Ireland
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Travel Tips
Giantâ??s Causeway in County Antrim in the North: The Causeway Coast Way 15km walking trail is very narrow on top of the cliffs, often less than a metre wide and there is no fence on the cliff side (Although there is a barbed wire fence separating you from the farm animals on top of the cliffs). It can be a daunting walk in the rain or on a windy day and difficult to leave the trail if you get tired. If the weather is poor, it is definitely a walk for the adventurous.
I wasnâ??t aware of what a serious walk the Causeway Coast Way was and scared myself shitless late in the afternoon, by myself, in the rain with a horrible hangover.
Jacinta Walpole, Australia (Mar 06)
Note to travelling Americans: Do not to bring US$100 bills to Ireland as the banks will not change them.
Annicke O'Gara, Ireland (Aug 05)
Parking at Guinness Storehouse is free of charge. Remember to take your friends' email addresses with you, as you can email your photo for free.
Frieda Goovaerts, Belgium (Aug 05)
Moving About
Dublin: If you want to take 06:50 ferry, you'll have to take a taxi, there is no bus running to the ferry port that early. Tip for those who arrive from England and want to take the bus (very efficiently waiting outside the building), be sure you have some Euros at hand. The bus won't wait until you have changed your money.
Geer Furtjes, Netherlands (Nov 05)
Dublin airport buses: The Air Coach runs 24/7 & costs €7, while the Airlink at €5 has a more limited schedule.
Randall Bratu, USA (Nov 05)
It might be useful to point out possible connections to the Shannon Airport with private bus companies. My flight was too early in the morning to be reachable by a "Bus Eireann" connection. However, from Ennis (starting in Galway) a "City Link" bus departed at 5.20am. Unfortunately the bus stop in Ennis is not marked by any sign.
Christoph Luhn, Germany (Oct 05)
Even though Bus Eireann operates every day of the year and there are several services a day, it would still be nice to mention that the trip from Dublin to Cork takes almost five hours and that there are no toilets on the buses. If you wish to travel from Galway to Belfast, for example, you can expect to sit on the bus for almost seven hours. Also, Bus Eireann has several campaigns (eg. €7 for a single ticket from Belfast to Dublin) and buses can be really full. Some people were left waiting for the next service, so be sure to come early.
Pauliina Kankainen, Finland (Sep 05)
The cheapest way to travel from Dublin International Airport into the city is by catching bus 16A. It only costs €1.75 compared with at least €5 for the Airport Express. When returning to the airport, allow plenty of time as this bus stops at multiple locations.
Magda Biniaszewski, UK (Jun 05)
Gems, Highlights & Attractions
Dublin: The Mummies in St Michan's Church. The guard/attendant will actually let you walk in among them and even encourage you to touch them. Wild!
Must see the Famine Statues on Custom House Quay. Very provocative and bone-chilling. There is a very good bronze sculpture of a boatman in action on South bank of Liffey just W of Lombard St E. Akin to the Molly Malone Statue but only better. Christ Church Crypt: Very strange. In crypt is large dining table set out in front of vault/crypt so living can symbollically share eating their meal with the dead. WOW!!
Randall Bratu, USA (Nov 05)
If you had to describe Dublin in just one word, it would be the word alive. The streets are always swarming with pedestrian traffic during the day, and the pubs are bursting with music -- generally traditional Irish music -- and young people, mostly, at night, particularly in the swinging Temple Bar area, which roughly approximates New Orleans' French Quarter in color, clamor and party atmosphere.
Ron Mitchell, USA (Aug 05)
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