Sep 12th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Passengers aboard an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Paris got a bit of a rude awakening on Friday.
The cabin crew announced that the plane was heading towards a spot of turbulence, and made the usual request for everyone to head back to their seats and buckle up.
Right after that announcement, a pre-recorded one was played in French, alerting passengers that the plane was going to make an ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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French Aer Lingus passengers told to prepare for emergency landing - non French perfectly safe
Sep 12th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Passengers aboard an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Paris got a bit of a rude awakening on Friday.
The cabin crew announced that the plane was heading towards a spot of turbulence, and made the usual request for everyone to head back to their seats and buckle up.
Right after that announcement, a pre-recorded one was played in French, alerting passengers that the plane was going to make an ...Daily travel deal - 5 night "Irish Sampler" from $729
Apr 28th, 2009 at 2:30PM: Our daily travel deal for today is great if you are one of the many people that has Ireland on their "must visit" list, but never had the chance to visit this beautiful country. The deal consists of everything you need to get to Ireland, spend 5 nights (or more) in a decent hotel, and drive around at your own leisurely pace. Starting at just $729, you'll get airfare (the quoted price is based on ...Are We in a Golden Age of Green Travel?
Apr 3rd, 2009 at 8:00AM: Clearly the entire travel industry has been undergoing some dramatic changes over the past few years. There was a time when the thought of "green" travel was relegated to a relatively small, niche market that included some eco-conscious tour operators. But in the past few years there has been an inceased effort to be more green in all area of our lives thanks to an increased awareness of global ...Record influx of visitors to U.S. in 2008
Mar 26th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Last year, 58 million international visitors came to the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. That's an increase of nearly 4 percent from 2007. To sweeten it up a bit, 13 of the top 25 arrivals markets saw new records set. In the last month of the year, nearly 4 million people came here from abroad – down 7 percent. The fourth quarter was down 6 percent ...See the best of Ireland - on an electric bike
Mar 25th, 2009 at 4:00PM: This sounds like a cool way to see Ireland - on an electric bike, pulling your own camper tent. The bike has a top speed of 15.5mph, and a range of 40 miles, though the site does not make it clear what the range is when you pull the trailer with you. And don't worry about running out of power during your journey, fresh batteries are provided along the route, which also means you don't have to ...Ryanair flight attendant moonlights in porn
Mar 22nd, 2009 at 11:00AM: When the crew yells, "Brace!" one Ryanair flight attendant probably looks for the cameras. London tabloid The Sun (NSFW) alleges that flight attendant Edita Schindlerova (hopefully under a shorter name) moonlights in porn – on video and the web. The sexy 22-year-old also makes an appearance in the airline's 2009 calendar. The sultry stewardess wore a bikini and a smear of grease in the ...Photo of the day (3.17.09)
Mar 17th, 2009 at 11:00PM: What better topic for March 17th's photo of the day than Ireland, the home of St. Patrick's Day and the source of many an alcoholic's happiness on this sacred day of the year? This shot was taken by colmdc outside of Trim Castle, the largest Norman Castle in Europe. It's a wonderful green shot, and reminds me of all of my good times in the Emerald Isle. Have any cool photos you'd like to share ...Ireland the Beautiful: an armchair travel experience
Photo of the Day (2-11-09)
Feb 11th, 2009 at 4:30PM:
With Valentine's Day coming up, I searched for a photo that had something to do with love. When I typed in the word love to Gadling's photo pool, this lovely homage to the color blue appeared. Hmmm. Let's go with it. Love can be blue as in the song that goes, "Blue, blue my world is blue, blue is my world when I'm without you. . ."
In StrudelMonkey's case, this glorious blue world of stone was ...Irishman Runs Seven Marathons on Seven Continents, in Six Days
Feb 8th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Irish endurance runner Richard Donovan completed an impressive series of runs a few days back when he completed his seventh marathon in just six days. Even more impressive than that however, is that each of those marathons was run on a different continent. The World Marathon Challenge got underway on January 31st when Donvan ran a marathon in Antarctica, covering the 26.2 miles n 4 hours, 39 ...Fare alert! Take advantage of the fare war to Dublin!
