Kingdom warms to ice climbingTHE KERRY mountains have been looking more Alpine than ever this past few weeks and if, as expected, the snows make a return …Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
My dayI USED TO work in finance and worked here as a volunteer tour guide at the weekendsSat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Go NicheWHEN WAS the last time a hotel made you smile? If the answer is never, then you haven’t yet come across the Inntel Hotel in Zaandam…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Go NicheEVER FOUND yourself free of a night and wondering what’s worth going out for and what’s not going to cost you money?Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Go NicheWHERE DO horses and powder hounds meet? At the White Turf Horse Race in St Moritz, Switzerland, of course.Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Go NicheWHEN IS A hotel not a hotel? If you think you know, then you haven’t yet been to the Pixel Hotel, in the Austrian city of Linz…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Go NicheIS THIS the world’s most romantic hotel? Las Ventanas al Paraiso, in Los Cabos, Mexico, takes the love life of its guests so …Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Go NicheWITH ALL these terrorist travel alerts flying around the place, is there anything you can do to protect yourself before booking…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Epic deal for singlesIS THERE anything as unfair in travel as the dreaded single supplement? Having to pay a prohibitive levy simply for wanting to…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Help give something back at the Ritz- CarltonTHE RITZ-CARLTON hotel chain, known for its genteel motto “ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen”, also helps them…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Message in plastic bottlesGO NICHE: EVER DREAMT of owning your very own tropical island? It may be more possible than you think – though you might have…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Guidebooks put us on the mapMY DAY Geraldine Duignan: MY HUSBAND Eddie and I set up the BB 11 years agoSat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Get your kicks on Route 66GO NICHE: TUCKED AWAY in many men’s personal “things to do before I die” file is to travel America’s Route 66, all 4,000-odd…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Give the rescuers a helping handGO NICHE: WE SO OFTEN hear of mountain rescue teams being called into action when walkers come a cropper that it’s easy to think…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Go nicheANYONE COMPILING a list of the natural wonders they’d like to experience – or is it just me? – will surely want to add “swim …Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Go nicheIF YOU’RE bonkers about conkers here’s an event that’s right up your treeSat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
A Batty place to spend a nightGO NICHE: WHAT A treasure trove of stories the Irish Landmark Trust oversees.Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
Where on earth are you off to?Go Globetrotters: Pamela Duncan visited the USIT offices in Dublin to find out where people were heading to – and discovered…Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
Saving the butterfly down on the farmGo Niche: MOST creatures are at their most attractive when youngSat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
It's booker beware in the holiday lets marketGo Niche: THINK THERE’S nothing worse on holiday than bad weather? Try turning up and finding the villa you just forked out …Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Go NicheHOW CAN people who spend their days chained to a desk or plugged into a computer even consider spending their holiday in an equally…Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
Go NicheANYONE getting married? Thinking of a hen party? Well how about one with real hens. No, seriously.Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
Go nicheFOR MOONLIGHT and music and, if you’re lucky, a few Northern Lights thrown in, you can’t beat this one – an Edvard Grieg cruise…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Go NicheSPANIARDS HAVE a lot to be proud of, and not just in relation to the World Cup.Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Mountain to climb for golfersGo Niche: THINK GOLF and mountaineering have nothing in common? That in fact they couldn’t be further apart in terms of appeal…Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Go nicheMOST OF US choose our holiday on the basis of weather. Good weather, that is, and the likelihood that we’ll get itSat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Go nicheAS IF NAVIGATING airports – never mind flying – wasn’t stressful enough, now we’ve got to contend with security staff huddling…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Cruise for wannabe fighter pilotsFORGET shuffleboard. Some of the most extreme adventures available to holidaymakers anywhere are these days found on cruise ships…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Go nicheAs any self-respecting stargazer can tell you, the annual Perseids meteor shower, which reaches its peak around August 11th and…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Go NicheWalkers, staycationers and penitents can dovetail their holiday desires beautifully with the Pilgrim Circuit, a tour organised…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Clear and present dangerGO NICHE: LOCALS MAY flee to safety whenever a volcano erupts, but for a hardy few the race is on in the other directionSat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Castaway paradise on Crusoe islandHAS THE thought of doing a Robinson Crusoe ever been so appealing? Lying on a beach all day, only having to get up to fish and…Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Scary good fun for adults at KillaryARE YOU the kind of person who will hop on the playground swings when no other parents are around? Will you queue for hours to…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Go nicheJust as one man’s meat is another’s poison, one person’s hostage situation is another’s holiday of a lifetimeSat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Go nicheThe trend for providing guests with not just a room but an experience has been embraced wholeheartedly by St Regis, the luxury…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Go nicheA hotel created for the launch of a car isn’t something you come across every day, but it’s exactly how Copenhagen’s Hotel Fox…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Go nicheTreading grapes is not everybody’s idea of a holiday pursuit, but for a certain kind of wine lover the opportunity to get down…Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
It’s hard to think of a danger sport that might involve the use of cheese. Hard, but not impossibleThe only thing moving faster than the tumblers are the ambulances relaying them to A&ESat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Go nicheThe idea of urban camping is enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, bringing to mind visions of crouching…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Go NicheAs befits a hotel so associated with creativity, New York’s Algonquin has a way with innovationSat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Go nicheHow far would you go to look gorgeous? When it comes to beauty treatments there seems to be no limit.Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Go nicheHow far would you go to look gorgeous? When it comes to beauty treatments there seems to be no limit.Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Go nicheSANDRA O'CONNELL on iPhone and iPod Touch apps for the frequent adventurer...Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Go nicheSANDRA O'CONNELL on iPhone and iPod Touch apps for the frequent adventurer...Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00