I visited Ireland in March of 2022. my friend Erica and I went on vacation there for 10 days.  when we first got there, we spent the first day around the city of Dublin settling in. then Erica and I rented a car and started a multi-day road trip around the country. We first started by driving west towards Galway. Along the way to Galway, we stopped in a few small cities to break up the drive and get more exploring in. Unfortunately by the time we got to go away, it was raining, but we embraced it anyways and explored the central part of the city.

The next morning we got up and drove to the Cliffs of Moher. Erica and I were only planning to hike a short distance of the cliffs, but then continued hiking further and further because the endpoint didn't seem that far away. however we were not prepared for hiking and had no water or food with us.  there was a point we should have turned back but we chose not to. looking back I am happy we went to the endpoint, but I wish we had prepared better.  we were lucky that someone gave us some water along the hike.  as for food, we didn't have anything until we got back. so that meant we didn't eat until about 3:30 p.m. that day.

We continued on further south and made our way down to Cork. Cork is a city that I have family heritage from, so I wanted to visit this city while we were in Ireland.  we primarily stuck to the city center, but I wish we had explored more of the outskirts of town. 

We continued making our way Northeast back towards Dublin. St Patrick's Day was only a few short days away, and that was something we wanted to be in Dublin for.  it was such an incredible experience, from the parades to the camaraderie, to staying out drinking until 4:00 a.m.  Needless to say, we slept in the next day.

To finish up the trip, we spent the last few days in Dublin visiting many of the iconic spots,  like the Guinness Factory, the Trinity College Library, St Patrick's Cathedral, and more.