My wife and I just got back from our 9 day trip and it was great. We left with nothing but our first night's reservation in Dublin, a week car rental, and Michele's Book & the DK Publishing Eyewitness Ireland Book.
It went WAY better than expected and planned (very little planning) and we had a fantastic time.
Welcome home! I am glad to hear you had a fantastic time in Ireland and that you were able to wing it while there. We would enjoy hearing more when you have time. Did you get to stay at any of the B&Bs in my book?
We didn't stay in any of the B&Bs in the book. We were going to our first night after Dublin, but the one we had picked out was well out of town. We were far less concerned with our accomodations than we were their proximity to the pubs and food. We found our lodging by going to "City Center" and finding where we wanted to be and found the closest B&B to that. We stayed at Acara in Killarney which was right up from one in your book (Orchard House) that was full. We also stayed at the Gables in Gort which was quite nice and we used it as a base for heading to the Cliffs.
Your book was very helpful, especially for lodging in Dublin.