I’ve listened to a couple of the SoundWalk walking tours for iPod and other MP3 devices and I have to say I’m bullish on
the whole walking tour thing. I can really see myself heading to places around the world and downloading sound or video
files about them, be they little documentaries, walking tours, whatever.
And of course, where there’s a
want, there’s someone to fill it. In this case, the place I’m talking about is Dublin, Ireland, where a Dublin Tourism
provides what it calls "iWalks" covering
the city of Dublin. The walks are narrated by historian Pat Liddy…whose name sounds like it was completely made
up. Still, I’d give them a try if I was headed to Ireland.