Flights from Dublin PHILADELPHIA or Phoenix

Del007

http://www.secretflying.com/2015/09/dublin-ireland-to-philadelphia-usa-for-only-e280-return/

http://www.secretflying.com/2015/09/dublin-ireland-to-phoenix-arizona-for-only-e309-return/

seems like really good prices, I've no idea what the 2 places are like to visit but they're both seriously cheap

snubbleste

If I click the links, how will the website benefit?

Del007

snubbleste wrote: »

If I click the links, how will the website benefit?

What's that now?

LeChienMefiant

You can book directly on Air Canada website with confidence for 20 euro extra.

Savage_Henry

saw that on secretflying. good deal! (usually its around 500 eur to that end of usa) especially phoenix as you can travel to all the national parks - really beautiful there

ButtersSuki

Phoenix - beautiful and gateway to the Mid West and West Coast. Scottsdale is always listed as one of the 3 nicest places to live in the US. Phoenix itself is also very nice. Gorgeous climate throughout the whole state all year round, although maybe a little too hot for the pasty white Irish folk sometimes.

Philadelphia. Hmmm. How can I describe it? No. 1 ranked US city for murders pretty much every year per capita since 1990 (google "Philadelphia" and "murder" and prepare to break the internet), after doing this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZCO40Zwt00

there is fock all to do. And I don't say this lightly. One of the worst cities I've ever been in with one of the worst major airports in the world too. Food wise it's famous for Philadelphia Cheese Steaks (imagine the worst meat you've ever eaten smothered in liquid processed Easi-Single-like cheese) and big pretzels....and that's about it really. Imagine if Limerick and Bray had a love child and that child moved to America at 2 and was raised on the streets by gangs. That child would then grow up to be Philadelphia.

cena

Coming up over 500 euro through skyscanner with air Canada

snubbleste

Also available to Dallas €310

GekkePrutser

The phoenix one seems booked out already Tried all the dates that would suit me but it's always around 600 euro (with other airlines)

Edit: Hey it still seems available on the air canada website, just not on the German one. Thanks LeChienMienfant!

Inquitus

I spent a day in Philadelphia recently as my incoming flight was delayed and I missed my connection to Dublin. I can verify everything said above, very little to endear you to the place, and I found 24 hours more than plenty.

deconduo

You can get a bus from Philadelphia to New York which takes a little over 2 hours and should be fairly cheap.

balfe1990

ButtersSuki wrote: »

That child would then grow up to be Philadelphia.

I've heard its always sunny there though.

September1

www.lufthansa.com is also not bad to buy those tickets, they also have calendar so you can adjust days to find lower prices - it does work a bit more expensive (around 20-30E per person)

blastman

deconduo wrote: »

You can get a bus from Philadelphia to New York which takes a little over 2 hours and should be fairly cheap.

...or just not get the bus TO Philadelphia as the Secret Flying deal flies you to Newark and puts you on a train to Philly.

GekkePrutser

Expired now (confirmed on secretflying).

Never went ahead to book it, I was thinking about the dates.. Have to be quick with this kind of thing

La_Gordy

Should a similar deal to arise, despite some previous posters' experience of Philly, it's by far one of my favourite cities in the world!

It has an excellent art musuem that is so rich in content ahm surprised others don't know about it. There's also more niche museums, such as the Mutter museum, which details the development of medicinal science in the US following the civil war. The LGBT scene is really big with a whole area fondly referred to as the Gaybourhood. The city had a problem with graffiti in the 90s, so to combat this, whole murals were commissioned for extremely impressive graffiti are dotted all over the city. The architecture is really interesting as there is a mix of skyscrapers and old Pennsylvanian houses. Food and drink wise there is a vast array of choice, in particular for foods that are not so common in Ireland such as Burmese cuisine, and they love their beer and all that craft pish is popular there too.

ButtersSuki

La_Gordy wrote: »

Should a similar deal to arise, despite some previous posters' experience of Philly, it's by far one of my favourite cities in the world!

It has an excellent art musuem that is so rich in content ahm surprised others don't know about it. There's also more niche museums, such as the Mutter museum, which details the development of medicinal science in the US following the civil war. The LGBT scene is really big with a whole area fondly referred to as the Gaybourhood. The city had a problem with graffiti in the 90s, so to combat this, whole murals were commissioned for extremely impressive graffiti are dotted all over the city. The architecture is really interesting as there is a mix of skyscrapers and old Pennsylvanian houses. Food and drink wise there is a vast array of choice, in particular for foods that are not so common in Ireland such as Burmese cuisine, and they love their beer and all that craft pish is popular there too.

Hi La Gordy,

Yes, I agree the museums are good (I'm nerdy enough to appreciate them). As for the architecture (another interest of mine) yes, it's interesting to a point, but it's all very same-y...certainly nothing to match anything like Boston, Washington or any of a dozen East Coast-smaller-than-NY cities.

As for craft beer - craft beer has been "the thing" in pretty much every coastal (EAST & WEST) for the last 20years. I love beer, LOVE IT - but there's no beer on this earth that'll make me go back to Philly just for it. Cuisine-wise again, nothing unique there that you won't find in other cities of comparable size which have way more to do and are way more interesting.

Yes, I exaggerated to highlight my point on how crap it is, but you're genuinely the first person I've ever encountered who's a frequent and well traveled US visitor who's ever put the words "Philadelphia" and "favourite" in the same sentence. I used to work for a US multinational HQ'ed in Philadelphia. Most of my colleagues commuted hours (seriously) each way so as not to live in Philadelphia.

Hell, even Will Smith left......flip to 0:29 for confirmation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4BQxpXYPk8