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Be aware of the potential drawbacks of flying on the cheap: nonrefundable and non-
changeable tickets, minimal or nonexistent customer service, treks to airports far outside
town, and stingy baggage allowances with steep overage fees. If you're traveling with lots
of luggage, a cheap flight can quickly become a bad deal. To avoid unpleasant surprises,
read the small print before you book.
Airports
All direct flights from the US land in either Dublin, Shannon, or Belfast. Cork has become
a handy arrival point as well (via connecting flights from London). If you're offered a
choice and have no interest in sightseeing in busy, congested Dublin, you'll find Shannon
Airport to be a far less stressful entry or exit point into or out of Ireland. Drivers will es-
pecially appreciate getting used to the “other side of the road” around rural Shannon, as
compared to urban Dublin. Be aware that smaller regional airports may have fewer car-
rental offices.
Resources
Resources from Rick Steves
Rick Steves' Ireland 2014 is one of many books in my series on European travel, which
includes country guidebooks (such as Rick Steves' Great Britain , covering nearby Wales,
Scotland, and England), city guidebooks (London, Rome, Florence, Paris, etc.), Snapshot
guides(excerptedchaptersfrommycountryguides),PocketGuides(full-colorlittlebooks
on big cities), and my budget-travel skills handbook, Rick Steves' Europe Through the
Back Door .Mostofmytitles are available asebooks.Myphrase books—forFrench, Itali-
an, German, Spanish, and Portuguese—are practical and budget-oriented. My other books
include Europe 101 (a crash course on art and history designed for travelers); Mediter-
ranean Cruise Ports and Northern European Cruise Ports (how to make the most of your
time in port); and Travel as a Political Act (a travelogue sprinkled with tips for bringing
home a global perspective). A more complete list of my titles appears near the end of this
book.
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