Woke and Awake Travel

Hong Kong

Posted on August 26, 2020February 10, 2021 by Michelle & Douglas

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…

Romania – Bucharest City Break

Posted on August 25, 2020August 26, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

To & From Bucharest Good connectivity between Dublin and Bucharest (OTP), Ryanair and or Blue Air fly direct and are the most viable options. Flight time is roughly 4 hours and note Bucharest is 2 hours ahead GMT. Taxis are very efficient and provide a convenient method of transfer to downtown, expect to pay around…

USA – California:LA & Newport Beach

Posted on August 25, 2020December 10, 2023 by Michelle & Douglas

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…

Japan Tour

Posted on August 25, 2020September 9, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

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…

USA – Palm Springs,California

Posted on August 23, 2020September 22, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

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…

Italy – Venice

Posted on August 21, 2020October 13, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

To & From Venice Both Ryanair and Aer Lingus fly direct to Venice, traditionally Ryanair used Treviso, but both now fly into Marco Polo (VCE) which is way more convenient to reach the City. You can get a water bus directly from the Airport to San Marco the main square in Venice, it does take…

Croatia:Cavtat & Dubrovnik

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

To & From Croatia : From Dublin Ryanair fly direct to Dubrovnik in roughly three and a half hours and at sensible hours. You can arrive into DVK mid-afternoon and being less than 10 Km to Cavtat , the taxi ride will take less than 15 minutes. We stayed at the Hotel Croatia; a wonderful…

Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City

Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

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…

Cambodia

Posted on August 12, 2020December 21, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

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…

USA – New Orleans: THE BIG EASY CITY BREAK

Posted on July 13, 2020August 26, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

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…

Cuba : Havana & Varadero

Europe: Switzerland

USA : Tampa to Palm Beach

Family Weekend in Krakow – Guest Post by Robert Mc Cormick

Hong Kong

Romania – Bucharest City Break

USA – California:LA & Newport Beach

Japan Tour

USA – Palm Springs,California

Italy – Venice

Croatia:Cavtat & Dubrovnik

Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City

Cambodia

USA – New Orleans: THE BIG EASY CITY BREAK