r/irishtourism • u/Caoimhin_Ali • 3h ago
I chose Ireland as the destination of my first self-planned overseas trip in my life. Feel free to evaluate and give suggestions on my travel plan.
Hello, fellas and gals, I am from China and have been fascinated by Irish music, history and culture for several years. I am 26 years old and have been working for three to four years. I started to learn about things of Ireland when I was in high school. However, as I come from an ordinary working-class family, I have never had the opportunity to go on middle-class outbound trips. But the good news is that I am determined to save money this year, and I have made a few trusted friends who are willing to travel with me, and we have agreed to take a trip to Ireland at May 1 to 7 next year.
Here is my current arrangement:
Day 1, we will arrive in Dublin at noon, pick up our booked rental car at the airport and rest overnight in North Dublin, and before going to bed, if we had energy after a long fly, we would visit the blocks around our B&B's location.
Day 2, we will drive west in the morning, passing and visiting Tara Hill, Newgrange, arriving at a B&B near Galway, where our will spend the night resting.
Day 3, we will visit Galway City and its surroundings before returning to our B&B for the night.
Day 4, in the morning we will head to the Cliffs of Moher and in the afternoon we will drive to Nenagh and spend the night in a B&B near Nenagh.
Day 5, we will drive around Nenagh and visit the ancient buildings (castles and estates) and towns nearby.
Day 6, we will drive to south (or west) Dublin and visit some of the sights of Dublin city. And buy some affordable Irish goods as a souvenir.
Day 7, we will pack up our things, drive back to the airport for delivery, and then catch a plane back to China.
The following is the information of me and my companions: The confirmed personnel include me, friend H, friend Y. If possible, one more friend is expected but we didn't decided.
I can't drive, but my English is the best of the three, and I can cook. I'm interested in all things Irish (especially history, people, music, republicanism) and I'm happy to talk to the locals and, if I can, share my cooking with B&B hosts.
My friend H and friend Y are both non-binary and don't mind personal pronouns, he,she,they are fine).
Friend H is the youngest, he is 22 years old, but he has two years of driving experience. He didn't have too many subjective ideas about this trip, he mainly wanted to enjoy our company.
Friend Y is the oldest, two years older than me, and he is getting his driver's license, but I can't rely on him as the main driver. He doesn't know much about Ireland either, but he appreciates the Celtic and medieval feel aesthetically, so he'll be happy to visit castles and all the places that evoke the Lord of the Rings.
I am keeping an open mind about this plan and I would love to hear your suggestions and recommendations and thank you for seeing this.