Get a cheap flight and stay at the grand hostel in Ayr, just outside of Galway, and get yourself an included marvellous breakfast!

Be aware of your meals at night time! Most of the restaurants work with apointments, so it is very hard to get into a good restaurant. Ther is one very good one, more Tapas style, the name is something with florantina... I will look it up and add it later! It is a blue restaurant, with a bit of white, nearby a busstop. We will not suggest the Euro-hotel. It is a bit durty, you don't get the things you pay for, there is not a lot to do, and at night time the room downstairs is a pub... If you are with more than 3 people the towels are not included... If you just stop by, and only be there one night you might can stand it. Breakfast is ok. It is a very alive city with a lot of pubs and nightclubs. Easily get lost... there are things to see, but we didn't found them! Walking is the best way to get around, you can also go by bus, but it cost money that you can save by walking, that way you also see more. Busses are ok, and the prices are fine

Glasgow is a battle-scarred yet delightful and compact city that is easy to explore. The city is basically on a grid and a good map will get one around quite fine. Take a 2 hour guided bus tour of the city; it was only 9 Scottish pounds sterling. Transportation is very cheap.... so cheap that I only used taxis while there. Their public transportation system is nice and clean. British and Scottish pounds can be used interchangeably; the Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC are major banks there. Everything is cheaper in Scotland than in England (especially London). Stay at any hotel EXCEPT the Alexander Thomson hotel . It is the most disgusting hotel I've ever stayed at in my entire life. The Holiday Inn Glasgow, where I switched to after leaving that horrible hotel, is pricey but worth the money. For good comedy, go to The Stand. In addition, mid-October to mid-November is Glasgay, the month for lesbians and gays. The Scottish in general are a feisty yet delightful and funny bunch. And boy can they drink. Women, be careful going outside alone at night. A drunk man tried to accost me in front of a restaurant right next to the disgusting hotel. (I wound up having to dodge inside the restaurant and ate, much to my chagrin. Didn't want to spend extra money. But the food was good - Thai Orchid restaurant.) I'd love to return to Glasgow and hopefully get to Edinburgh while there.