Advice for British Isles trip

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

Given you have four days, spending at least one of them outside Dublin may be of interest. A day trip to Glendalough is well worth it - it is beautiful there. Anther option would be taking the train up to Belfast (very reasonably priced and a comfortable journey) - again, very walkable and I can't speak highly enough of visiting the Titanic Exhibition - it is one of the best tourist attractions I've ever visited. https://www.titanicbelfast.com/explore/.

I'll second this. I went to the exhibition solely because it was one of those things the kids wanted to do. Was indifferent beforehand with a it's just a boat, it sunk attitude. But was really surprised at just how good an exhibition it is. Same. One of the best tourist attraction I've ever visited.

Honestly. I'd be give Dublin a day and a night. Nothing more. I don't think your going to get a sense of Ireland in Dublin of all the cities there. I'd seriously recommend Belfast. For me the best city in Ireland.

Don't leave without seeing a game of Hurling and/or a game of Gaelic Football. Simply put the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is at the heartbeat of the nation. First rule is simple. You play from where you're from. Parish or county. Depending what part of Spring you'll with either catch the latter stages of the league or early stages of championship. Ask the locals and let yourself be guided by them.

Www.gaa.ie

British Isles. Yes. Just a geographical term.

[SutterBrother]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

I’ve been to Ireland several times and think the “extremely offended” and “put in the ground” comments are very funny. Some of the nicest, warmest people of any country I’ve traveled to.

You don’t have to worry about saying “the British Isles” lol, that’d be ridiculous. And probably based on some severely outdated stereotypes.

Referring to an Irish person as English is about as egregious as referring to a Canadian as an American or a New Zealander as an Australian. You’ll get corrected. The horror!

I think they said that they did so on Twitter. So the result was probably as warm as one could expect.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by SutterBrother

I think they said that they did so on Twitter. So the result was probably as warm as one could expect.

Yeah. I'd expect the Irish (like everyone else) are grumpier on twitter than in person.

[Locke]

Its the Scots you gotta watch out for!!

[RichieRich]

Don't forget Google Translate.
Some of those accents can be hard to wrap your ear around.


Nothing better there than a great Cornish pasty, sticky toffee pudding, some fish 'n chips, and some local curry (Vindaloo... being the kind that makes you cry might be a bit much though).

[billybob123]

Bus is way cheaper in London than the Tube. £1.75 per ride (unlimited transfers within an hour) and £5.25 max cap per day if you use your same contactless card. Underground and Overground can be faster but at £2.80/2.90 a ride in zones 1/2 (off/on peak) and daily cap of £8.90 its a bit pricier. If you have kids under 18, you can load an Oyster card with a youth visitor discount (50% off fares) but you have to get a TFL employee to do it at any station fare card sales point.

Benefit of the bus is that it lets you "see the sights" in Central London and you have the experience of riding on the double deckers.

The tube fare includes intercity trains (Thameslink, Avanti, Great Western etc) in the central zone. It can be way faster if you manage to time it right eg we took Thameslink from Farringdon to London Bridge which avoided transfers and was much faster.

Enjoy the trip!!