Dublin - Dún Laoghaire
Suburbs tend to get a bad rap these days but the experience of Dublin is as much about its outlying areas as the city itself. One of the...
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Dublin - Grafton Street
If footfall is the golden metric of bricks and mortar retailers then Grafton Street has it all. Pedestrianised to much fanfare in 1983...
Dublin - Sweny's Pharmacy
A balm of book readings to soothe the soul: that is the unlikely proposition of Sweny’s Pharmacy of Lincoln Place, located appropriately...
Dublin - Independence Trail
Visitors to Dublin may wonder why there is no coherent and consistent celebration of the people, events and key locations that led to the...
Dublin - Baggot Street
Baggot Street was given its name in 1773, derived from Robert Bagod, a 13th century chief justice who built Baggotrath Castle in the...
Paris The Left Bank - Le Bon Marché
Let us be honest, there are some long-time residents of Paris who complain that parts of Paris, including the Left Bank, have become a...
Paris The Left Bank - Ernest Hemingway
It says a lot about the city that its unofficial patron saint is a writer who was born in Oak Park, Illinois. “Such was the Paris of our...
Paris The Left Bank - Boulevard Saint Germain
You can buy entire books and guides telling you where to walk in the city, but, really, there is little need to look beyond all three and...
Tangents: Match of the Century
It may come as a surprise to learn that next Sunday in Murrayfield Ireland will play arguably one of their most important matches...
Paris The Left Bank - Eileen Gray
The Rue Bonaparte starts at the river and runs all the way to the Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris The Left Bank - Le Luco
Put simply, the Luxembourg Gardens (known affectionately to locals as Le Luco) are a delight.
Paris The Left Bank - Le Balzar
The Brasserie Balzar has been around since 1886 and has lost nothing of its genteel bourgeois sheen. They have recently added rainbow...