Interview with Alison Metcalfe: "I have many but one of my favourites outside of Ireland, has to be California’s Monterey Peninsula and the coastal shoreline from Carmel to Big Sur. Carmel and Pebble Beach reminds me of the dramatic Causeway Coastal Route in Co. Antrim home to the UNESCO world heritage site Giants Causeway, historic ...
Galgorm Resort & Spa, Northern Ireland
Peter MacKenzie is Head Concierge at the Galgorm Resort and Spa, in Ballymena, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. Only 30 minutes from Belfast, it is set within 163 acres of lush parkland with the spectacular River Maine flowing through the estate. The tranquillity of nature is combined with the opportunity to experience pure relaxation in the Spa and Thermal ...
Finding her match in Ireland
Continuing this month's festival theme, here is Guest Traveller Ngaire Keane's dispatch about Europe's biggest singles gathering, the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, in County Clare, Ireland... Ngaire Keane. Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival is one of Ireland's oldest traditional festivals, with a 160-year history. Whilst now a tourist attraction that is all about the craic , originally, it was for bachelor ...
Pop a podcast in your ears & transport yourself
Need some travel inspiration? Feel like taking a trip but need to batten down the hatches at the moment? Put in your earbuds and take a journey, with us... In our podcast episodes to date, we have criss-crossed Asia and the Middle East on the airwaves, specifically: Exploring Shanghai again with Australian author Kirsty Manning and Dubai ...