127 Dublin City Guide

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🗓️ 16 March 2008

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Irish tour guide Stephen McPhilmey takes listener calls to explain how the high-tech boom and pop-culture scene have skyrocketed Dublin's stature in recent years and how that's changing the character of the Irish capital. Find out why people across the country are calling Dublin one of their favorite cities -- even though it has become one of its most expensive for American visitors. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	The Republic of Ireland's only big city is a magnet for the Irish people, a centerpiece of the Emerald Isles history and arts.
0:08.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. Today, we're heading for Dublin, where it turns out the economic boom nicknamed the Celtic Tiger comes with an appetite.
0:16.0	Ireland's new prosperity is having an impact on its cultural landscape,
0:20.0	as Polish newspapers now jockey with the Irish ones at the newsstand.
0:24.0	Always proud of its rich culture,
0:26.0	trend-setting Dublin contributes more per capita to world pop culture
0:30.0	than any other city at size.
0:32.0	But the important things never change. In the streets of Dublin, the
0:35.1	famous Irish pubs are as rollicking as ever, even if a pint of Guinness now costs $7. Joining
0:41.0	us today is an inspirational Irish guide, Stephen McPhelamy, who offers us a fresh look at
0:46.0	fast-changing Dublin.
0:47.7	For all the faults in my life, I am a member of the same tribe as Bonnell.
0:51.9	There is a God.
0:53.0	Stay with us for an insider's guide to Dublin on Travel with Rick Steeves.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. I'm Rick Steeves. This is Travel
1:16.4	with Rick Steeves. Today we're traveling to Dublin. Dublin, Dublin's Fair City. It just makes
1:20.9	you want to sing even if you're not Irish. I was there with my family
1:24.1	recently and Anne and I have two teenage kids and we wanted to go to a place where the kids would enjoy
1:29.2	it and we realize the kids don't want to do a joy ride through some scenic, you know, idyllic villages and so on.
1:34.5	They wanted the energy of a big city.
1:36.4	And we wanted a safe place where we could let them run wild, a place where they could learn a lot of history,
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