Hotels
Rush hour in Dublin Airport is 5am. That's when the transatlantic flights land. You arrive at the hotel at 6am and ask for an early check-in, hoping that your bedraggled look will magically open up an occupied room. Not happening. Now you have to kill time. But
Local Observations
When you're wandering any Irish town looking for somewhere good to eat, stop staring at your phone and start looking at the front doors. The entrances to our best restaurants display plaques from Irish food critics like Lucinda O’Sullivan’s stars, McKenna’s Guides, or Georgina Campbell.
Dublin
Go to Howth Early or Go Late During The Week. Howth is no secret in Dublin. 500k people came to this small village last year. Some friends landed in DUB yesterday afternoon. I picked them up and we walked the Howth cliffs at 5pm. The cliffs were empty. We had
Dublin
I've walked past it for decades, but this was my first time crossing its threshold. It was not my choice. I had friends visiting, and for them, The Temple Bar was a mandatory stop. They were as appalled at the idea of skipping it as I was at
Dublin
I've done the regular Guinness tour 15 times, and finally, I did the Connoisseur Experience. I have been a connoisseur of Guinness my whole adult life so I needed to do the connoisseur tour 😄 I was like an excited kid on Christmas Eve when I arrived at Guinness
Dublin
Being a Dubliner, all my visitors want to go to Guinness. And I'm absolutely fine with that! I was just there again yesterday and here's my review of the Guinness Storehouse. Is the Guinness Storehouse Worth It? Yes, it is. What I noticed yesterday was that
Dublin
No Museums Need Apply There are only so many museums you can visit before your eyes glaze over. You're on vacation so do things in Dublin that are really fun and will put a huge smile on your face. Best of all, they're very social and
Dublin By A Local I just Googled “What to do in Dublin” and the top ranked site is as dismal as the Irish weather, written by a tourist who spent the grand total of 1.5 days in Dublin. I'm a Dublin tour guide. I walk the streets
Perfect for when you've landed & your hotel room isn't ready This is why I created the Jetlag Tour. I've flown from the US to Ireland more than 100 times myself and I know exactly what it's like to have to kill
Killarney is Ireland's most popular tourist town because it is so central for all of Kerry's natural attractions like the Ring Of Kerry & Killarney National Park. The problem is that there are so many places to stay that you can be overwhelmed by choices. I&
I'm going to save you a lot of stress, a day of car rental & parking fees with this tip. Do not pick up your rental car in Dublin Airport!! Pick up your rental car in Dublin city centre instead. Why You Shouldn't Pick Up At
My monthly dispatch from Ireland
End your time in Ireland in a castle, not a city. Where should I stay in Dublin on my last night? I see this question all the time. I have a different approach though. You've just had a wonderful time in Ireland's countryside, you're
What To Do in Dublin When You Land Early "My flight lands in Dublin at 5am but I can't check in to my hotel until 3pm, what should I do?" I've flown from the US to Ireland myself more than 100 times so I
"Where are your Google Reviews?" I just don't like asking people for Google Reviews. I've been on so many tours myself where the guide repeatedly asks for reviews and I don't like it. Plus, my guests are on vacation and I don&
The Liffey is the river that runs through central Dublin. It's impossible to miss, which makes this the easiest of my Dublin walking routes to follow. This walk begins with famine and emigration, but ends in the Docklands, home to the offices that have changed Ireland’s fortunes
This is a walk between Dublin's two wealthiest villages. When you see the views and houses, you'll understand why. I run private guided tours of this walk, The Vista Tour, and I rightly call it the most scenic walk in Dublin. It's a beautiful
This is a gentle stroll through one of the most beautiful parts of Dublin that will make you feel like a Dubliner, not a tourist. It's just 20 minutes from the city by train but a different world here. The walk goes through four coastal villages that are
I have 116 posts about what to see and do on this website (so far). It's the best content on Ireland anywhere, certainly the most honest. But it's a lot to take in. Some people love the research and planning of a big trip. Others don&
Rather than digging through my site, here is every post that I've written. Easy to find. Any questions not answered here? Send me a message and I'll write a post about it. Hotels in Ireland * Michelin Just Announced Its 16 Top Hotels in Ireland * The best
Whenever the weather is nice in Ireland, I get in the car and go explore. I go with no plans or agenda. It's easy to do here, we have marked out routes like 2500 km Wild Atlantic Way. It was July. Kerry had the "Fully Booked'
We love our stories in Ireland, it used to be a trade, a Seanachaí or storyteller would go from village to village telling stories. Today, we have Netflix 😔 In the north coast of Mayo, in a remote corner that not enough people visit, is a tall sea stack, standing on
One day isn't nearly enough to scratch the surface of Dublin, but if that's all you've got, this itinerary covers the main sights plus a taste of local Dublin. It's a busy day with a lot of walking, but by the end
Why Glendalough Is The Easiest (and maybe best) Day Tour From Dublin You can leave Trinity College and be in the Wicklow mountains 45 minutes later. You're not spending hours on a coach on a motorway. This makes it the easiest day trip from Dublin. It's