Abroad Magazine - Issue #15, November - January 2006
- The Greening of the Algarve. With sun-drenched fairways, glorious sandy beaches, year round mild weather and easy and affordable access, it is no wonder that the Irish love affair with The Algarve goes from strength to strength. Ita O’Kelly reports.
- Marvellous Melbourne I first visited Melbourne about 15 years ago. My father, having organised a job-swap, transplanted the family to Victoria for a summer. On weekends off, as I recall, we hared from gold rush towns to mountain ranges, from bushland to beaches, eager to make the most of our short months down under.
- A Heightened Appetite for Hungary In this extract from the Bradt Travel Guide to Hungary, we read of a country which can be all at once tantalisingly testing and satisfyingly seductive.
- Dordogne Days Alex Gibson and Mary O’Rawe with their two boys, Luke and Conn, spent a fortnight in the Dordogne. Here they recount their holiday experiences ‘en famille’.
- The Las Fallas Festival, Valencia If you want to see money go up in smoke, but not your own, a visit to Valencia during las Fallas, certainly fits the bill. The highlight of this festival, which takes place every March between the 12th and 19th, is the torching of over 350 massive statue motifs. Several of these ornate constructions cost over 100,000-euro. The citywide conflagration erupts late on the final night and the 72-hours leading up to it are equally fun-fueled.
- Sri Lanka 2005 Where tourism is very much back in business.
- The Silver Sea Lining Question: When is ultimate luxury not five-star? Answer: When it is six-star.
- Buying Overseas Property: The Facts of Tax Kerri O’Connell, tax partner with Irish accountancy firm Hamill Spence O’Connell
- A New Spanish Stomping Ground Yvette Dolan recently immersed herself in the Vida Spaňola, and spent time learning how to dance…
- Toodling About Trieste Touching down in Trieste, Yvette Dolan followed in the footsteps of our literary hero, and perhaps a little further…
- Finding the Love in Slovenia Jillian Bolger indulges in a little big of healthy self-LOVE in the lovely country of Slovenia.
- Life begins at 50 Hugh Oram takes a look at some of the many options for Winter Weekend Getaways … On home turf perhaps?
- Winter Warmers Jillian Bolger recommends six of the cosiest retreats for a memorable winter break in Ireland, with or without packing your woollies…
- Rambling around Rajasthan Rajasthan is might be called India’s treasure trove – containing as it does, the greatest wealth of places to visit on the of Indian continent. We take a look at what Lonely Planet have to say about visiting the area for the very first time…
- You’ll like Yucatán - PART 1 The Yucatán Peninsula is best known for major tourist attractions like the beaches of Cancún and the towering pyramid at Chichén Itzá, but it’s a veritable maze of Mayan mysteries and delights. Read on for the Rough Guides’ insider info on where to go and what to do...
- You’ll like Yucatán - PART 2 Mayan Culture – Past and Present
- Kicking Back in Kelly’s Yvette Dolan recently stayed Kelly’s of Rosslare, long an Irish family favourite. There she visited the new SeaSpa, and drifted far, far from the madding crowd.
- Want Food, Will Travel Do you ever get a yearning for Tuscan Treats? Read this extract from Time Out Florence, and let yourself be guided to the very best gastro grub either side of the Ponte Vecchio…
- Malaysia, Land of Leisure Robert Walshe takes a ten day trip to Malaysia and discovers peace, soul city life …and a reason to return.