We got an early start this morning. We had prepaid for the car parking and on Wednesday we entered an hour early, as mentioned in previous post, so we needed to check out an hour earlier so we could avoid any extra fees. This meant we had to be packed, ready, and leaving the car […]
Ireland Frugal Travel – Dublin Part 2
Wow! We slept for almost 12 hours last night! I guess we were sleeping for two nights though? Traditional Irish Breakfast in Dublin Anyway, we got our day started around 10am at a local restaurant for breakfast. We went for the traditional Irish breakfast platters. These include bacon (more like American ham), sausage (not our […]
Ireland Frugal Travel – Dublin Part 1
Well best laid plans…what’s the saying? Often go awry. Getting the kids, and ourselves for that matter, to go to sleep proved to be very difficult. I am talking about the plane flight. Flight from Boston to Dublin Dinner was served at 7:45pm, then they picked up trash, and then served coffee/tea. So, the lights […]
Ireland Frugal Travel – Family Vacation
Why Ireland? The day is finally here and we are leaving for our long awaited family trip to Ireland. Why Ireland? The Emerald Isle carries an expensive connotation, but we found that it would be easy to travel and experience this mystical country for about the price of a medium cost family vacation. Let me […]