Our Personal Journey
Mexico is a perfect escape for the New Year, dry sunny and above all hot, a little cooler in Mexico City due to its altitude. Last minute change of plans as hurricane Otis flattened Acapulco on October 25th, so that was struck of the itinerary in favour of Manzanillo, some 500 miles along the pacific…
Havana ; To and From Not the easiest flight path from Dublin, nothing direct means a limited US connection option or via a European capital, we opted for a connection through Madrid, which apart from immigration was smooth enough. In fairness a UK passport is no asset in the EU these days. Flight from Madrid…
Trip to Krakow Back in November, my partner and I were invited by my father and step-mother to travel to Poland, with an aim of going to Auschwitz. It was to be a short weekend break, flying out the Friday and landing back the Sunday evening. The trip out was a bit of a rush….
Vienna, Austria’s capital, lies in the country’s east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud. The city is also known for its Imperial palaces, including Schönbrunn, the Habsburgs’ summer residence. We decided to visit in early summer ahead of the crowds and took…
Back on the move after Covid lockdowns 2021 ! To & From Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, ( AIA ) Athens has an odd climate, oppressively hot in the summer months, but pleasant either side with a wet winter. We arrived in late September a perfect compromise. Best option was a Ryanair flight to the…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