Jan 31st, 2009 at 7:15PM: It's been a little while since we've had a good hootenany like we're having this weekend. Dublin, as you know, is on sale from the United States, from almost every good port of departure. From Chicago, Grand Rapids, New York, Cleveland and many cities in the midwest, tickets are as low as $330 for travel into March. West of the Mississippi, from departures such as Los Angeles, prices are only $45 ...Ryanair to ticket passengers who try to cheat the baggage system
Jan 22nd, 2009 at 2:30PM: Ryanair, the cheeky Irish low cost airline, has decided to hand out 30 Euro fines to any passengers trying to bring too much stuff with them in their cabin baggage. When airlines started charging people for each checked bag, it was only a matter of time till passengers figured it would be much cheaper to just drag as much as possible into the cabin. And it was only a matter of time until the ...International Value Destinations
Jan 17th, 2009 at 8:30AM: USAToday has put together an interesting list of 10 great international places to go for a value on your vacation. These places were specifically picked to allow us to get more bang for our buck when traveling abroad this year, something that seems to be on every traveler's mind at the moment. The list of locations really does span the globe, and there is something for everyone on the list. Want ...Planeload of drunk Irish passengers creates havoc on Cuba bound flight
Jan 4th, 2009 at 1:00PM: In what can only be described as Déjà vu, 40 Irish passengers bound for Cuba created a riot on their Thomas Cook flight. The group filled up on booze, harassing and punching fellow passengers, and one of them even went so far as to attempt opening the emergency exit mid-flight. One terrified passenger ended up sitting with the flight attendants in the galley for 5 hours just to get ...There's no one as Irish as Barack Obama
Irish airports will offer pre-flight US customs and immigration
Nov 18th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Noel Dempsey, the transport minister of Ireland, has announced that he will meet with US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff next week. The two will sign an agreement that will allow airports in Dublin and Shannon, Ireland to provide US customs screening and immigration checkpoints prior to take-off. This will exponential up the convenience factor and also make Ireland a more viable ...Ten things you didn't know about Dublin
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Nov 12th, 2008 at 10:30AM: Visiting any city for the first time is an exercise in setting expectations. You can only read so much about the culture, nightlife and food in a guidebook before you need to experience the locals first hand, order a pint of Guinness or eat shepherd's pie and really visit a destination. Setting foot out into the city streets, you begin to compare your first hand experiences against everything that ...Photo of the Day (11.11.08)
Nov 11th, 2008 at 5:00PM:
I found myself in Dublin this past weekend, visiting the Irish city with a few close friends from my youth. While the city isn't particularly known for its architectural masterpieces, one of my favorite aspects of the city is the brickwork all over the place -- on the buildings, around the Guinness factory, covering the street. This photo by Mister Rad shows that work around some of the front ...Cockpit Chronicles: Take your kid to work day!
Jun 21st, 2008 at 12:00PM: Cockpit Chronicles takes you along on each of Kent's trips as a co-pilot on the Boeing 757 and 767 out of Boston. "We're going to try a new place to eat," Doug, the captain said as I walked into operations. While he waited for the dot matrix printer to spit out the twenty feet of paperwork needed for our flight, he filled me in on what was the plan was for Paris. "Mike (the co-pilot) and I read ...Traveling the day after St. Patrick's Day can be hellish
Mar 17th, 2008 at 1:20PM: Happy St. Patrick's Day, to all of you aside from the guy who sat next to me on an EasyJet flight from Prague to London a couple of years ago (the morning after St. Patty's day) and almost threw up in my lap.
He had a black eye and body odor of a dying donkey. I am trying to make peace with you man, I really am. I also hope I never have to be stuck next to you for 90 turbulent minutes.
Tomorrow ...
