点评:We were exceedingly fortunate to have JiMi McKeown as our driver & guide from 15-20 May 2024 during our trip to Northern Ireland. JiMi did so much to make our trip so special.
JiMi was a complete professional at all times. He was courteous, knowledgable, and provided impeccable service on our travels, not to mention being immaculately dressed even when we were in hiking clothes.
At times during our trip, JiMi offered alternatives to our planned schedule that enhanced our experiences immeasurably. For example, our day trip around the Ards peninsula was improved when he proposed that we take the small car ferry across and travel a different route between Mount Stewart and our Copelands Distillery tasting tour. Oh, and he introduced us to his friend, Lady Rose Lauritzen, at Mount Stewart.
JiMi made excellent restaurant suggestions for lunch and one day, when we wanted something other than another restaurant meal, he took us to Belfast's famous chip shop, John Longs, for fish and chips, which we happily ate in C.S. Lewis park.
On our private tour of Belfast, JiMi and our guide, Collette, collaborated on locations and routes to add stops that JiMi suggested, like the Sunflower pub.
JiMi arranged with his friend, George, for us to see the US Ranger Museum in Carrickfergus. As we were both US military, this was a really special and unexpected experience, thanks to JiMi and his familiarity with people all across Northern Ireland.
He shared stories of his life in Northern Ireland and he used that knowledge to provide us with a unique perspective and experiences that we do not believe we could have had with a different guide/driver.
The van was immaculate; JiMi was always early to meet us and he provided water and snacks on each trip. He was an excellent photographer as well, happily taking pictures of us at various points along our travels, including the Giants Causeway and Carrick-a-Rede bridge.
He particularly enjoys helping people with genealogical travels through the area so he made my husband's trip special when we stopped at three places related to my husband's ancestors. Additionally, with information provided by our tour company in advance, JiMi did advance trips, on his own, so he could help pinpoint people and places for my husband's research.
Really, JiMi made our Northern Ireland experience exceptional, including ordering the weather to be perfect for our entire trip!
翻译:我们非常幸运,在 2024 年 5 月 15 日至 20 日前往北爱尔兰的旅途中,JiMi McKeown 担任我们的司机和导游。JiMi 做了很多事情,让我们的旅行如此特别。
JiMi 一直都是一个完全专业的人士。他彬彬有礼、知识渊博,在我们的旅行中提供了无可挑剔的服务,更不用说即使我们穿着登山服,他也衣着整洁。
在我们的旅行中,JiMi 有时会为我们的计划行程提供替代方案,这极大地增强了我们的体验。例如,当他提议我们乘坐小型汽车渡轮穿越,在斯图尔特山和我们的科普兰斯酿酒厂品酒之旅之间走不同的路线时,我们在阿兹半岛的一日游就得到了改善。哦,他还把我们介绍给了他在斯图尔特山的朋友 Lady Rose Lauritzen。
JiMi 为我们推荐了很棒的午餐餐厅。有一天,当我们想吃点不同于餐厅的美食时,他带我们去了贝尔法斯特著名的炸鱼薯条店 John Longs,我们在 C.S. Lewis 公园愉快地吃了起来。
在我们的贝尔法斯特私人之旅中,JiMi 和我们的导游 Collette 合作,在地点和路线上增加了 JiMi 建议的站点,比如 Sunflower 酒吧。
JiMi 和他的朋友 George 安排我们参观了卡里克弗格斯的美国游骑兵博物馆。由于我们都是美国军人,所以这是一次非常特别和意想不到的经历,这要感谢 JiMi 和他对北爱尔兰各地人民的熟悉。
他分享了他在北爱尔兰的生活故事,并利用这些知识为我们提供了独特的视角和体验,我们相信如果没有其他导游/司机,我们不可能拥有这些视角和体验。
面包车一尘不染;JiMi 总是早早来接我们,每次旅行他都提供水和零食。他也是一位出色的摄影师,在我们旅行的各个地点,包括巨人堤道和卡里克索桥,他都很乐意为我们拍照。
他特别喜欢帮助人们在该地区进行家谱旅行,所以当我们在与我丈夫祖先有关的三个地方停留时,他让我丈夫的旅行变得特别。此外,根据我们旅行公司提前提供的信息,JiMi 自己提前旅行,这样他就可以帮我丈夫找到研究的人和地方。
真的,JiMi 让我们的北爱尔兰之旅变得非同寻常,包括让我们整个旅行的天气都完美无缺!