Ireland questions

[Raya]

We're in the early stages of planning an Ireland trip. Car sickness is a real problem for our family, and the ABD trip seems to have a few hours each day of driving. But most of the other tours in Ireland feature heavy driving too. SO - has anyone ever seen a tour of Ireland that wasn't car based? And, if not, what if anything can ABD do for folks who get car sick? Sitting in the front seat or by a window helps a little, but not enough for trips over a couple of hours.

 

[citruscurtis]

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[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

We're in the early stages of planning an Ireland trip. Car sickness is a real problem for our family, and the ABD trip seems to have a few hours each day of driving. But most of the other tours in Ireland feature heavy driving too. SO - has anyone ever seen a tour of Ireland that wasn't car based? And, if not, what if anything can ABD do for folks who get car sick? Sitting in the front seat or by a window helps a little, but not enough for trips over a couple of hours.

Hi I am from Ireland, I live in Dublin and I have visited most parts of the island.

Irish tourism heavily promote and market the Big Irish Road trip to American tourists. Its mainly based on the Wild Atlantic Way , a north / south road trip on the West Coast of Ireland, from Donegal to Cork and Kerry. Most American tourists only do this coastal road trip either DIY in rental cars or with escorted tours like ABD. In the summer months there is a huge convoy of Americans in rental cars and tour buses going from town to town up and down the west coast of Ireland.

Most Americans fly into Dublin on the east coast and then rent their cars or meet up with their tour groups and within hours leave Dublin and start their road trip. And then at the end they drive back to Dublin airport and fly home.

HOWEVER

You dont have to do the Big Irish Road trip. You dont have to spend hours driving from town to town and missing so much of my country.

A lot of people just stay in one area and use it as a base for day trips.

Ireland also has a good train network. The train network is based on the hub and spoke design. Routes start and end in Dublin and go west to Galway and Mayo, South to Kerry, Cork, Wexford and North to Belfast.

If you want to really avoid car or bus journeys, you can base in Dublin and then get the train to various places.

 

[beccasmom]

If you want to really avoid car or bus journeys, you can base in Dublin and then get the train to various places.

This would be my first thought as well. I have had car sickness in the past (for some reason it has improved as I’ve aged), and it does make for a pretty miserable experience. I sometimes still try for the front seat and a window; old habits die hard.

We once took a three-day bus trip from Northern to Southern CA (I was in my early 30’s) partly on Highway 1 (PCH). It was incredibly beautiful with views to die for and I wouldn’t have missed it for anything, but it was also pretty wind-y. It wasn’t my finest moment , but I survived (walking along the beach during stops helped a lot). That and lots of crackers and ginger ale.

I’ve since redone that trip a half dozen times in a car (breathtaking!) and have been fine. Good luck!