IRELAND - WHEN I think of Ireland, I think of pubs, U2, poet Seamus Heaney and films such as The Commitments and Michael Collins.
Being in Ireland first-hand is altogether a different experience. For one, you actually get to meet someone with the surname O'Brien, as opposed to dining at one of the O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars in Singapore.
And you can immerse yourself in the Celtic myths and varied scenery of this ancient land separated by the Irish Sea from Great Britain.
Read Yong Shu Hoong's full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
