I got a shoulder season flight, , last week of Feb, assembled the bike at Dublin airport,

someone at nearby petrol station showed me a Lay-by to put my tent up
.. north of the airport was where I went,

Then next AM, into the city, then to the SW coast, and rode north up the coast.

Mode .. self contained ,

Camping and Independently owned Hostels. I've had to live Cheap, so that was my travel budget too.

You can always take the bus , to go far, in a short period of time.

I found they have motor in the center buses , there, that have a Monster luggage
luggage hold in the back, they can take a whole assembled bike in them
and still plenty of room for half a dozen backpacks on top...