her tremulous voice was thick with the famous irish doom and gloom , but there was truth in her words .
but ireland is more than just dublin , and out in the picture - postcard west , where the rising tide never raised all boats , rural life was , and remains ,
among other winners , outside magazine wins seven individual awards , islands magazine , usa today and the los angeles times four and the new york times , afar and national geographic traveler three .
afar , a new magazine , and the venerable washington post and san francisco chronicle win top honors as the best travel publications in north america in the 2010 lowell thomas travel journalism competition .
dublin exploded from a sleepy backwater to a city boasting some of the most expensive real estate in europe .
budgettravel.com wins gold for the best online travel journalism site .
and there ’s absolutely no hope for the future , ” my mother - in - law told me recently .
and then it all ended .
to quote a friend , “ the party ’s over and the hangover is feckin ’ brutal .