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Maggie117


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Hi,  Below in PINK is my email question to The Man of Aran Cottage and in GREEN is the response I received from them (Joe Wolfe). The response seems a little odd. Michele, What are your thoughts? TY!

Dear Maggie 

I will reply to you when I buy my 2013 diary , regards 

Joe

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On 17 Sep 2012, at 23:35, Maggie Cosgrove wrote:

Hello, I'm preparing (the best part) my trip to Ireland for March 2013. I'm checking to see if you have two rooms available (each for one adult) on Friday March 15 for one night.

Thank you!
Maggie Cosgrove
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My 1.2 Euro cents' worth ---

Sounds to me like a typically Irish way of saying, "I can't commit to anything, THAT far ahead!"   biggrin  biggrin

I am attending the SligoLive Music Festival, which runs the Bank Holiday Weekend of 24- 29 October.  As of 15 minutes ago, their dedicated website STILL isn't finalized! 

I wouldn't read too much into it.  It's a Cultural Thing.

Bob 



-- Edited by Itallian Chauffeur on Tuesday 18th of September 2012 09:36:01 PM

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Thanks Bob. :) At least I know he has openings!!!

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Exactly what Bob said. I've stayed at Man of Aran, both Joe and Maura are delightful, and much more laid back than we are :)

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Yeah Corey. I got that!!! LOL! :)

I could always mail him one...with my date reserved (no I won't)!!! (But it did cross my mind). hehehe...



-- Edited by Maggie117 on Wednesday 19th of September 2012 08:15:11 PM

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I consider myself a fairly laid back person too...I just lack patience...And I'm very proactive...Guess I'll just sit back and wait to hear back from Joe! :)

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Yeah... and just in case you didn't know - "diary" in Ireland refers to what Americans would call a day planner or simply calendar.

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Maggie --

This is ONE of the reasons we all love to 'Escape' to Ireland -- to try and recapture that 'Laid Back, easy-going sense of 'Come What May'!  biggrin  biggrin  biggrin  biggrin

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Most lodgings don't even begin their reservations till after Jan 1. So for 2013 reservations wait a bit. Although, self-catering in popular places in summer might do reservations farther in advance.

Even some of the computer generated reservations systems at hotels will show no vacancies for next year, which panics people. They just don't realize that the systems haven't caught up yet.



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Funny..as I read Joe's reply...I more heard him than read the words...Send him an email in mid to late January, as they try to do their traveling to see family and friends in December and January

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:) And I am patiently waiting for January to roll around... :)

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With the holidays on the doorstep it won't be long now.

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And you'll have a lovely visit there. Just keep in mind they are in the middle of the island, and the pubs aren't nearby! We rented bikes to get around. And when the weather was 'lively' we had a taxi take us around... except when Joe was kind enough to give us a lift!

It is truly worth it to walk up to Dun Aengosa at 8 in the morning, before any day trippers arrive, and have it all to yourself in the fresh Atlantic wind...

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