Description

Walking Talking – On the road in Ireland’s Wild West, co-created by Helga Kaffke and Gabriele Berthel, is a highly unique, visual, and literary journey along the rugged edge of the Atlantic coast. Moving far beyond the constraints of a conventional travel guide, this collaborative volume pairs Berthel’s sharp, poetic observations and atmospheric travel prose with Kaffke’s brilliant, expressive fine art paintings and sketches. Together, they capture the shifting light, rain-swept boglands, dramatic sea cliffs, and remote townlands of Connemara, Mayo, and Donegal. The narrative flows through chance encounters with local characters, quiet reflections in rural pubs, and long walks through ancient landscapes, offering readers a sensory immersion into the slow, authentic rhythm of life in the West of Ireland. It is a beautifully produced book that appeals equally to art collectors, literary travel enthusiasts, and anyone wishing to reconnect with the wild romance of the Irish landscape.