Abroad Magazine - Issue #17, May - July 2006
- Hotels de Collection Yvette Dolan is dazzled by a bijoux group of hotels situated in the South West of France.
- Conversion Magnifique Gerry Mullins is transformed from landlubber to experienced captain of an Emerald Star Shannon cruiser.
- Life Begins at 50 Hugh Oram offers a dazzling spectrum of suggestions for where to go and what to do in summer 2006 for the over 50’s.
- Time on Their Hands Joan Scales, Travel Consultant, for the new RTÉ series Time on Their Hands provides a sneak preview of what’s in store for viewers tuning in to this novel show...
- Sailing Hungary’s Western Sea (and Spas) Joan Scales reveals just what she enjoyed on her first visit to Hungary’s western region and Lake Balaton - exactly what the locals have been enjoying for generations…
- Irie Man! What better place to relax than a land where the most oft-uttered phrase is Irie (Feelin’ Good’)? The new Lonely Planet guide provides many a suggestion on how best to enjoy your holiday to sunny Jamaica.
- New York, New York Again and again and again, Michael Collins returns to New York. It seems he can never get enough of the great city they named twice! Here he documents his third visit in less than a year.
- I love Paris in the Springtime… After nearly 20 years visiting Paris, Michael Collins decides that he prefers the city off-season.
- Time Out in Tunisia Michael Collins eases into a slower pace of (Tunisian) life.
- Flouncing around in Valencia Spain’s well-kept secret is discovered by Muriel Bolger.
- One Hell of a Tea Party Pól Ó Conghaile recounts how he went local in Boston, enjoying a bit of unexpected warmth – both in the weather and the Boston Bonhomie…
- Sailing Away Croatia offers the perfect opportunity to set sail down Europe's most idyllic coastline. Jane Cody explains how you go about it in this excerpt from Time Out Croatia.
- A Particularly Good Time in Portugal Yvette Dolan visited Portugal for the first time since leaving pigtails behind, and found a charming country with a character all its own…
- Tenerife - Bling is King at Carnival! Visiting Tenerife in search of spring sunshine, Yvette Dolan discovered her visit coincided with the island’s annual carnival. She explains how she got into the swing of things, and joined in the (very) contagious celebrations …