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If your travelling from the United States you will have to buy a plug adapter The power source and plugs are different in Ireland. Before I left for the trip I did my homework and found that any charger for digital cameras or camcorders are dual voltage that can run off of 120V or 240/250. If you have any older equipment I'd check. I bought a $ 3.00 plug adapter on Ebay and it worked perfect, I always had charged batteried. Leave a Comment
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Dublin has a few Tourist Information Offices all around the town. The main office can be found at 14 Upper O'Connell Street; other ones are located at the Airport or the Ferry Terminal in Dun Laoghaire. Don't forget to ask them for a free map of Dublin. It gives you a good overview of the city centre, the main sights and public transportation. Leave a Comment
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Definitely wear warm clothes. Don't forget the hat, gloves and scarves. Comfortable shoes are a must for walking on the cobblestones and uneven pavement.
Ialways bring my own shampoo, conditioner, and lotions. I'm very picky about my products. I also bring aspirin, sinus medication, bandaids, antibacterial hand wipes and Zicam (to keep away the cold & flu).
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Don't forget your adaptor!!!!
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If you travel on November take a good sweater, jumper etc........ weather is very cold and an umbrella most part of time is raining and never knows when stop o start rain again.
Some pils if you suffer headache
First thing on my bag is my sisterīs digital camera Leave a Comment
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For a 4 day break, I found a medium sized holdall was enough for me.
As I was staying in a hostel, I needed to bring all my stuff like towel, hairdryer, shampoo, soap etc etc
Alka Seltzer......definately Leave a Comment
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Pack light. You don't want to be carrying a lot of baggage all over Europe, or even just Dublin for that matter.
Ireland was actually pretty cool and damp when I was there in the summer. But I'm sure it can get warm as well. You'll notice there are palm trees in Dublin... not something you'd probably think, but it has to do with its coastal location, I believe. Anyway, bring some long pants definitely, maybe a light jacket, for summer. My guess is that winters are mild, but don't hold me to that.
Um, a lot of things are closed on Sundays, so I'm not sure how easy it is to get necessities in an emergency. Pack accordingly for that. Leave a Comment
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No need to take perfume. I found this nice Perfume machine in a pub's bathroom!!! It will help you out with a choice of three different scents for just 20p.!!! Leave a Comment
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After much deliberation on the subject I have finally settled on a list of essential items to pack when one visits Dublin!
1. Wellington Boots: These can prove invaluable when wading - sorry walking - through Dublin's streets and/or visiting pub toilets. A must!
2. Sunglasses: Not for the usual purpose of course as the requirement rarely if ever presents itself to have to shield one's eyes from the glare of the sun. They are essential however for when one revisits the pub one was in the night before as it is likely the barstaff will find it difficult to readily recognise the eejit who fell out the door singing 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling' while wearing a loo seat around their neck a few hours previously!
3. A Good Big Book: Handy for throwing at barmen to attract their attention when one has been waiting fifteen minutes for service!
4. Passport: Great for propping up the wobbly leg of a pub table and therefore avoiding spilling one's Guinness unnecessarily.
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5. ATM Card: If used intelligently of course - ie. hand it to the barman the day you arrive and collect what's left of it when your holiday is over.
6. A Cloth Cap: Helps avoid the irritating scratches and bruises one tends to accumulate when one is constantly falling over. If not to hand most pubs generously provide loo roll which when wound tightly around the bonce affords similar protection.
7. Thermal Underwear: A necessity late at night as one waits at a taxi rank (whole generations of Dubliners have been conceived, reared, qualified from school and entered chosen careers while waiting for a taxi to arrive)!
8. English/Chinese Dictionary: For ordering drink from lounge staff currently - anybody interested in buying an old English/Canadian dictionary?
9. Ear Plugs: There's only so many times one can listen to the bloody Wild Rover song! And finally ...
10. A Large Street Map: Makes a great table covering for absorbing spilt beer and scares the bejaysus out of taxi drivers! Leave a Comment
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Whaterver the season, come prepared. Rain covering essential. good walking shoes for all the site seeing you are planning to do.
Usual toiletries, wc. available everywhere - pubs, restaurants every where will allow you to use the loos.
Chemists and most superstores sell and develope film. Also sell batteries for cameras and disposable cameras.
Lots of good camp sites. Approved by the Irish tourist board. Lists available at Information offices and sometimes a stand, associated with the tourist board, set up in the larger stores.
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I usually bring along TWO types of cameras with me and load them with TWO different types of films i.e. ASA200 film (for day) and the high speed Kodak 800 film for museums or places that do not allow flash photography.
For people who really like photography, Judy Litt at the Mining Co. at: Tips on taking good photographs wrote a comprehensive series on just about anything you'd need to know.
Keep in mind that long-term travel can also do some serious damage to a camera. Losing it in airline luggage land or just plain theft are also some concerns. So you may want to purchase an older or used camera.
Online auctions such as eBay.com or Eggheadare good places to find these. Some of the mail order houses have very competitive prices too. Sites like 20-20Consumer.com will guide you to the lowest prices available on the web.
If you are going to do lots of walking and sightseeing, do remember to put the following items into your tote bag or backpack: Map of Dublin City, Water bottle, Sunglasses.... etc.
And, DON'T forget to bring along your ATM card and.... an open mind.
Remember, if your ATM card is linked to international networks like 'Cirrus', 'Plus', 'The Exchange' etc, you can withdraw money from any ATM machines in the world. What's more, you'd even benefit from the low interbank exchange rates being given to you vis-a-vis if you were to change it at your local money-changer. Grafton Street and Merrion Row has tons of ATM machines (AIG, AIB, Bank of Ireland) so you'd never be left in the lurch hunting for an ATM machine.
So far, no ATM machines have failed me. Yes, even in the remotest villages in Africa. :-) If you haven't tried this method, I challenge you to do so today. And be pleasantly surprised at how much you can save at the end of the day using this method. I kid you not!
'People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.' - Dagobert D. Runes (American Writer); 1902-1982
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