First Time to IRELAND Travel Tips
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- čas přidán 29. 01. 2024
- Planning a trip to the Emerald Isle? Look no further for essential tips to make your Irish adventure truly unforgettable.
Whether you're drawn to Ireland's stunning landscapes, vibrant culture, or warm hospitality, these tips will help you make the most of your time. So, pack your sense of adventure and get ready to create incredible memories in beautiful Ireland.
There are so many places to visit like the Ring of Kerry, Dublin, the Wild Atlantic Way, Cliffs of Moher, and the huge variety of landscapes like the Atlantic coastline, the mountains and countryside of an enchanted land.
Tips include information on driving in Ireland, staying in Ireland, what to pack, Irish sayings, cuisine, culture and itinerary essentials.
Itinerary can be found on my website: www.photoquesttraveler.com/yo...
Since I have been to Ireland nine times and it’s my favorite subject people seek my advice. The first piece of advice I share … take a map of Ireland, fold it in half, and then pick a half. Do not try to see the entire country in ten days. The second piece of advice … take time to walk on the Irish soil, breathe the Irish air and most important, meet the Irish people.
Great advice! Thank you for sharing 😊
I've been travelling to Ireland every year for 40 years and this is the best advice I could give to any traveller. It has been shared with all my relatives back home..
Thank you so much!!! I appreciate you sharing it 💚💚💚 How awesome that you get to travel there every year 😄
I'm Irish but live abroad. I'd say 1) B and Bs. Great welcome and great advice. When driving in Ireland I'd say don't plan too much. I just in A direction. Stopped at a B and B and asked if they had a room. If they didn't they always contacted someone who did
Thank you for your added advice! 💚☺️ B and B's are amazing and a great way to experience Ireland 👍
Thank you for all of the wonderful tips!!!
You are very welcome! Glad you liked them 💚
Thank you for sharing your tips. We are going in June and appreciate the practical advice! Your planning work is awesome and it's so good of you to share! ❤
Absolutely! How exciting that you are going in June! I'm glad you found it helpful :)
Great information. Thank you.
You are welcome! Glad you found the information helpful.
Lots of great tips!👏🏻
So glad you liked them! 😊
Thank you for this great video and your blog with all the documents very very useful. Very happy and thx for sharing ! 💋
You are very welcome! I'm glad you found them helpful 💚😄
Super advice Andrea! Making our first trip there this summer.
Thank you! Have so much fun, you'll love it 💚💚💚
Great job! We’re in the process of planning a return trip for September and can’t wait!👍❤
Thank you! Have so much fun!! 💚💚💚
Excellent trip advice. I'm living in Mayo and everything you touched upon is sound advice for even stay at home trippers. Well done Andrea.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful and I appreciate your kind words!!
Thankyou so much, this will really help me get motivated to plan our upcoming trip.
You are very welcome! Enjoy your trip :)
Great video! Amazing tips!!
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you liked it 😄😊😄
Great content! Makes me want to plan an Ireland trip!
Thank you! You should definitely plan a trip there 😊💚😊💚
Thx so much. This was so helpful. We're going end of May.
You are welcome! Glad you found it helpful. Hope you have a fabulous time!
I'd love to get a copy of your itinerary. It was so thorough! Impressive.
Thank you! You can find my itinerary on my website www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube
Thank you for your video 🍀
You are so welcome!
Fantastic!! So happy I saw your video. Our trip is 10 days in Sept-Oct. 1st time, So Excited!!!
Yay! You are going to have so much fun 😊😄😁 10 days is an excellent amount of time to be there
Be sure to visit Dingle!!
Such creative videos you’ve on this channel. I just subscribed!
Thank you so much! Thank you for subscribing 😄❤️
My wife and I are planning a trip to Ireland this September. I've watched a bunch of travel tip videos, and this is the best one! Understandable, to the point, valuable, relevant, usable information. No annoying music. No cutesy, staged moments. But after checking out your other videos, I was disappointed to see you didn't do a video on places in Ireland you would suggest visiting. Maybe one is coming in the near future? Fingers crossed!
I'm so happy you enjoyed the video! I've watched a ton of videos as well so when I made this one my goal was all of what you said. I plan to make more videos on the various places we went that I loved. Stay tuned!
One tip to Add. Should you rent a car, a manual transmission is much cheaper. Happy travels!
