Singapore

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To & From As one of the key Far Eastern air bridges connecting Australasia to the rest of the world, there are many flight options to Singapore from Dublin, nothing direct but only one stop is required Flight and time differential (7 hours GMT) generally means a 24- hour overall journey time, most airlines have…

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USA : Deep South:Louisiana

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To and 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 – See 1 under Useful Links. American Airlines fly via Philadelphia to Louis Armstrong International airport New…

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Hong Kong

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To & From:  Honk Kong sits in the South China Sea off China’s southern coast and is a strategic gateway for World commerce and travel connecting Asia with Europe, the Americas and Australia. It may only be 420 square miles or so in area, but has one of the densest populations on Earth, the highest…

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Japan Tour

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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…

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Italy – Venice

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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…

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Croatia:Cavtat & Dubrovnik

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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…

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