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Abroad Magazine - Issue #19, November - January 2007

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Now is the Time to Get Piste Off!
Experienced skier Catherine Murphy takes a look at some of the hot ski destinations for Winter 2006/2007
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Iceland 101
Pól Ó’Conoghaile’s heart is warmed by a “once-in-a-lifetime” visit to Iceland
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A Better, Brighter Berlin
Yvette Dolan re-visited Berlin after more than a decade and took to Germany’s capital city in a way she couldn’t’ have imagined possible
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A High Altitude Holiday
Catherine Murphy enjoys an Introduction to Interlaken and the Bernese Oberland
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To Have and to Hold
(Or should that be to Hitch and to Ditch?) An excerpt from The Lonely Planet Bluelist 2007 suggests unusual ways to wed and cool and consoling places to go if you’ve just joined the Singles Brigade.
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The Chatterati Take to The Skies
Yvette Dolan ponders in-flight mobile phone use and its effect on our in-transit wellbeing.
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Fun and Loosing in Las Vega
Peter Matthews visited Las Vegas, turning High Roller and High Flyer along the way.
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A Parisian "Permanence"
Following many a flying visit, Yvette Dolan sojourned for ten days in Paris. Before long, she started to feel like a local…
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Bring on the Baja
Baja California is a world apart from the California of Hollywood Hills, and it’s not just about the tequila! Discover more about the southern part of this sunny state in this excerpt from The Rough Guide to Baja California.
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Endearingly Eccentric Cambridge
In the Bradt Guide to Eccentric Cambridge, Benedict Le Vay reveals the weird and wonderful about this venerable seat of learning.
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Czech It Out!
The Time Out guide to Prague "Czechs" out the city’s vibrant gallery scene
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Buda (pest) Beats
Christine Madden visited Budapest and discovered its modern melodious treats such as The Sziget Summer Music Festival.
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Midnight Summer Madness
Antoinette Young from Home & Abroad Travel visited a summery Helsinki where the sun never sets.
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Pining for the Slopes
Yvette Dolan visited Italy’s Madonna di Campiglio with Topflight, and discovered what it was that makes a ski holiday "special".
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Follow me Down to Carlow
Yvette Dolan enjoyed an early Autumn getaway at The Mount Wolseley Hilton Hotel, Spa and Country Club
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TMB Advice
Graham Fry of The Tropical Medical Bureau shares his worldly wisdom, and provides pre-departure advice for travel to Laos and Colombia