There are plenty of great things to do in Dublin, and they don’t all involve drinking Guinness! Like many Australians, I’ve got a decent chunk of Irish blood in me (my grandmother was a Murphy) and I’m sure that’s why places like Dublin are so attractive to me. I’ve compiled some of the best tips [...]
Dublin is a Viking town. Or was a Viking town at least. It’s an impressive history that dates back over a thousand years and involves Viking settlers (or marauders depending on whom you ask) and Irish heroes (or villains, depending on whom you ask). Dublinia Dublinia, the Viking and Medieval museum in Dublin explains this [...]
Dublin is known to be a haunted city with a great history of supernatural occurrences. The Dublin Ghost Bus Tour is one of my Europe travel tips as it takes brave visitors on a tour of the darker side of Dublin. Riders on the bus will learn the legends about how Dracula came to be, [...]
I had seen the New Europe Tour guides playing the Pied Piper in Berlin in the spring of 2009. Actually, I just wandered by as the tour guide was making a final pitch for tips. When I saw the company was offering tours in Dublin, I was intrigued. Mostly because they bill the walking tours [...]
Update 16 November 2009: The lucky winner is Lucy Whittington author of Lucy Loves Australia. Also found on Twitter as @LucyWhittington. Lucy was the only entrant to correctly name the location of my Twitter background photo as the Zone Pyramids, near Marone, Italy (close to my favourite Italian lake, Iseo). However here’s her answer to [...]
There are many great free attractions in the Irish capital of Dublin. It’s easy to get to Dublin from most of Europe and there are generally plenty of flight deals. If you plan to visit several paid for attractions, you should investigate the Dublin Pass. I visited three of the free attractions in October 2009 [...]
Dublin is full of wonderful statues and sculptures. Here is a photo tour of my favourites from my trip to Dublin in October 2009. Phil Lynott’s statue was unveiled in 2005 in Harry Street, just off Grafton Street. I remember Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzie performing on the TV music show “Top of the Pops”. [...]
Although I’m not your typical female shopaholic I really liked some of Dublin’s unique shopping venues. Paul Kilduff introduced me to the The Powerscourt Centre which is constructed around an 18th century mansion. There’s a good selection of shops. The Powerscourt Gallery which opened in June 2009 is located in what was originally the ballroom [...]
I had lunch as a guest of Bewley’s Cafe and Restaurant in Grafton Street during my visit to Dublin in October 2009. I went to Bewley’s on a Sunday assuming it would be quieter than on a Saturday but that wasn’t the case. I was so impressed by the interior especially the lovely stained glass [...]
I went on the “Original Tour” by Historic Walking Tours of Dublin. I have to say it was one of the best tours I’ve experienced. I think a lot of this was due to our excellent guide Edward Madigan. In common with all the HIstoric Walking Tours of Dublin guides, Edward is history post-graduate of [...]
