Head To Dublin

By Author: Bonny Kominek
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Say what you will about the recession, but you cannot claim that it has not had a universal impact on almost every quarter of British society. However, one cannot say that it has been entirely bad.

As a response to the crisis many people are staying in and refusing to spend. To combat this prices are being brought down. Funnily enough, despite no-one wanting to spend, there has never been a better time to do so.

Take travel for example. Budget holidays have long been a bastion of the British summertime and at one point you couldn''t move for new budget airlines coming into existence. These budget companies have been hard hit by the recession as their overheads are tiny, but they can still help you out.

Now, these budget companies were never overly expensive to begin with but the recession has made things even better. A few years ago you could expect to pay around ?60 a night for a threestar hotel in the city centre. Octopus travel are now offering at least four three star Dublin hotels for under ?40.

And why not Dublin? The city is renowned for its nightlife and it is reputedly one of the most youthful ...
... cities in Europe - with estimates of 50% of inhabitants being younger than 25. One of the best selling points however, has to be the fact that, just like the rest of Ireland, there are pubs right across the city centre.

The Temple Bar area just south of the River Liffey is the area most commonly cited as the place to be in Dublin. It was developed as the capital''s cultural quarter (an idea proposed by local politician Charlie Haughey), and does retain this spirit as a centre for small arts productions, photographic and artists'' studios.

Flights to Dublin are notoriously cheap and as the evidence shows you can spend a weekend there quite comfortably without breaking the bank. There is plenty to do and despite its reputation as being an expensive city, provided you know what you are doing then you can get away with spending a rather frugal time there and still enjoying it.

It would be hard to argue that the recession is a good thing; millions are unemployed and the country''s economy has been hit hard, but it is worth noting that it may not be the worst time in the world to take a holiday. Bonny Kominek is a freelance writer who was inspired to write this article by Octopustravel.com where you can book many different hotels including Dublin hotels.