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TESTIMONIALS
These are just a sample of some of the comments
that my wife Teresa and I have received over the years.
On behalf of both of us we would like to take this opportunity
to thank all those of you who took the time to either send
us a card or comment directly to our web site. Should you
wish to make direct inquiries from any of the following, we
will forward their address to you with their permission.
2009
Hi Christopher,
I am writing to ensure that you don´t forget about the "Donegal & Antrim Group 2009" ;=) because I definitely won´t.
Thanks again for the beautiful week!
Now, my family and friends feel that if they ever travel to Ireland they should go walking with you...and they are not allowed to go without me ;=).
I really would like to walk the Wicklow Way (...immediately ;=) ) so it is very likely that I come back!
P.S.: I´m going camping this week-end - thanks to your packing list I have my own flash light for the first time ;=)
Ulrike Hoffman
Germany
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Dear Christopher, Teresa and Anouk,
We enjoyed very much our tour in Antrim.
Amazing nature, spectacular views, excellent B&B's. Good weather also.
No complaints at all.
Next year the lake district, maybe.
Josee and Eddy Wyns
Belgium
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Hello Christopher and Teresa,
We just want to let you know that we've had a great time in Ireland.
It was our first visit to your countrie and we are impressed by the beautifull nature and the excellent
hospitality of the people. We had a very warm welcome at all the b and b's were we stayed. Our compliments
for finding us those great places!
We enjoyed the walks very much, you gave us good information and the Wicklow way is marked very
properly. The fact that we didn't need to care about our luggage made it even more relaxed. So we had a wonderfull time and we will recommend your travel organisation and the b and b's were we stayed to other people for sure.
Thanks again!
Joke Dijkman and Jolanda Schuurman
the Netherlands
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Hi Chris,
I just wanted to thank you so much for a wonderful weekend.
Ger and I had a thoroughly enjoyable time in Wales with you and I particularly wanted to thank you for your patience on Saturday as I took forever to descend Snowdon, I know. I will keep up the walking and hopefully you will see a big improvement the next time we meet.
Thanks for everything, the hotel, the transport and all the great knowledge that you showed of the beautiful area of Wales that we all enjoyed so well.
We’ll see you for another trip soon, no doubt.
Regards
Terri Cullen
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Dear Christopher and Teresa,
I would like to thank you very much and the rest of your team members for the wonderful experience that we had in Ireland at Glendalough, Wicklow.
Everything was fantastic and we enjoyed very much.
We would like also to thank Anouk for the wonderful night at that traditional dancing pub were we went. It gave us a real taste of Ireland culture.
Any one of us will have no doubt on contacting you again if we have the possibility in the future to discover more of the beautiful Ireland.
I will certainly recommend your company to all my friends here in Portugal.
All the best,
Joao Pedro Frade
Portugal
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Hi Chris & Teresa,
Can't thank you both enough for a truly wonderful weekend in Wales. From Friday 2pm until last night was magic and the care and thoughtfullness with which we were all treated is much appreciated. Fair to say Terri and I shall be joining you again.
Wiching you both all the very best and thanks again.
Luv,
Geraldine
2008
Good afternoon Teresa and Christopher,
I want to thank you again for the wonderful walks in the Glendalough National Park and for the nice conversations we had. I most definitely felt very welcome, and have very much enjoyed my first trip to Ireland!!!!
Please pass as well my hello to the friendly staff in the hotel.
I already had in mind to return some day, but now I'm definitely returning earlier than expected :-)
Best regards
Sabine
Germany
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Dear Christopher and Teresa - just a quick note to thank you once
again for a most enjoyable two days. We were so lucky with the
weather - and with our guides!! You were both wonderful guides and
Wicklow was at its best with the trees coming into bud and the lambs
gambolling on the hills - not to mention the fact that we learned to
recognise a few more wonderful song birds. The history of St.
Kevin and Glendalough was as I said to you "enriching" and made a big
impression on both of us.
We look forward to doing another walk with you later in the year.
Many thanks - Patricia and Fel Greene (Ireland)
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Dear Christopher,
Thank you for organising a lovely trip. The whole experience was most enjoyable. I enjoyed meeting all the others.
You organised it extremely well. All the very best to you in your future trips. I plan to go on another trip one day and look forward to it.
Regards,
Cathy,
Lake District May 08
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We had a great time in your beautiful Wicklow Mountains and we would like to thank you once more for everything you did for us. If (or maybe I should say when) we ever want to do a walking holiday in Ireland again we will surely contact you!
Ineke & Jacqueline
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I wanted to thank you so much for the wonderful self-guided walking tour in the Wicklow Mountains. I had a wonderful time and really appriciated how well planned out everyting was.
Thanks a million, Alexandra Verini
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On the bus to the airport my friend Anna and I discussed our walk and we agreed that there was nothing at all that could have been better. The arrangments, The B&B's, the walk itself, even the weather was just perfect. For me it was one of my best holidays ever, I really enjoyed the concept of walking all day, arriving in a nice little village in the afternoon, eating good food in nice places and be able to watch the EURO2008 football games at the same time.
I have highly recommended both the walk and your services to all my people that I have forced to watch all the 227 photos from the trip ;-)
Jannike Store
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Thank you for the wonderful walking trips you provided. From the group trip in Connemara and the Burren to my independent week on the Antrim Coast to our final days in Glendalough. The whole time was like an amazing and peaceful dream. It was a gift for my body, spirit and soul to walk in the green of Ireland.
