Tag: Galway

  • Our Guide to Airbnbs Abroad

    When traveling abroad (or really anywhere), one of the first things you need to decide is where to stay. Your options typically include a hotel, Airbnb, hostel, or bed-n-breakfast. Nine times out of ten, Graham and I prefer to stay in an Airbnb when traveling. The only time we choose not to stay in an…

  • Connemara National Park – the perfect day trip from Galway.

    One day trip our Airbnb host in Galway highly recommended was to drive around Connemara National Park and it did not disappoint. This is not a long trip at all and took us only an afternoon to enjoy the sights of this part of the country. From the narrow winding roads, sheep crossings, and beautiful…

  • Two Great Places to listen to Traditional Irish Music in Galway.

    If you are like me, one of the things you were looking forward to most when it came to visiting Ireland was listening to traditional (“trad”) music in a local pub. When we arrived in Galway one of the first things we did that evening was go to a pub and listen to trad music.…

  • Our 3 Favorite Restaurants in Galway.

    We didn’t spend much time in Galway because we were only in Ireland for a week, but while we were there, we had GREAT meals at these three restaurants that we would highly recommend you visit during your stay: Ard Bia at Nimmos This fun little restaurant served up some delicious creative Irish dishes. When…

  • Galway, Ireland

    When planning our week-long vacation to Ireland we knew we only had time to stay in a few cities and branch out from there in our rental car. The first city we chose to stay in on our adventure was Galway and it did not disappoint! Galway is the perfect Irish town to get acclimated…

  • Best Pour of Guinness in Galway

    After Mallory and I landed in Dublin for our vacation in Ireland, one of the first things I wanted to do was enjoy a Guinness. I am not much of a Guinness drinker in the States, but I knew when I was in Ireland, I wanted to enjoy the beverages of the Irish. We hopped…