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Cruise for wannabe fighter pilots

FORGET shuffleboard. Some of the most extreme adventures available to holidaymakers anywhere are these days found on cruise ships…

Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00

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Talk of global warming has the kids terrified these days

Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00

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As 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

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Walkers, 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 danger

GO NICHE: LOCALS MAY flee to safety whenever a volcano erupts, but for a hardy few the race is on in the other direction

Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00

Castaway paradise on Crusoe island

HAS 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 Killary

ARE 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

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The humpback whales of the Dominican Republic.

Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00

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Just as one man’s meat is another’s poison, one person’s hostage situation is another’s holiday of a lifetime

Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00

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The 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

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A 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

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Treading 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 impossible

The only thing moving faster than the tumblers are the ambulances relaying them to A&E

Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00

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The 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

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As befits a hotel so associated with creativity, New York’s Algonquin has a way with innovation

Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00

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How 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

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How 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

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SANDRA O'CONNELL on iPhone and iPod Touch apps for the frequent adventurer...

Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00

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SANDRA O'CONNELL on iPhone and iPod Touch apps for the frequent adventurer...

Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00

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By SANDRA O'CONNELL

Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00

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By SANDRA O'CONNELL

Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Football in the Florentine style

Football in the Florentine style

EVEN THE MOST sporting spectator would admit that a game only gets more interesting when a fight breaks out

Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Football in the Florentine style

Football in the Florentine style

EVEN THE MOST sporting spectator would admit that a game only gets more interesting when a fight breaks out

Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00

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Talk about a silver lining

Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00

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SANDRA O'CONNELL on the things some may miss...

Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00

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Sydneysiders must be looking nervously at their trees about now

Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00

My day

HENRI ASSEN: I CALLED my travel business Nuevo Mundo because the Americas are, of course, the New World but also because South…

Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00

My day

Maura tells us about her day...

Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00

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The big migration many travellers want to witness is the annual movement of wildebeest 3,000km miles across the Serengeti

Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00

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Few spectacles will put you in your place quicker than the aurora borealis in full flow

Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00

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It was a getaway that will haunt its survivors for years to come

Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00

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Would anyone other than Bibi Baskin have given up a national broadcasting career while that career was at its zenith? Can’t imagine…

Sat Oct 24 2009 - 01:00

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Forget America’s most wanted

Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00

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Think hotel rooms are all a bit samey? Not here

Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00

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Aren’t scarecrows gorgeous? Not the bin-bag- on-a-broom ones but the serious creations, the ones that look as if they might, …

Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00

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The Camel League sounds like a football tournament in a country keen on tobacco sponsorship

Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00

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Surely Richard Gere knew he was asking for trouble by opening a B&B

Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00

Mu day: Keith McDonnell

THIS MORNING we were up at 6.30am to get the ferry from Inishbofin

Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00

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Forget about your race to the bottom. With hotels it’s all about getting to the top

Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00

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* Ever thought about life as an anchorite? Given the state of the economy, not to mention swine flu, it’s beginning to seem appealing…

Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00

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Forget your economies of scale

Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00

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Ever wondered how the Diaspora has been getting on? We’re happy to report that at least one branch of the family tree, the folk…

Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00

Tourists don't like us like they used to

FRIENDLY IRISH?: Feeling vibrant? Surprising? Dramatic, perhaps? How about witty, spontaneous or lyrical? Inquiring? Articulate…

Sat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00

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JUST HOW LONG before the kids send you into orbit this summer? Why not send them instead? With the exchange rate hovering around…

Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00

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YOU PROBABLY HAVE no idea what you’ll be doing on the third Saturday in February next year – unless you are a tourist visiting…

Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00

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Ghostly good times

Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00

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WHERE YOU stand on Portraitgate will likely have a bearing on whether you’ll be interested in Australia’s first ever Street Art…

Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00

Buffalo buck the downturn

HOTEL ATTRACTIONS: HOTELIERS ALL around the country will be looking for a home where the buffalo roam if the stampede of visitors…

Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00

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YOU’VE LOST your job, your former employer has disappeared and the entire sector to which you have given your life has been eviscerated…

Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00

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IF ALL this talk of recession has you feeling as if you’d like to hide out in a cave for a while, we have just the place for …

Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
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