I am planning on taking a trip to Ireland spring of 2011. It will be my first time travelling out of the country.

Any recomendations on what type of places to stay? How to travel when over there (car, tour bus, etc)? Any must see places (besides the well known places)? Anything else.

Thank you in advance!

Work on your alcohol tolerance. Lol...I went to Germany for Oktoberfedt one year and didnt realize what I was getting myself into. With in 4 hours of being off the plane I was passed out on the bathroom floor of my hotel.


...but thats only if you drink of course.

I best start building my tolerance tonight! What the heck---gives me an excuse to have a few.

Get some Jameson....thats good to start with, lol.

I lived there ... Incredible ... ... Ya can't go wrong!!!

Rental car IF you trust yourself on the other side of the road?

Otherwise buses are cheapest, trains are DIVINE!!!

County Clare ... Cliffs of Moher ... One of the biggest beauties Earth offers ...

ALL the WEST coast, Ring of Kerry, Dingle Peninsula (meet the Dingle dolphin), Galway ...

West coast has the most spoken Gaelic, as well ...

Dublin for theatre, culture ...

The Giant's Causeway - at the foot of the basalt cliffs along the sea coast on the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland ...

Seek out the many stone circles and ancient cemeteries ... AWESOME!!!

Drink ONLY Guinness or Black and Tans ...

A friend of mine went there years ago, he rented a car but then had to stop driving because he couldn't get used to being on the other side of the road.

Thank you! I have seen pictures of the Cliffs of Moher---simply breathtaking.

I have heard so much of the culture in Dublin.

Do you think it would be best to split up my stay in different places?

Eeek! Guess I better put some thought into that. Might have to ride a bus, train, or taxi.

Good point! Thanks!

damn i'm jealous. LOL i always wanted to try and find some distant relatives that didnt come over to the states

I was thinking of looking for some distant relatives myself.

Can you drive on the wrong side of the rode? Come with.

LOL i can drive on the wrong side, the correct side, or straight down the middle cuz im the guvnah and i can do that
yes, lets go

Ohh....this could be fun...

ab-so-freakin-loutly

Awesomesauce! I starting to like you more and more.

Tell me the kind of things you like to do/see and I'll make suggestions

I didn't see that you posted.

Umm...I love old architecture, b-e-a-utiful scenery, new foods, music, the oppurtunity to see or try something new....pretty much like about everything!

Any suggestions? By the way thank you for responding!

To start with, check out http://www.paddywagontours.com/

They have some great trips. There's great architecture and scenery and music and craic (fun) to be found everywhere. Do you have any sort of idea of where in Ireland you will be going?

To start with, check out http://www.paddywagontours.com/

They have some great trips. There's great architecture and scenery and music and craic (fun) to be found everywhere. Do you have any sort of idea of where in Ireland you will be going?


Thank you for the website I will be checking it out. I was thinking about flying into Dublin and kinda spending a few days in other places; for example, Cork, Galway, and end back up in Dublin.

To start with, check out http://www.paddywagontours.com/

They have some great trips. There's great architecture and scenery and music and craic (fun) to be found everywhere. Do you have any sort of idea of where in Ireland you will be going?


Thank you for the website I will be checking it out. I was thinking about flying into Dublin and kinda spending a few days in other places; for example, Cork, Galway, and end back up in Dublin.


Paddywagon is probably the best bet for you then, they cram a lot into the tours!

Thank you talldub. I appreciate the help!

Question beings you live over there----what is it you do for fun over there?