Going to visit in September. Watching a lot of videos. Yours is great
@wa8zcn thank you! Enjoy your trip 💚
In Ireland, if you don't like the weather, just wait 5 mins. It is very changeable, one minute the sun can be splitting the skies, next minute the heavens can open. So yes, bring some rain gear if going walking.
Normal bacon (or rashers) here is back bacon, it's not ham. If you want American style bacon ask for STREAKY bacon, asking for crispy bacon will mostly work too but you may just get normal back bacon just done crispy.
The type of fuel your rental car takes will usually be on a label next to filler cap or in the inside of the fuel flap.
Totally agree! It's crazy how weather can change so much in one day and even in 15 minutes 😀
Much impressed by your detailed itinerary. My family thinks that I´m an itinerary freak but yours puts mine to shame.
Haha! Thank you 🤣😁😊 It was a lot of work upfront but so helpful while we were there. I think we were able to see more places and make the most of our adventure!
my first time to Ireland was 2002... I had a great time, but I was young and drunk at the time so that's probably why lol
Haha 😄 Now you need to go back 😄
Good tips here. Just for the record - Irish bacon is bacon it just comes from a back cut. US bacon is usually thin slices of belly bacon. In general Irish people would regard US bacon as overcooked, so don't be surprised at the difference, just enjoy it!
Good to know! Thanks for the info 😄🥓
@@andreabernhardtAmerican style bacon is called streaky bacon here. You can buy it in any supermarket but you won’t be served it in a hotel or cafe.
@Dreyno great to know, thank you! 😊
Thanks for these nuggets of info.👌🏽🇮🇪 one query ! Do you have any tips for someone who will not be renting a car ? Trains, buses etc ? Please please … Love your quirky sense of humour & your expressions 😀
You are very welcome! Here are my tips for bus and train travel. Thank you 😀
Bus and train tips
- We did a train from Limerick to Dublin in 2007 and it worked great
- Planning is very important as you can't just get up and go, you are more reliant on a time schedule
- busses run less times on Sundays
- you may have to walk from a bus stop a ways to get to your destination
- what luggage you bring is very important cause you have to transport it on a bus and train and walk more
- when someone says it's just a short distance to walk, double what you are thinking it would take
- best part is you don't have to drive if you aren't comfortable with it
- you can take bus tours of popular places
- It just takes a little more planning and you may not see everything you would like to
- it is a great way to visit Ireland for the first time though
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Hi! 👋❤ So glad you love this video 🥰 Thank you!!!
In timestamp 5:03, what car is that? Going to Ireland in a month and that appears to be the size we need for our rental. Thank you for all the great tips!
Glad you liked the tips! I believe it was a Seat ATECA that we rented. I had not heard of it prior to renting but it was a great size and just what we needed.
Hi! We’re all planned and booked for September. I just found your video, and thank you! I noticed you have an itinerary chart in the video? Not sure if it’s yours, but is it something you can share?
Thanks again!
Yes, I'm happy to share my itinerary! You can find it on my website: www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube
I hope you have a great time 💚
Thank you so much!
We enjoyed this thank you! What city wasn’t nice?? lol
Glad you enjoyed it! I'd hate to give that city a bad rap. Hoping it was just our experience. I would still go back to the city based on the scenery in the area.
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Is that Ireland itinerary spread sheet you made available to share? That looks amazing ! 😊
It sure is! You can download it from my website www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube
Awesome! I love your videos. So detailed and informative. We’re planning a 2 week trip in September flying from Portland, Or into Dublin. Curious what airline you used to fly there?
@bartbetz3395 thank you so much! We used Delta. You will have so much fun!!! 💚
I leave in 4 days I’m freaking out haha. I’ve never left the country and bought tickets last night
You will have a great time! Good luck and have fun 😄
We are leaving end of June. First time going out of the country. We are going on a tour. Very excited 😊
@@nancytran784 you will have a blast! Enjoy every minute 💚
You mentioned there was one city where they weren’t friendly. I’m planning our trip now and one wanna avoid that town
Even though they weren't the friendliest, I would still visit there again. There were only a few people and I don't want those few to ruin the reputation of the town.
Im coming in September. Going to Dublin, Galway and Belfast. Any of these not hospitable??
You will have so much fun! I haven't been to Belfast. I would see the Wicklow Mountains while you are in Dublin. So many great spots near Galway 💚 Enjoy!
Tap water is free btw
👍 always an option too!
... and good!
