Dublin (Ireland)

Advantages: Friendly, smiley & relaxed people
Disadvantages: Rain and more rain!

...drinking. We went to Dublin in January this year, and had a fantastic time. Our flights cost £55 each return (incl. taxes) from Heathrow to Dublin on Aer Lingus. We booked online - www.aerlingus.com. The flights themselves were pretty good, with no delays and friendly service, which makes a pleasant change from Air France. Plus, our bags arrived with us this time (see previous review on Air France). The only thing about Aer Lingus is that you have ...
...We got the bus from Dublin airport to the city centre, which meant that we only had to walk for 5 minutes with our bag in the rain to our accommodation. We just got one of the local airport buses, it was OK, but not really set up for baggage etc (it cost 8 Euros for both of us). We took the Airbus to the airport on Sunday, which was a better service, but a little more expensive (6 Euros each). Anyway, our accommodation was at Abbey Court Hostel, ... Read review

Advantages: Leprechauns, guinness, arse, feck, drink, girls
Disadvantages: Crime, violence, poverty, racism, sectarianism

...drink whiskey, obviously. 4. Dublin is a friendly, quaint little city Dublin is great. The citizens of Dublin would never exude irrational hatred of poverty-stricken immigrants and asylum-seekers from war-torn Eastern European countries. Neither do they have a superior nature towards the rest of the country. The city has no crime whatsoever and the police are not corrupt and run by Mafia-esque gangs. 5. Ireland is stuck in the 1930s Maybe you ...
...Lughnasa'. Whaddayamean no? Anyway, while this film is set in the 1930s, it was just filmed in Wicklow where people have cannot afford newer cars, the roads are dust tracks and electricity is seen as modern accessory for the idle rich. The pattern is repeated all over the country. 6. There is no town drunk While the media constantly create loveable town drunkards, similar to the English concept of the village idiot, this is clearly an unreal concept ... Read review

Advantages: Near
Disadvantages: Crowds

Why is Dublin the fastest growing city in Europe? Because it just keeps doubling and doubling and doubling! Odd that seemed funnier in my head. Anyhow to begin, some confessions. I am not Irish. I don't live in Dublin. I don't visit Dublin every other day that has a 'Y' in it and I don't even drink Guinness very often. However, I recently organised a trip to take a group of thirteen for what was my first ever visit to the Emerald Isle. So if you ...
...minute flight from Bristol to Dublin wasn't for anything as exciting as a forthcoming marriage but because Ryanair were offering flights for £1. When you see something that cheap you have no excuse but to go really. So go we did. Being sensible souls we booked our room in advance. That's right room, singular. At one point we were looking for who needed doubles; who could share; who snored; who shouted in their sleep and so forth but ended up deciding ... Read review

Advantages: Great Party Atmospere, Great Guinness, Great Time
Disadvantages: Not for Your "Horlicks, Pipe and Sliper folk

...know the track...it starts off...In Dublin Fair City... It was no wonder that for my 20th wedding anaversery last May, i invited two friends of ours to share it with us and make a week-end of it. So...we booked for a two night stay in Dublin Got the flight from Blackpool for about £20.00 each and booked into the Temple Bar hotel on Temple Bar (which is a well known, popular Dublin area) Heard a lot about the place, but to be honest on the way ...
...so much sence....I was in Dublin fair city...Let the party begin. If you are one for the odd tipple at crimbo and think two glasses is enough for anyone....Stay at home with your Horlicks, because this is the party city. Night club junk and Techno dont exist...this is the city where the fiddle is all you need to waken the dead. Every bar is alive with the sound of Dublin and there is an old Dubliner singing in most of them. The city does tend to ... Read review

Advantages: A wonderful City
Disadvantages: None that I can think of.

...We decided to visit Dublin for a few days. We were going to Israel via Amsterdam and in those days it was cheaper to fly from Amsterdam to Dublin than it was from London. We flew on Aer Lingus for a little over an hour. Dublin is the capital city of Erin, (the Gaelic name of Ireland). The currency then was the punt or the Irish pound,(they use the Euro now). The official language is Gaelic but English is used as well. Dublin’s population is just ...
...There are 4 Synagogues in Dublin and we choose to attend Saturday morning services at the Jewish Home of Ireland on Leinster Road. We took a tour and the first place we visited the famous Christ Church Cathedral. This is a beautiful Cathedral near the Wood Quay. Our next stop was at the Quay to visit Dublinia to see the display of artifacts of the Vikings and the recreation of the original city. The next stop was to see Dublin Castle. It was magnificent.There ... Read review