I used this book during a stay in Galway, and i was able to use information from 3 of the tours suggested in the book. It was a very helpful guide to the highlights of the area, and i used it much more than my other guide books to plan our days out. Note the tour times presume you visit each place on the tour and perhaps stay several hours, so they make the journeys seem much longer than they really are. We did the whole Connemara tour easily in one day, but of cousre did not stop off at every location suggested. Beautiful photos included, which help to inspire you... some spots visited even looked like their photo when the sun finally came out! Gurteen Bay and Dogs Bay south of Roundstone were highlights of our trip, and only mentioned in this book out of all my travel books. Food recommendations were also good too (O'Gradys on the Pier in Barna is a must as the sun sets).