First Time to IRELAND Travel Tips

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3 ай бұрын

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...

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@wrr1218 2 ай бұрын

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.

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

Great advice! Thank you for sharing 😊

@g1enina Ай бұрын

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..

@andreabernhardt Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! I appreciate you sharing it 💚💚💚 How awesome that you get to travel there every year 😄

@naomhfermin 2 ай бұрын

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

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your added advice! 💚☺️ B and B's are amazing and a great way to experience Ireland 👍

@TheFredFred33 11 күн бұрын

Thank you for this great video and your blog with all the documents very very useful. Very happy and thx for sharing ! 💋

@andreabernhardt 10 күн бұрын

You are very welcome! I'm glad you found them helpful 💚😄

@mje1625 3 ай бұрын

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!

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

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!

@hopemessick7460 2 ай бұрын

One tip to Add. Should you rent a car, a manual transmission is much cheaper. Happy travels!

@wa8zcn Ай бұрын

Going to visit in September. Watching a lot of videos. Yours is great

@andreabernhardt Ай бұрын

@wa8zcn thank you! Enjoy your trip 💚

@chrislockington6907 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much, this will really help me get motivated to plan our upcoming trip.

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome! Enjoy your trip :)

@dorothysue1 3 ай бұрын

Great information. Thank you.

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

You are welcome! Glad you found the information helpful.

@maureenmaccabe2661 3 ай бұрын

Lots of great tips!👏🏻

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

So glad you liked them! 😊

@torreybliss Ай бұрын

Super advice Andrea! Making our first trip there this summer.

@andreabernhardt Ай бұрын

Thank you! Have so much fun, you'll love it 💚💚💚

@bridgetische3231 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Amazing tips!!

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! I'm glad you liked it 😄😊😄

@deirdredooling9436 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for your video 🍀

@andreabernhardt 25 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

@GordonLF Ай бұрын

Much impressed by your detailed itinerary. My family thinks that I´m an itinerary freak but yours puts mine to shame.

@andreabernhardt Ай бұрын

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!

@joha_verse 2 ай бұрын

Thx so much. This was so helpful. We're going end of May.

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome! Glad you found it helpful. Hope you have a fabulous time!

@kerry-annemenard2761 2 ай бұрын

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! ❤

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! How exciting that you are going in June! I'm glad you found it helpful :)

@thissecondhalfadventure 3 ай бұрын

Great job! We’re in the process of planning a return trip for September and can’t wait!👍❤

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Have so much fun!! 💚💚💚

@brianna88100 3 ай бұрын

Great content! Makes me want to plan an Ireland trip!

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! You should definitely plan a trip there 😊💚😊💚

@GiT5UM 2 ай бұрын

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.

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful and I appreciate your kind words!!

@pamthetraveler7224 2 ай бұрын

I'd love to get a copy of your itinerary. It was so thorough! Impressive.

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! You can find my itinerary on my website www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube

@BFNLIONBUZZ 2 ай бұрын

Such creative videos you’ve on this channel. I just subscribed!

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Thank you for subscribing 😄❤️

@Cosmotravels20 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic!! So happy I saw your video. Our trip is 10 days in Sept-Oct. 1st time, So Excited!!!

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

Yay! You are going to have so much fun 😊😄😁 10 days is an excellent amount of time to be there

@hopemessick7460 2 ай бұрын

Be sure to visit Dingle!!

@Official_Evara 3 ай бұрын

Hi am a KZfaqr also from Kenya🇰🇪 Africa and i love this Video❤❤ Great content💯 New Subie🎉

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

Hi! 👋❤ So glad you love this video 🥰 Thank you!!!

@shaunsteele6926 2 ай бұрын

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

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

Haha 😄 Now you need to go back 😄

@Patricu 3 ай бұрын

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!

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

Good to know! Thanks for the info 😄🥓

@Dreyno Ай бұрын

@@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.

