STUDY TRIP 2016: Dublin or Edinburgh????

Discovering Dublin (Our Philosophy teacher's hint)

After our success with our IV Study trip to UK: Chester, we are already thinking about next year.

We've got two options in mind: Dublin and Edinburgh

Let's see the advantages and disadvantages:

>>> DUBLIN   (2014-2015 example of one group that went this year). 

If we do it, they will not increase the price of trip, that is, 530€. Therefore, this would be the fifth consecutive year that the total cost of the trip (school + flight + activities + coach to Málaga) is not more expensive than 800€!!!!

+ You pay in Euros, so we don't have to change.
+ The cost of the trip is fair enough.
+ Nice small city  (Tourist information about the city). I have been there several times and I can assure you it is a wonderful city.
+ Possibility to visit the harbour of Howth, the harbour of Dún Laoghaire, Galway or Cork.
+ We have never been there, so students who have participated in our previous experiences could still go.
+ Host families are usually concentrated in an area of the city.
+ The weather may be a bit better than in Edinburgh, but you still have got the four seasons in one day, that is, you can have sun, rain, wind, cold.... on the same day.

+ Its music (one example)

- The flight is around 230€ (that was the cost of the flight this year of the group that went)

TRAYECTO	FECHA	COMPAÑÍA	VUELO	SALIDA	LLEGADA
MALAGA-DUBLIN	6/4	RYANAIR	FR7045	11:00	13:10
DUBLIN-MALAGA	12/4	RYANAIR	FR7054	17:55	21:55

- We don't know about the school, but it is in the centre of Dublin.
- Possibility of visiting one of the most famous pubs in Dublin: Temple Bar.
- Unique opportunity: on 17th Marh they celebrate St Patrick's Day (the greatest Irish festivity)
- One-day guided trip to Galway for just 25€ per person.

>>> EDINBURGH (you've got loads of information in my site and in this blog in STUDY TRIP TO UK & VIAJE DE ESTUDIOS)

+ Quite useful for students in 4º ESO as we have the reader Braveheart.
+ We know the school and we've got a lot of information about everything we can do (visit to Stirling and its castle).
+ There are plenty of things to do in the city. It is full of history, literature and excitment.
+ You can read our diary and the school offers the possibility of different activities to do in the evening (disco, games room...)
+ You can have a look at all the photos we took during our stay.

- It could be more expensive as we pay in pounds.
- We have already been there, although it was 4 years ago.
- You pay in pounds, so we would have to change our euros into pounds.
- We had some problems with accomodation, but I believe it was due to external causes, so the Spanish agency working for us has promised us that we wouldn't have this problem this time.
- A much bigger city than Dublin so the students would perhaps be more scattered around than in Dublin, with regard to the host families.
- Four years ago we were extremely lucky with the weather, but it is usually colder and worse than in Dublin.

So you can make your comments, adding advantages and disadvantages and telling me which destination you would choose. 

IT IS UP TO YOU!!!