Our Personal Journey
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 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 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 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…
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…
