You don’t have to spend much time in Dublin before you notice groups of people carrying around bags with pictures of the famous black gate or a tall glass with a frothy head on it. You can tell those people are among the 1.5 million people who visit The Guinness Storehouse at St. James’s Gate every year. This makes the home of the black stuff one of the most popular attractions in Dublin.
Read MoreThe title of this post is one of the most common questions we are asked by friends and family. I think this is mostly because they are confused about how we can afford to go to Ireland once every year or so for two weeks at a time. The real answer to that is that I (Ryan) am a miles and points nerd, but that is a topic for another post. You are probably here to see how much you should budget for your trip. The easiest way to do that is to tell you how much we spent on one of our last trips.
Read MorePicture this: you have just landed in Dublin and it’s about 9:00 in the morning. You have been advised to stay awake all day to better acclimate to the time change, but that seems like a daunting task after an overnight flight.
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