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: Middle & Far East
UAE : Abu Dhabi
To & From: The UAE is well served from Dublin, and the Capital of the Emirates is no exception, Etihad airlines have you in Abu Dhabi International Airport ( AUH ), in a little under 7 hours and with only a 3 hour time zone, you will lose little time and be straight out into…
UAE : Dubai
To & From: The UAE is well served by direct flights from Dublin, Dubai by Emirates. Its a 7 hour flight and UAE is + 3 hours GMT. So not too far for an almost guaranteed sunshine holiday Dubai is a great option and one we have visited for just 5 days as well as…
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…
Cambodia
To and From Cambodia Whilst Cambodia is accessible from Dublin via the normal one or two stop air corridors, unless you are taking an extended Country tour it can work out cheaper and more convenient to go via a larger regional hub, such as Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok. The main attraction is Angkor Wat, and…
Bangkok
To & From Bangkok: A well connected and popular Far East Travel hub, many options from Dublin, best to shop around for the good flight times and value well in advance of travel dates. Bangkok has a hot season March to May, and a rainy season June to October, outside that is the best time…