so i just got back yesterday and i'm already ready to leave again. i have a friend who lives outside manchester and wants me to go there on my next trip here's my question i don't know many things to do in manchester like i did in london and heck i didn't get to do everything i wanted to in london in a week. so should i look into doing like 5 days in dublin and 2 in manchester? or what is you ideas?

Well, if you have a friend there, he/she can definitely give you all the inside info on what to see/do/eat/drink etc. while you're there. How 'bout three days in Dublin and 4 in Manchester with your friend? Great for the budget if you can sleep on your friend's couch! I recently spent about 5 days in Belgium, staying with relatives in Brussels. The original plan was to stay a few nights at the coast, but the free beds offset the transportation costs to drive out there. And I got local experts to show me around.

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Liverpool's more fun than Manchester... right Beergal? ;)

Then again, it's only 45 min. away by train, so you might consider that as a cool thing to do nearby.

I don't think Manchester's anywhere near as interesting as London, but it's a helluva lot cheaper, there's some good nightlife to be found, and there's the infamous Curry Mile if you're into Indian food.

I think 4-5 days in Dublin is good, but I'd give Manchester 3-4 days if possible, to get a bare minimum feel for the city and its surrounds.

yeah i definately prefer Liverpool as there is so much stuff to do here while we are waiting to be capital of culture 08!

Check us out we are only 45 mins away and we make a good day trip ha ha