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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…

Bangkok

Posted on July 10, 2020August 20, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

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…

Russia – Moscow

Posted on July 9, 2020October 13, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

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…

Turkey – Istanbul

Posted on July 3, 2020August 26, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

To & From Istanbul: Turkish Airlines run a number of direct flights from Dublin to the new airport ( IST ), September is a great month as fares soften back. Only option from IST to downtown is bus or taxi, the latter probably most convenient taking approx. 50 minutes and costing € 30. Flight times…