Team Geared Up

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Lunchtime, and RTE News are reporting that Ireland has been voted as the “#1 friendliest country” in the latest ‘Lonely Planet’ Bluelist book through a survey of backpackers & travellers. Ireland comes in at the top above Fiji, Indonesia and Malawi as the friendliest travel destination.

People were said to have ‘a deliciously dark sense of humour’. The Emerald Isle has ‘a welcoming attitude towards strangers’ and the Irish can find craic in boom or bust eras, Lonely Planet said.

…with ‘The Troubles’ ended, ‘a cautious optimism reigns supreme, infecting the land once again with the sense that anything’s possible‘.

The Lonely Planet were bought by BBC Worldwide earlier this month.

Good news for Ireland anyway.

-Robin-