Travel Reference
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cess code with +, which works regardless of where you're calling from. (On many mobile
phones, you can insert a + by pressing and holding the 0 key.)
• Dial the country code of the country you're calling (353 for the Republic of Ireland,
44 for Northern Ireland, or 1 for the US or Canada).
• Dial the area code (Dublin's area code is 01) and the local number, keeping in mind
that if you're calling Ireland, drop the initial zero of the area code. (For specifics per coun-
try, see the European calling chart in this chapter.)
Calling from the US to the Republic of Ireland:
To call the recommended Harding
Hotel in Dublin from the US, dial 011 (US access code), 353 (the Republic of Ireland's
country code), 1 (Dublin's area code without its initial 0), and then 679-6500 (the hotel's
number).
Calling from any European country—including Northern Ireland—to the Repub-
lic of Ireland:
Dial 00-353, then the area code without its initial 0, and then the local num-
ber.
From the US or Canada to Northern Ireland:
Dial 011-44-28 (44 is the country code
for the United Kingdom; 28 is Northern Ireland's area code without its initial 0), and then
the local number.
From the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland:
Dial048,andthenthelocalnum-
ber. (In this case, you omit Northern Ireland's area code, 028, entirely.)
From any European country (except the Republic of Ireland) to Northern Ireland:
Dial 00-44-28 (Northern Ireland's area code without its initial 0), and then the local num-
ber.
From anywhere in Ireland (Republic and Northern Ireland) to the US:
Tocallfrom
Ireland to my office in Edmonds, Washington, I dial 00 (Ireland's access code), 1 (US
country code), 425 (Edmonds' area code), and 771-8303.
Mobile Phones
Traveling with a mobile phone is handy and practical. There are two basic options: roam-
ing with your own phone (expensive but easy) or buying and using SIM cards with an
unlocked phone (a bit more hassle, but potentially much cheaper).
