Our Personal Journey
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
To and From Moscow: Plenty of travel options from Dublin, but Aeroflot is possibly one of the best as they fly direct to SVO (Sheremetyevo) which is the main airport in Moscow, consider flight times as they either arrive late or very early next day (Moscow is + 2 hours GMT). Either way an additional…
