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Passionate | Knowledgeable | Emotional
I’m Jerome from Belleek, a small town sitting on Fermanagh and Donegal border in northwest Ireland. I love travelling, trees, biking and hiking.
In the world, my favourite place is the mountains of the Costa del Sol. But in Ireland, it will always be the northwest region – an underrated gem.
At age 21, I drove a Mercedes from New York to San Francisco.
“I’ve travelled, biked, hiked and driven in almost 40 countries to date, including the Costa Rican rainforest, jungles of Borneo and mountains in Morocco.”
I have over 20 years of experience guiding. I’ve travelled, biked, hiked and driven in almost 40 countries to date, including the Costa Rican rainforest, jungles of Borneo and mountains in Morocco. Some of my favourite countries have been Spain, New Zealand and Panama, to name just a few.
Trekking through an area in Borneo called the Maliau Basin whilst on Expedition – fewer people have been there than Everest! Or a solo winter ascent of Mulhacen, the Iberian peninsula’s highest mountain.
We received a good description of our roads on the first day of this self-guided trip : a printed Garmin map for everyday with a list of roads and turns plus a description of the elevation and distance. Minor annoyance : distances were in miles and elevation in feet. Every day, our guide gave us advice for the road ahead, provided us with small snacks, made suggestions for lunch stop.
Maybe he could have given better tourist information about some places we passed by but maybe that is not really the role you assign to him. I had prepared as much as I could from home before the trip but I could not be very accurate because at the time I didn't know precisely which routes we would take. So yes, I would have appreciated more info like "look out for the Poulnabrone dolmen at about 30 km".
Another suggestion I'd like to make : providing us with gps devices was great but I had also my own gps (if only to record my data) to which I am more accustomed. Therefore it would have been great if I had had the opportunity to download a gpx file on my own device. (I didn't ask the guide because I didn't want to bother him with that : I suppose that is something that should be administered by IT with a secure website to download gpx with a password if you do not want to make the gpx avalaible to everyone.)
Eddy Flas
Self Guided plus+ Cycling - Wild Atlantic Way Southwest
Reviewed on 14/08/2023
Jerome was a really good guide, and also a very kind person. I'm a bit of a slow hiker, but I never felt pressure to keep up with the group.
Suzanne Goegan
Hiking - The Causeway Coastal Route & Donegal
Reviewed on 13/07/2023
Jerome was terrific. Obviously an experienced and knowledgeable guide. With great people skills. He shared a lot of information about the area. And he spent time walking with each hiker to chat with them personally.
Arlene Turinchak
Hiking - The Causeway Coastal Route & Donegal
Reviewed on 11/07/2023
| Trip / Departure | Availability | Status | Price | Book |
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| Self Guided plus+ Cycling – Connemara & The Burren 22nd Jun - 28th Jun 2024 | 10 place(s) left | Guaranteed | 1,980 | Book Now |
| Self Guided plus+ Cycling – Connemara & The Burren 3rd Aug - 9th Aug 2024 | 7 place(s) left | Guaranteed | 1,980 | Book Now |
Sometimes it's nice to get family and friends together and travel privately for some quality time. This means you benefit from all the features of the group departure, including hand-picked accommodation and expert local guides and we'll take care of it all. Then you can make your choice of departures dates and we'll get back to you to finalise the details.
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