, but I can make you a better skier. By day three I had earned a not too bad, and my grin stretched from ear to ear. There's plenty to smile about in Borovets, droll instructors aside: the price for a start. A half-term ski break here is far kinder on the wallet than heading to the Alps."
Dolphins appeared in the Irish Sea, sunsets lit the Liffey and mist softened views of the Galtee Mountains. A half-hour train to Cobh crosses Cork's island-studded harbour and Lough Mahon, where water lies on both sides and thousands of seabirds nest on pontoons. Oystercatchers, egrets, godwits, common terns and curlews forage the mudflats near an old Martello tower. Cork's bridge-linked archipelago includes the 20-sq-mile Great Island and colourful, palm-lined Cobh, once the Titanic's last port of call. Cork emphasizes sustainable transport with cycle greenways through reedbeds and new railway stations. Borovets in the Rila mountains offers affordable skiing on 58km of slopes, local foods like banitsa and hearty stews, and simple Soviet-era hotels with pools and generous buffets.
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