@andreabernhardt Ай бұрын

@Dreyno great to know, thank you! 😊

@amybreazeale860 3 ай бұрын

We enjoyed this thank you! What city wasn’t nice?? lol

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

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.

@Percy26candy27 2 ай бұрын

I leave in 4 days I’m freaking out haha. I’ve never left the country and bought tickets last night

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

You will have a great time! Good luck and have fun 😄

@lars-gunnarronnkvist5116 Ай бұрын

👍

@andreabernhardt Ай бұрын

😄😄😄

@lars-gunnarronnkvist5116 Ай бұрын

@@andreabernhardt 💗

@fedeliaspector8262 2 ай бұрын

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!

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

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 💚

@fedeliaspector8262 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@khadzak7496 2 ай бұрын

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 😀

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

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

@bartbetz3395 2 ай бұрын

Is that Ireland itinerary spread sheet you made available to share? That looks amazing ! 😊

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

It sure is! You can download it from my website www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube

@bartbetz3395 2 ай бұрын

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?

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

@bartbetz3395 thank you so much! We used Delta. You will have so much fun!!! 💚

@worksmartful 11 күн бұрын

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.

@worksmartful 11 күн бұрын

and if you could share how to look for the family/triple room, that would be great. Thanks in advance.

@andreabernhardt 10 күн бұрын

We used a travel agent to get our rental car. I believe it was Sixt.

@andreabernhardt 10 күн бұрын

@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.

@DerekTJ Ай бұрын

Tap water is free btw

@andreabernhardt Ай бұрын

👍 always an option too!

@Onequietvoice Ай бұрын

... and good!

@bussleberry 3 ай бұрын

Can you share your itineraries? As downloadable pdfs?

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

I will work on putting them together in a pdf. 😊

@johnsledz8823 2 ай бұрын

I’d like a copy of that itinerary also. I do something similar for my Europe trips.

@CarolEmmons-tx2kj 2 ай бұрын

Would love to see your itinerary as well

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

I have the itinerary available on my website now: www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube

@WillemienNel Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! downloaded all your pdf files so helpful!

@nicoledonnelly6477 2 ай бұрын

I love ierland but can u do armagh and tullysaren next its in ierland

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

I haven't been to those areas. I'll have to add that to my list to check out next time I'm there 😊

@caracoates4834 24 күн бұрын

Are stores closed on Sundays?

@andreabernhardt 23 күн бұрын

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.

@caracoates4834 23 күн бұрын

@@andreabernhardt Thank you.

@andreabernhardt 23 күн бұрын

@@caracoates4834 you're welcome 😊

@chrislockington6907 2 ай бұрын

Can I have your spreadsheet PLEASE?

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

Yes, I'm working on getting it finalized. I'll let you know when it's ready 😊

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

I have the itinerary available on my website now: www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube

@jgg59 2 ай бұрын

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

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your perspective

@ryanh4551 2 ай бұрын

Can I PayPal you for that pdf ? Thanks

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

I'm working on getting something together

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

I have the itinerary available on my website now: www.photoquesttraveler.com/youtube

@sicarox 2 ай бұрын

I want to know the city that wasn’t friendly!!!

@andreabernhardt 2 ай бұрын

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. 💚

@mississippi7224 3 ай бұрын

Just pay by cash. Staff will appreciate it much more as some companies take away parts of the tipps from the credit card bills.

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

Great tip! Thanks 😊

@markbeames7852 3 ай бұрын

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?

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

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.

@brendanward9877 3 ай бұрын

Rubbish, doors open from the inside just like in America, there’s no leprechauns either just in case you thought there was…

@julibeswick-valentine3690 3 ай бұрын

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.

@markbeames7852 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!@@julibeswick-valentine3690

@frisbeetarian34 12 сағат бұрын

You will not be locked in your hotel room haha

@andreabernhardt 7 сағат бұрын

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.

@gallowglass2630 3 ай бұрын

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.

@andreabernhardt 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing the cultural perspective. I appreciate your additional tips.