Having traveled the world we are delighted to share some of our favourite hotels experienced on our travels from India to USA & back in Ireland ! Four Season’s Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo, our beachside bed! Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, India, ringing in NYE ! St Regis Hotel Nikolskaya, Moscow where we celebrated NY…
Category: Asia
Japan : Tokyo
To & From: From Dublin there are no direct flights to Tokyo, we chose Virgin from Gatwick. Its a long flight, just shy of 12 hours out and a little over on the return. Japan is + 8 hours GMT, so you will arrive next day roughly 24 hours ahead of departure. To make life…
China : Beijing – Xian – Shanghai
To & From: This trip required a degree of additional planning, as we wanted to fly to Beijing and back from Shanghai, some airlines are facilitating and still good value on multi – city, we opted for Turkish airlines, which is a late afternoon flight from Dublin to Istanbul and then overnight to Beijing arriving 24…
India – New Delhi & Agra
India: New Delhi & Agra There are no direct flights to India from Dublin, possibly the easiest is via London with BA, downside is that most if not all flights land in very early morning or around breakfast time, ND is + 4.5 hours GMT and the travel time is about 12 hours from Dublin….
Malaysia – Penang & Batu Ferringhi
To & From: We did Penang as a lovely restful add on to Kuala Lumpar.Penang is a Unesco World Heritage site so you can combine heritage & culture with sunbathing! See 3 in Useful Links A good option if you have not booked through to Penang with original carrier is to fly internally from Sultan…
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
To & From There are plenty of travel options from Dublin to KL, nothing direct so it is really a question of two mid-range flights via Middle East hub or one short one long through Europe, either way it will take 16-18 hours, note 7 hours GMT variance, so you will arrive roughly 24 hours…
Singapore
To & From As one of the key Far Eastern air bridges connecting Australasia to the rest of the world, there are many flight options to Singapore from Dublin, nothing direct but only one stop is required Flight and time differential (7 hours GMT) generally means a 24- hour overall journey time, most airlines have…
Hong Kong
To & From: Honk Kong sits in the South China Sea off China’s southern coast and is a strategic gateway for World commerce and travel connecting Asia with Europe, the Americas and Australia. It may only be 420 square miles or so in area, but has one of the densest populations on Earth, the highest…
Japan Tour
We are delighted to have our wonderful eldest son (Michelle’s step son) Robert share details of his fabulous trip to Japan with his Dad and Cousin Mike. Trip to Japan by Guest Blogger “Robert McCormick” Back in the mists of time, I joined in on a trip to the land of the Rising Sun. By…
Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City
TO & FROM Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam Plenty of flight options from Dublin, but Turkish Airlines come in well priced with good flight departure and arrival times. Arrival roughly 24 hours after departure with a 6-hour GMT differential. The area has a hot tropical climate with a winter dry season so best plan for Jan/Feb…