Reporting back on KIEA’s ‘Journey of Discovery in Ireland’
From Friday May 22nd 2015 until Saturday May 30th, we organised a ‘Journey of Discovery in Ireland’. This project saw the Kanoya City Coordinator for International Relations David Jones bring a group of 14 KIEA members on an eight-night, nine-day long tour of his country of origin, Ireland. During the project they visited David’s hometown the capital city of Dublin, Counties Kerry and Clare, and Killarney town, Ireland’s top tourist destination in 2014-15 (http://www.irishmirror.ie/lifestyle/travel/tripadvisor-top-10-irish-destinations-5393135).
The group members could experience many things that they would never experience on a regular package tour: courtesy calls to the Mayor of Killarney and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, a party with some locals in David’s parents' house, and the whole gamut of Ireland’s public transportation, busses trains trams and taxis. Asides from this we also visited many tourists attractions.
During the trip the participants could experience Ireland’s charms firsthand, and have fun meeting a variety of Irish people. The participants could also act as representatives of Kanoya, and tell Irish people a little about the charms of Kanoya and Kagoshima. It was truly a fun time for all, and below we have uploaded some photos of the tour.
So far, all Kanoya City Coordinators for International Relations (CIR) have organised a trip to their home country like this. From the end of July 2015 we will have a new CIR, so please look forward to the day when you can visit their hometown!
