Dublin International Airport

it smells like marijuana there. and i was wicked tired when i got there cuz i’d been up the entire day and on the plane ride. and it took forever to check in and get our baggage.

pros: unless you live or coming from the UK by boat, one of two ways to enter ireland (shannon on the west coast being the other option.) they have some decent shops and duty free- i actually discovered one of my favorite clohting stores in the dublin airport- monsoon. :) also, easy to catch the city bus for 5 quid to get to city centre and they run often.

cons: if you can help it, don’t check your bags. lost bags on about 30% of my flights and it takes forEVER to get your baggage after you’ve landed. and it’s a bit far from town- a 25 minute bus ride or a ~30 Euro cab ride.

agh! missing your plane back home at the end of a backpacking trip is no fun! but we made it back… just a slight detour to new york on the way back to boston. ;-)