20th September 2018 • 0 Comments West Cork – Falling Water and Famine ruins
One of the strangest b&bs I have ever stayed at is in Bantry, West Cork,...
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3rd September 2018 • 0 Comments Ireland’s Ring of Kerry – a story of grey and green
As we negotiate the snaking roads of the Ring of Kerry in western Ireland, it...
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26th July 2018 • 0 Comments Mexico in London – Frida Kahlo
It was about time this Brexit-plagued country got an injection of vibrant colour and a...
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24th April 2018 • 2 Comments The Padova to Venice commute – easy!
Think of Venice and you don’t only think of its phenomenal beauty and history, of...
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5th March 2018 • 0 Comments The other Granada – Nicaragua’s post-colonial clone
One approach to Latin America is to track down places with names inherited from Spain,...
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18th February 2018 • 1 Comment Ometepe – volcano-contemplation in Nicaragua
Nicaragua has suddenly hit the travel hit-lists after lurking in the shadows for decades due...
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25th January 2018 • 0 Comments Madrid Fusion 2018 – chefs return to earth
For 15 years Madrid Fusion has been an established highlight of the Spanish culinary calendar....
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6th January 2018 • 1 Comment Ubeda – Spanish ceramics in the sierra
It’s too easy to miss out on Andalucia’s mountainous interior, which in some ways is...
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26th November 2017 • 0 Comments A chat with Bethlehem’s top chef – Fadi Kattan
Bethlehem‘s identity was set in stone some 2000 years ago when a certain baby was...
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20th November 2017 • 0 Comments 50 years on in Jerusalem’s Old City
The Old City of Jerusalem feels like such a secret city, an ancient labyrinth of...
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