I love ierland but can u do armagh and tullysaren next its in ierland
I haven't been to those areas. I'll have to add that to my list to check out next time I'm there 😊
Seems like you had great experience with the car rental. What company did you use? Have been reading about a lot of negative reviews about car rental in Ireland.
and if you could share how to look for the family/triple room, that would be great. Thanks in advance.
We used a travel agent to get our rental car. I believe it was Sixt.
@worksmartful it was a challenge to find a large room with multiple beds. I would look for hotels that I liked, then go to their website and see what rooms they had available.
Can you share your itineraries? As downloadable pdfs?
I will work on putting them together in a pdf. 😊
I’d like a copy of that itinerary also. I do something similar for my Europe trips.
Would love to see your itinerary as well
I have the itinerary available on my website now: www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube
Thank you so much! downloaded all your pdf files so helpful!
Technically, they’re not two different countries. They’re two different jurisdictions. Like going from state to state people in northern Ireland can be Irish with Irish passports or British British passports or both.
I don’t know of any rental agencies that have any difference between the two jurisdictions
Thank you for sharing your perspective
Are stores closed on Sundays?
It depends on the town and time of year. For the most part, stores are open on Sundays. If you are there between October and March they usually have more limited hours and some stores and restaurants/pubs close for the winter season.
@@andreabernhardt Thank you.
@@caracoates4834 you're welcome 😊
We like our roads actually, they're beautiful. Much nicer than motorways everywhere, that would cause major disruption to our tranquil way of life. We do have big roads, called motorways, you can find these on a map. Electrical outlets in bathrooms where people can come in tired, drunk, drugged or innocent and electrocute themselves. Insurance requirements. Plus safety building regulations. We do call bathrooms bathrooms when there is a bath there. A toilet, when there's a toilet. And nothing if you ask for an empty room. Cars are small because we're logical. Ireland has a high level of car ownership in which most you'll have just a single traveller. No need for big cars unless you're carry others 😮.
Thank you for your clarification on these topics. I love the small roads as well, they are beautiful! I love Ireland and everything about the culture. I wanted to convey the differences so people are aware when they travel to Ireland. When you travel to a different country it's nice to know what to expect.
Just pay by cash. Staff will appreciate it much more as some companies take away parts of the tipps from the credit card bills.
Great tip! Thanks 😊
I want to know the city that wasn’t friendly!!!
I'm hoping it was just our experience there, so I don't want to give it a bad rap. I still loved the town itself. 💚
Can I have your spreadsheet PLEASE?
Yes, I'm working on getting it finalized. I'll let you know when it's ready 😊
I have the itinerary available on my website now: www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube
Yikes - locked in? What if there's a fire?
I'm sure we would get out in an emergency.
2:00 so let me get this straight -- guests of the hotels in Ireland are locked INSIDE during what the management determines to be appropriate sleeping hours, according to them. Therefore, should there be a need to evacuate for say a bomb, a fire, a flood or a horde of snakes (I know I know - it's Eire, there are none) then there is no way to get out?? Surely you have to be kidding. Right?
Excellent point! I thought the same thing, what happens if we have to get out in an emergency. We weren't locked in with a key but the locks were different from what I was used to so it took some time to figure it out.
Rubbish, doors open from the inside just like in America, there’s no leprechauns either just in case you thought there was…
Not all hotels are locked up at night especially in the larger towns and cities. Just talk to reception and they will give you heads up on how to get in and out at night or early mornings.
Thank you so much!!@@julibeswick-valentine3690
Can I PayPal you for that pdf ? Thanks
I'm working on getting something together
I have the itinerary available on my website now: www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube
all good tips ,but there are cultural things that need to be mentioned
! Never call us irish british or a part of the UK it may seem a small thing but they are historical reasons we are not part of the UK and its not just a quirk of politics
2 never order a carbomb or black and tan cocktail in ireland especially not the carbomb because people were actually killed by those things in both the republic.
They are other things but those are just annoyances whereas the things above tourists can't get wrong.
Thank you for sharing the cultural perspective. I appreciate your additional tips.
You will not be locked in your hotel room haha
They won't lock you in on purpose. But some do lock the doors at night and if you get up early and try to go outside it might be locked.
Actually you can rent a car as big as you want.Just ask!
True, but I wouldn't recommend driving a huge vehicle on those roads!
arm watch neck watch ect. ect. turn your phone off
A watch is a good idea to have! I always have my phone with me because I use it as a camera mostly :)
Tap water in ireland is good. Bring a refillable bottle, do not buy bottled water.
Yes, it's definitely a good option ❤️👍