England
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and there’s no better place to celebrate this most Irish of holidays than in Ireland. Eat corned beef and cabbage and drink Guinness to your heart’s content - all in the spirit of the holiday, of course.
If you’re planning on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on the Emerald Isle, check out these Ryan Air flight deals. At these prices, you’ll likely spend more (maybe too much more) on Guinness than you will on
Much of the English sporting world is abuzz with the countdown to World Cup 2010 - and with good reason. After not making it into the last Euros tournament and a pretty dismal track record so far when it comes to World Cups, this year I don’t think the English squad would surprise anyone if they took home the trophy (or at least made it to the final). The Italophile in me would like to credit Fabio Capello with much
Usually during an English winter, anything you’d file under “quick getaway” would be to a warm destination - and that’s even more true this year, when snow is blanketing places that don’t typically see much of the white stuff. But just because it’s cold at home doesn’t mean the only option for a short holiday is some place warmer. In fact, one could argue (as I’m about to) that it’s the perfect time to visit another chilly climate.
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One of the more frustrating things for US residents planning a trip to England is looking at the exchange rate. Ever since I can remember, the dollar has been pitiful against the pound - sometimes plummeting to a $2-to-the-pound rate. And to make matters worse, England is incredibly expensive even without that dismal exchange rate. Which is one reason why paying attention to your travel budget for a trip to England is so important.
Luckily, flying to England from the U.S.
When Americans and Canadians visit England, it takes a bit of getting used to when you hear locals asking if you are also going to “Europe” on this trip. This might stem back from the Colonial days, when the sun never set on the British Empire, and England being part of Europe seemed like a quaint notion, but it’s still true that most Brits refer to the Continent as Europe, and only in the technical sense does that term apply
It’s certainly been no secret that the down economy has been hard on airlines, and with fewer people shelling out cash to travel in the recession, airfares to just about everywhere have been incredibly low lately. This has meant for some uncommonly low summer fares to Europe especially. In fact, fares were down as much as 50% earlier this summer, and several flash fare sales and special promotions made getting to the other side of the pond a whole lot
