Dublin

clivex said:
Many guide books are pretty decent (always rated Time out the best) these days
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Rough Guide also very good. Found Time Out exceptional in Istanbul bit it was dire in another city I went to (can't remember where).

Tend to use Wikitravel more these days for sights/things to do and take a punt with restaurants/bars. Trip Advisor is a waste of absolute time.
 
Yes. But overall point is fair . Quite a few tourists do make it out to Richmond and Hampstead say, but would they venture Dulwich, Camberwell and Peckham triangle? They certainly should....
 
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To get back to original thread - I'm from Cork but have only been to Dublin a handful of times (apart from Dublin zoo when very young). I have always found it to be a pretty great city (I am very unpatriotic), village-like in its feel, but with a lot to do - National Gallery, IFI, Stephens Green, Phoenix Park, Wicklow and Howth nearby. It suffers like the rest of Ireland with regard to its architecture, but that and possibly wanting to buy a house one day (very expensive all things considered), I think it's a pretty good city, maybe better for locals than tourists.

Obviously West/South West of Ireland is much more beautiful (as has been said) but people for some reason go to Dublin all of the time.
 
I agree about Tripadvisor for everything bar hotels (and it is not great for that, either).

What is wrong with a guide boo, Hamm? I travel a lot to Eastern Europe, and I would not have been able to appreciate my trips as much without one.

In fact, I change my Rough Guide to Ireland every two or three years, as I find it indispensable when holidaying in Ireland with my family.
 
clivex said:
Yes. But overall point is fair . Quite a few tourists do make it out to Richmond and Hampstead say, but would they venture Dulwich, Camberwell and Peckham triangle? They certainly should....
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Dulwich is stunning.
 
Bar the Bull said:
I agree about Tripadvisor for everything bar hotels (and it is not great for that, either).

What is wrong with a guide boo, Hamm? I travel a lot to Eastern Europe, and I would not have been able to appreciate my trips as much without one.

In fact, I change my Rough Guide to Ireland every two or three years, as I find it indispensable when holidaying in Ireland with my family.
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Guide books and good, and more than often necessary. It's when people walk around reading out of them walking down the street is when they become a bit too much. They are best used as a guide (get it?) and not as something to follow by numbers.
 
Dulwich is unqiue and the gallery is special but Peckham Rye park is a gem and Peckham itself is extraordinary. Like a huge heaving bazaar

The hidden squares and architecture of Camberwell are quite something too

Great cycle route
 
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