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[lirazel]

Two things, both for my parents!

1. My parents are planning on going to Ireland (both Northern and Republic of) for two weeks in the spring, and it is my job to plan their trip. Of course I'll be consulting, like, Rick Steves and other travel guides, but I'd love to hear any recommendations, tips, etc. anyone has!

2. My mom has a new Bible and it's soft-cover and she's trying to find the best solution to make sure it doesn't get all torn up.

I know how to find protective covers like this or this but only in large amounts for library use. I have no idea how to find things for individual use.

Of course she can always just buy some contact paper, but I'd rather come up with something a bit sturdier if I can.

Anyone got any ideas?

Comments

[seekingferret]

I don't know how useful this is but the highlights of my trip to Dublin were both James Joyce tourism- a trip out to Howth Castle from Finnegans Wake and a trip to the Martello Tower from Ulysses. But they were genuinely lovely places that might have been good general tourism trips too?

[inchoatewords]

I went in 2023 for a week with my husband and in-laws. In Dublin, we went to Trinity College, where we did a walking tour of the grounds and the surrounding area, and got to see the Book of Kells and the Long Library (the latter is being renovated, I believe, but should still be open, even though there might not be any books right now, lol).

We spent a few days in Killarney and Galway, as well. In Killarney you can do a bus tour of the Ring of Kerry. They hit quite a few spots for picture taking, lunch, etc. We also did one to the Cliffs of Moher, which is definitely a must-see if they have time. What a view! And puffins! (My sister-in-law was a bit obsessed, hehe).

I don't know if they want to rent a car, but we took taxis and the Irish Rail and got around pretty well. The Irish Rail was cool because you didn't have to worry about consulting maps, and most folks were happy to chat if you wanted to do so. We got some nice restaurant recs that way!

[inchoatewords]

For your second question, they do make protective covers specifically for bibles. https://a.co/d/5d5251R would something like that work?

[ambyr]

I buy my book covers from https://manausbooks.com/, I think they have some that would suit? (My only complaint about them is that my orders sometimes come shipped with cheerful bible verses included in the packaging, which I suspect your mother would find a feature rather than a bug!)

I haven't been to Ireland since 2009, so I don't know how useful my experiences are at this point, but if you'd like you can find my write-ups under https://ambyr.dreamwidth.org/tag/british+isles . Parts 1 and 2 are Ireland; after that we went to Scotland.

[thatjustwontbreak]

I have nothing helpful to contribute on either front, but I did laugh at i don't need reddit, i have dreamwidth.

[pauraque]

I don't know, but I'm here taking notes because I have some softcover reference books that I have absolutely destroyed, and it honestly never occurred to me that I could get protective covers for them.

[theseatheseatheopensea]

Those adhesive covers are really convenient, but I always like non-permanent options better! If your mum can find a reasonably cheap roll of the regular, non-adhesive mylar/polyester, it's sturdy enough and she can use the rest to make more book covers if she has time/more books she want to protect! Or if she's not planning to use it outside her home, maybe a box she can keep it in while she's not using it, like this or this or this?