GUESTBLOGGER: delighted to share #blog by our niece Kerry who joined us on a trip to the fabulous #PalmSpring! I had the opportunity to join Doug and Michelle on what was a fabulous trip to Palm Springs in autumn 2019. Considering the time of year it was much hotter than I expected at a scorching…
Category: Americas
USA – Phoenix to Las Vegas
TO & FROM There are no direct flights to Phoenix from Dublin , but plenty of one stop via USA East Coast or Mid-Western hubs. We flew via Chicago with Aer Lingus, surprisingly it is another 4 hours from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), but with the time differential – 8 GMT,…
Brazil – Rio de Janeiro
To & From: We flew to Rio via Heathrow with BA, bones of a 12-hour flight, you can shave a couple of hours off from Lisbon, but the longer flight to Lisbon from Dublin negates the overall benefit. BA have a mid-morning flight out that will get you to Rio that evening, and upon return…
USA – Las Vegas: Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon
TO & FROM Las Vegas & Grand Canyon Plenty of travel options from Dublin, nothing direct but best to break the journey in USA, taking the hassle out of immigration by clearing at Dublin Airport. Make sure you have valid ESTA—you can check status or renew See 1 under Useful Links United Airlines fly via…
USA : Deep South:Louisiana
To and From New Orleans Plenty of travel options from Dublin, nothing direct but best to break the journey in USA, taking the hassle out of immigration by clearing at Dublin Airport. Make sure you have valid ESTA – See 1 under Useful Links. American Airlines fly via Philadelphia to Louis Armstrong International airport New…
USA – California:LA & Newport Beach
To & From Los Angeles: Aer Lingus has direct flights to LA from Dublin, and they are always competitive, the only issue is that they arrive at 18.30 local time which is quite late if you are traveling into LA. It is also a long flight at 11 hours non – stop, on the plus…
USA – Palm Springs,California
To & From Palm Springs : While looking around the world for an off peek sun destination other than the ones closest to home we came upon Palm Springs ,California and have never looked back ! There are no direct flights to Palm Springs from Dublin, but there are plenty of permutations via a West…
USA – New Orleans: THE BIG EASY CITY BREAK
TO & FROM New Orleans Plenty of travel options from Dublin, nothing direct but best to break the journey in USA, taking the hassle out of immigration by clearing at Dublin Airport. Make sure you have valid ESTA—you can check status or renew: Check out link 1 under Useful Links American Airlines fly via Philadelphia…