For a small Irish town made up of little more than two streets Kenmare has a surprising number of award winning restaurants and Packie's is no exception. Local chef Martin Hallissey has created a fine dining experience...
Read MoreEvery winter, the lawn outside Cardiff's City Hall is transformed into a large ice rink as part of the city's “Winter Wonderland.” Children and adults alike can skate to the sounds of DJs and live bands,...
Read MoreMeals in Ecuador often consist of set menus known as almuerzos (al-mur-zoes) lunches and meriendas (merry-en-das) dinners, which usually consist of a soup, main course (usually meat) and a dessert. These usually cost just one or...
Read MoreStanding 20KM north of Quito the Mitad del Mundo is a thirty-meter tall, stone clad monument, topped by a 4.5-meter diameter globe weighing five tonnes. A white line, representing the Equator line runs through the monument and...
Read MoreThe fragility of the natural world in Ecuador (and around the world) can be summed up in just one word: George! George, or Lonesome George as he is more commonly known has come to be an unwitting star in the Galapagos Islands as...
Read MoreErupting out of pleasant landscape of the Normandy coast in northern France is this small isle, reaching toward the heavens, as enticing as it is bizarre.
Read MoreRevolution 1789: Blood, gore, horrible. Louis XVI execution: Dull blade; lots of pain. Marie Antoinette: More blood- dude tries to collect blood (and maybe head) as souvenir. Napoleon: more violence, lots of wars, blood and gore.
Read More'Stop, here is the Empire of the Dead'. A sign warns as you enter the chamber. If you dare pass, as your eyes adjust to the light you might notice the rippling of the walls to the left and right. It is only as you become...
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