Trying to visit Dublin for under €20!

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5 ай бұрын

When our pre-booked trip to Dublin arrived and I realised I had NO MONEY, this is how I spent my day…
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@Mikazha 4 ай бұрын

Fun fact: In the bit with the English cookbook, there's also an Irish one, it's just in German. "Irische Küche" means "Irish cooking/kitchen".

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

That is so phenomenally unhelpful it’s a-plus comedy

@miraaa19 4 ай бұрын

There's also a book by Máirín Uí Chomáin who's an Irish food writer 😅

@Ithenius 4 ай бұрын

Really happy so see your videos pop up more often in the last weeks, always a treat - keep it up!

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

Trying to beat last year’s score! Thank you for watching!!

@alicewonderland9527 4 ай бұрын

This is honestly my favourite type of quick trip, just meander with attainable goals, especially when I'm with good friends! Being spoiled by London's transport system is very relatable, after moving out of London found myself getting annoyed when I had to wait over 10 minutes for the next tram/bus. A real hit of perspective!

@SmallBlogV8 4 ай бұрын

The bit about London's tap-to-pay public transport system is legit; I got used to London buses for a ~year and then had to use one in Reading, and the driver wanted me to actually say where I was going and buy a specific ticket... and I just stood there dumbfounded for a moment like I'd never been on a bus or interacted with other humans before in my life... thankfully I just needed the stop for the train station which wasn't complex to tell them. But it totally caught me out!

@ayushibhanja 4 ай бұрын

truly my EXACT experience at the moment, been absolutely spoiled by tfl buses while i was in London for uni and adjusting to Reading bus systems is a challenge to say the least

@DamnItsJustSam 4 ай бұрын

I am from near reading and I still can’t fathom it. I just get on and ask for a return and hope for the best 🤣🤣

@wildly_alice3437 4 ай бұрын

I had the same experience! Living in Sydney with a very hands-off transport system that's all automatic like London's, I then had to use *actual coins* on a Dublin bus and remember stops! I felt like an idiot, over such a silly change but it just wasn't something I'd anticipated

@Ace_Larrakin_Productions 4 ай бұрын

If you are wanting a public transport system with tap on / tap off capabilities, come to Sydney. We have the wonders of 'Opal' (yes, it's Oyster with a more Aussie name). That said, I'm not sure you can get here for under £20 (having tried to plan the reverse trip to the UK).

@basicwhitegirl3558 4 ай бұрын

This makes me realize it's been a veeery long time since I've seen something new! I've been feeling a bit down recently, but this makes me wanna go on a short trip or something like that soon. As you've proven, you don't need a lot of money to go out and have a good time 🤗 This was fun to watch.

@bigganzy 4 ай бұрын

If you are looking for Irish cookery book, best to look for Darina Allen. Also Galway has an absolutely fantastic second-hand bookshop, Charlie Byrnes!

@wildly_alice3437 4 ай бұрын

I was in Dublin in July so I was very excited when you asked for recommendations! I am a broke student and a cheapskate so I'm a big fan of the ol wander around and pop into things method of travel. SO glad you got to see Trinity and some museums though, it really is the most beautiful city 💚

@ilovetacobell69420 4 ай бұрын

I did a huge Europe solo backpacking trip this past summer and Dublin was one of the cities I went to so this made me nostalgic! I also love just meandering around the lovely walkable cities. Also, as a New Yorker, we have the tap in thing now!!! come back and see our progress lol Also of the 8 cities I went to, London was def up there in terms of best public transport, you guys really have it figured out - but minus points for the tube not running 24/7

@RebDay 4 ай бұрын

BudgetTravelDan is a series ripe for commission, I’d say

@honeycombc 4 ай бұрын

And next; travelling to New York for under $50…

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

Would be ECSTATIC to give it a go!

@AngelaLSullivan 4 ай бұрын

if you haven't heard it enough, really enjoying these "cozier" videos! would love to see a return to cooking/baking videos with the new Dan style!

@TheBananaCustard 4 ай бұрын

I was always a bit meh about art galleries but I had the epiphany that while all of the stuff in there is art, it's not necessarily 'my art', and that's not something to beat yourself up about. Basically I have little to no patience for traditional portraiture, but put me in front of something more abstract or with loads of colours and I'm suddenly much more interested. Anyway hope that's a helpful perspective for somebody!

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

I don’t think there’s a wrong answer when it comes to art! We like what we like! I just realised I had a window to do and see as much as I wanted, and that gallery was too big to fit in that window, especially when I was feeling a bit clueless

@seanto6363 4 ай бұрын

If you want to explore the theme of aimless wondering id suggest taking a look at the flaneur. Charles Baudelaire one of the founding flaneurs would wonder the streets of paris and write poetry. Some of his poems are very wracky in their realism of day to day life and I feel you'd like them.

@liabe18 4 ай бұрын

You should have gone to the tenament museum in Dublin. It was the best museum to get a first impression of Dublin because it makes you see the city in its history

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

I’ll add it to the agenda for next time!

@DavoHello 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting! If youre ever around south dublin again I recommend visiting the UCD campus too! Ultra cheap food in the Confucius institute and lots of nice nature around!

@andyhannon 4 ай бұрын

Definitely need more of this series.

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

Where to next…

@DavoHello 4 ай бұрын

I definitely recommend visiting Berlin if you're looking for somewhere cheap! You can find like £20-£30 pound Ryanair flights and food and drink here is much cheaper than London 😅 The only tricky part can be finding accommodation that isn't massively overpriced (thanks AirBNB...)

@sophiea285 4 ай бұрын

prague please!@@DanLayton

@Tessothemorning 4 ай бұрын

Lovely meander, thanks Dan!