You two are truly doing what you were born to do; share the beauty of Ireland with other people. And you do it with such kindness, grace and good humor. I hope that my husband and I will be able to return and do some more walking tours with Footfalls!
Heidi van Ert
Before 2008
Dear Christopher & Teresa;
Thank you for putting together our fantastic
West Highland Way trip. It was an experiance of a lifetime,
an unforgetable week of walking with friend in a beautiful
country. It dosen't get much better then that.
Scott and Linda Pyle
USA
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Dear Christopher and Teresa,
I would like to thank you again for the perfect organisation,
for your time, availability and kindness. I had a wonderful
stay in Glendalough and enjoyed the walks very much. It was
a good test for me to check my potential and reinforce it.
I hope I'll be back next year, maybe with some other people.
Take care,
Christine
Netherlands
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Dear Christopher, Sorry for the delay in writing
this thank you. I wanted to tell you that Joe and I had a fabulous
time on our Footfalls Tour. You were a great host and guide.
I have been extolling both Ireland's and your virtues to many
friends
Hope all is well with you and the family.
Joe & Richard
USA
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Hi Teresa and Christopher,
Thank you both so very much for a thoroughly enjoyed trip.I
am replaying every day of the walk in my mind and I have come
to the realization that the best,most honest thought that
comes clearly to me is that becoming friends with the both
of you is what I cherish the most.
Teresa,thank you very much for moving my luggage every day
and the PB sandwiches,you are the best!
Best Regards,Martin
USA
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Dear Chris and Teresa
Just a quick note to say thanks again for a great trip....we
couldn't have asked for better weather and company....the
next time you should charge extra for the 'in-flight' entertainment!!
Gen and Vicky
Ireland
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Dear Teresa and Christopher,
I am now back home in Tel Aviv, and wanted to thank you for
the great week I spent hiking with you in Cork and Kerry.
Christopher's love of the country side was so apparent, which
made hiking with him such a nice experience. I would also
like to thank Teresa in particular for dropping me off at
UCD, where I spent a very productive week.
All the best,
Sonia
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Greetings! We are back home after a great tour
of Ireland on the Dingle Way. We were all very pleased with
our trip and accommodations. Everyone was very hospitable
and made us feel welcome and comfortable.
Again, many thanks for a wonderful tour of your beautiful
country!
Connie Baker
USA
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Dear Christopher & Teresa; Thank you for
the brilliant week in the lake District. Everything was organised
to perfection and the walks were fantastic.
The Imaal Walkers
Ireland
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Christopher,
My son,Jamie, and I had a wonderful trip, thanks to you all.
The weather turned out perfect for hiking. A little bit of
luck there! Not too hot, not too cold, not that much rain.
The Wicklow Way is a great trail. The B& B's all were
wonderful. Great hospitality! Lovely people. Met a number
of people on the trail ,and was amazed at the number of them
that asked us about our Appalachian Trail (AT) here in the
States. Great trail, a little long, 2000 miles. But your Wicklow
Way was perfect for us. Give Teresa our best and thank her
for her help.
Blaine & Jamie Ewing
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Dear Christopher & Teresa,
Thank you for such a wonderful holiday once again, we really
enjoyed it and the accommodation and food was excellent, the
guide wasn't so bad either!
Best wishes,
Pauline & Brian Bloomfield, U.K.
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thank you so much for the great stay in Ireland
and the excursions you organised. It gave us a first impression
of the great nature Ireland - and the county of Wicklow in
particular - has to offer. Especially Glendalough: everyone
of the group appreciated the site and the walk highly.
Pascale (Belgium)
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Dear Christopher, We are now back home in Canada
and if all has gone well, you have received your cellphone
in the mail. Let me take this opportunity to offer a very
sincere thankyou for all you did to make our whole visit to
Ireland enjoyable.The Western way was memorable forthe walk,
the accommodation and the way it introduced us to the wonderful
people we were about to meet and also how to make the most
of the rest of our time. Our car rental week gave us time
for a pretty good look at the SW, South, and Dublin as well
as a day at Newgrange. We then found our own way from Marlay
Park to Tinahaley . As you said, it was quite a differet walk
from Western Way. As expected, our weather was mixedbut the
whole trip was a fitting climax to our vacation.....and having
a cell phone was invaluable, given the need for lifts to and
from trail.
That is another service for which we have you to thank. Good
luck with your business. All the best, Ken and Caroline Hubbard.
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Dear Christopher & Teresa,
Just a short email to say thank you very much for Christopher's
guided walks on our stay in Glendalough. Chris was great company
and the walks certainly helped us to appreciate the area.
The local knowledge was a great help and brought the area
to life.
Ted & Julie Dowson.
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Hello Christopher & Teresa,
The good news, and it is very good, is that
I had a fantastic time overall. I've never been to the west
of Ireland before, and it was everything I had expected and
more. The landscape is spectacular and the solitude on the
hills is great and just what I needed. The people I met were
all lovely, all your landladies were gorgeous, I couldn't
fault any of them. I also really enjoyed the Pass Inn and
got on well with Stuart there. The Guinness was pretty good
too. Saturday at Kylemore Abbey was glorious in the sunshine.
And the practicalities all went without a hitch, with my bag
there ahead of me every night, so no complaints at all on
that score.
Thank you both for all your help,
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Dear Christopher,
I wanted to say thanks for your guidance
and humour. There
were so many highlights and laughs. And some recorded on video
no less...
It felt like the tour was being conducted be a friend,
Thanks
Mate.
Tony: Australia;
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