Wandering around Dublin

To celebrate the end of exams and deadlines, a friend and I decided to meet up for a trip to Dublin to kick off the summer holiday. For me it was a big deal as it was my first trip away without the planning or supervision of adults; school trips and family holidays. It's fair to say that the trip had an eventful start involving and airport repack at the airport. Just goes to prove that two girls can live out of a back pack and small suitcase for a four day holiday. It was the start of many hilarious moments of the trip, from accidentally walking in one someone's panorama photo to dropping ice cubes into a woman's bag.

Our trip to Dublin can be described as a sightseeing holiday filled with walking and museums. Not the usual student summer holiday you'd expect with late nights and plenty of drinking - though our trip had to include a visit to the Guinness Storehouse. Just by walking around the city we were able to stumble across small cafes, shops and museums which helped us to get a general feel for the city. By walking we were able to save money on buses and time we'd spend keeping track of bus timetables, though this method of sightseeing inevitably leads to an early night in. On my next trip to Dublin I want to experience more of the nightlife, particularly since hearing about the well known Temple Bar which is a must see for tourists.

If you want to make the most of your trip on a limited budget it's well worth taking our approach of researching places that are free to visit as a way of saving money from bigger expenditures such as travel and accommodation. My friend suggested hosteling which is something I had not previously thought about. After my experiences of hosteling in Berlin and Dublin I can say it is worth doing as it provides you with the opportunity to meet people on their own travels and proves a moe relaxed atmosphere as you can cook and make yourself a drink in a communal kitchen and have multiple lounge areas. However with regard to sharing a room with other people my friend and I agreed we may not do it again. We didn't have a problem with the people we shared with, but felt we felt we couldn't entirely relax in the room as you didn't have total privacy. That's more for a long stay trip, but if it was an overnight stay I'd room share again.