Dublin - Independence TrailVisitors 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 StreetBaggot 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 MarchéLet 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 HemingwayIt 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 GermainYou 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 CenturyIt 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 GrayThe Rue Bonaparte starts at the river and runs all the way to the Luxembourg Gardens.
Paris The Left Bank - Luxembourg GardensPut simply, the Luxembourg Gardens (known affectionately to locals as Le Luco) are a delight.
Paris The Left Bank - Le BalzarThe Brasserie Balzar has been around since 1886 and has lost nothing of its genteel bourgeois sheen. They have recently added rainbow...