@CaityLouise85 4 ай бұрын

I’m reading bookshops and bonedust!!

@moderatelywild3302 4 ай бұрын

Other money saving tip - buy 2 £30 tickets to dublin, get a 4 hour delay due to a ryanair technical fault and get £400 compensation! (May be speaking from experience here 😉)

@sorchaaislingoregan1000 4 ай бұрын

Second hand bookshop!!! The Last Bookshop on Camden street is exclusively second hand bookshops piled high and also has a little cafe outback

@ushidewijngaert573 4 ай бұрын

Love this!

@hannahkelly7913 4 ай бұрын

fabulous to see ireland through a tourist eyes, well done for doing this in one of the most expensive cities around !!

@tanja3611 4 ай бұрын

maybe a bit obvious but honestly what really helps me connect to art in galleries is a tour. Like the louvre was beautiful and all but having the context of a tour guide walking you through the relevance and the skills and maybe the life of an artist makes it so much more accessible to enjoy!

@tanja3611 4 ай бұрын

usually isnt free tho but for anyone feeling lost in museums haha

@toverie6955 4 ай бұрын

so weird to have watched you for years living in Ireland (near Dublin), to get home from dublin today, and see this video :D wandering around is definitely my favourite way to experience a city too, especially when i can get a bit too much with planning. a tip for next time is to go into charity shops (not necessarily second hand book shops specifically) a tiny bit outside the city centre as that's where a lot of "grannys book" type books would get dropped off. hope you had a good time

@lucky-felix 4 ай бұрын

London has great transport because a LOT of money was spent to get it there. Even other major cities in the UK are only just getting those capabilities in the last couple of years, and they're still leaps and bounds behind TfL, but they just don't get anywhere near the same level of investment.

@millieroach9255 4 ай бұрын

always a pleasure, never a chore xoxox

@pretsal4955 4 ай бұрын

Also wandering about is peak, it's hype, it's great

@scribblerat9083 4 ай бұрын

You should definitely try some art galleries and museums in London! :D

@danshinks5897 4 ай бұрын

Insane timing on this. I'm doing a short, solo trip to Dublin on Monday, will definitely check out some of these places. On the subject of the museums, there was an excellent one called Dublinia that I went to last time I was there. Seems very similar to the Museum of London, it's about the Viking and medieval history of Dublin. Definitely would recommend, pretty cheap too (€13 ish I think)

@silverfangmeteor 4 ай бұрын

Aaah, you should have gone to Chapters, it’s an amazing book shop with SOOOO many second hand books. You’d have probably had better luck there! Also, Hodges Figgis is an off branch of Waterstones. Which is probably why it felt so similar. Much love from a Cork gal living in Dublin ❤️

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

I know all about Hodges Figgis, as a former Waterstones bookseller!! I just mean in general at many bookshops there’s a certain homogeny that I find with various table displays. maybe it’s cause I just browse rather than speak to the staff who I’m sure would provide a unique experience at every different shop, indie or otherwise!!

@soldeglo 4 ай бұрын

Look at all those chickens ❤

@mackenziediver7037 4 ай бұрын

I love these types of videos, I feel like I'm hanging out with a friend :) (travel edition)

@niamhl6964 4 ай бұрын

I'm afraid the extent of Irish cooking is different forms of potatoes and bacon and cabbage lol. Oh, and making a stellar poitín. But you're legally required to get the poitín recipe from a haggard, witch adjacent old person, after answering their riddles three. It's a tough world out here

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

You make that sound like a bad thing, but I would happily take a potato cabbage and bacon cookbook

@Saraem5 4 ай бұрын

NYC has mobile and card entry at all stations and busses now! (and the air train to/from JFK airport) very convenient but the plan to phase out the metro card is 😢

@craig19 4 ай бұрын

Happy to report that the metro in Rome now lets you use contactless like London

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

Oh that’s THRILLING!

@allydening4241 4 ай бұрын

As does New York

@philmoss993 4 ай бұрын

Great stuff Dan! A couple of things for you. Firstly, unless someone else has already said it, the Irish have special names for most of their places and statues. Poor old Molly Malone is known colloquially as The Tart With The Cart. Secondly, as you will imagine with my many trips across the Irish Sea, I have several Irish Cookbooks which I am happy to let you have on indefinite loan ….

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

I’ll visit the NorthWestern Library soon then!!

@nolabean 4 ай бұрын

Ballymaloe cook book is the ultimate Irish (and everything else) cooking bible

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

Duly noted!

@evercuriousmichelle 4 ай бұрын

Back in 2014 when I studied abroad, I believe France had a tap and go card for those ages 12-25 so you could pre-load the card with a monthly pass and use it anywhere in France. (If memory serves me right.) I don't know about day passes though... I am sure there are more "tap and go" systems in Europe they may just need a bit of bureaucracy to get started?

@evercuriousmichelle 4 ай бұрын

Edit: I just saw that the airline put you up in a hotel and bought you dinner due to the storm?? Jealous! When my connecting plane was cancelled due to weather I spent the night sleeping on the floor in the Denver airport subsisting on the protein bar I had packed in my carryon (I had arrived in Denver after all the shops closed). Not only that, but because it was Christmas, all nearby hotels were full, oh the irony! I'm glad other airlines do a better job of taking care of stranded customers!

@Arskite 4 ай бұрын

Half the video is mirror flipped? I think you need to change your front-facing camera settings to save the video the right way round

@DanLayton 4 ай бұрын

I actually prefer it flipped. There’s some interesting psychology in the way we see ourselves in the mirror and then not recognise our face when it’s filmed the right way. But do flip it when there’s text to be read. I’m trying stuff out, so not beholden to it either way!