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Bloomsday DUBLIN 2014
Bloomsday in Dublin 2014It was a century to the day, June 16 1904, after Leopold Bloom, James Joyce's fictional character in Ulysses walked through the streets of Dublin, and Pat Keenan enjoyed his...
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Marche, a Flavour of Italy
Marche:a Flavour of ItalyFood and wine producers, from Marche, Italy, gathered recently in Pinocchio Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar in Ranelagh, Dublin, to showcase their best food and wine. Pat...
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Comiso in South East Sicily
Comisoin South East SicilyIn his second Sicilian reportPat Keenan flew into a new airport, visited a charming town, admired some great artistic riches and had another encounter with dead monksPhotos:...
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DESTINATIONS: Malaga Spain
DESTINATIONS: Málaga If you are visiting anywhere near Málaga in Spain during the next few months there is an exhibition worth a visit at the Museo Picasso between June 23 and September 24 2014...
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Armchair Travel June 2014
Armchair TravelJust returned from an actual visit to Ragusa province in South East Sicily we welcome Inspector Montalbano back to our TV screens Up to now, travellers to Sicily, traditionally...
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HOTEL/RESTAURANT WATCH: Italy
HOTEL/RESTAURANT WATCH:ItalyA list of recent openings/re-openings of hotels in Italy ...and updates on some interesting restaurants - all with live website links to more informationPORTRAIT FIRENZE...
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DESTINATIONS July 2014
DESTINATIONS July 2014Puglia Region Village is in Dublin’s George’s Docks July 6-15, 2014Puglia Map: HOLIDAYezine Puglia Region Village is coming to Dublin’s...
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Miami Beach - fashion, coffee, murder and a serial killer
Miami Vice - a 5 star hotel, morning coffee, a murdered fashion icon and a serial killerPat Keenan recalls a 2001 visit to Miami Beach The Versace Villa: locked gates in 2001...
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Mauritius
Delicious MauritiusIt was a bit of a Brad Pitt/George Clooney dilemma for Isabel Conway.... in the end she settled for better value and a bit more buzzView from the open plan entrance lobby of Zilwa...
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SICILY: Inspector Montalbano's Patch
Inspector Montalbano'sSicilyPat Keenan visits the patch of Italy's best-loved policeman, visits his places of work, his beachside home and samples his favorite foods.Photos: Pat Keenan, unless...
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Armchair Travel; Sicily and China
Armchair TravelMontalbano visits Donnafugata Castle, SicilyNew series- Art of China In an episode called Excursion to Tindari, (Inspector Montalbano, 9:00pm BBC4 Saturday, July 26) Montalbano is...
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Armchair Travel: The Stuarts, China, Peasants' Revolt in England, Sicily
Armchair TravelSat. Aug. 2 BBC2 N Ireland, 9.00pm : John Ball encouraging Wat Tyler's rebels Dr Clare Jackson with helmet of Henry, Prince of Wales...
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Armchair Travel: First World War, Libya's Gaddafi, Art of China
Armchair TravelThe First World War Remembered This week, one hundred years ago, Germany had just declared war on Russia and France and followed up by invading neutral Belgium and Britain declared...
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Puerto de Mogan - Little VeniceLouise Coughlan and family returned to Gran Canaria and stayed B&B stylePhotos: Louise Coughlan Nestled in the hills, The Cordial Mogan Vallee apartments have...
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CANTABRIA- an alternative Spain
Cantabria - an alternative Spain Pat Keenan takes us ona 10 stop tour of the essential CantabriaPhotos: Pat Keenan...
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Armchair Travel: VIENNA, PARIS, NEW YORK
Armchair TravelJames Fox in New York Photo: BBC/Clare TavernorJames Fox in Harry’s Bar, Paris....
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Celebrating Seamus Heaney On Home Ground September 11-14 As the first anniversary of the death of Seamus Heaney approaches, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) have kindly supplied us with...
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CATALONIA: the magic and the rich history
A Journey Around Hidden Catalonia From medieval times in the rough bastion of monks to the luxury of some remarkable hotels, Isabel Conway enjoyed the magic and rich history of SpainAiguablava view...
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NORDIC NOIR Ystad SWEDEN
A Train trip to Sweden and MurderWith Chief Inspector Kurt Wallander, now sadly retired with an early-onset of Alzheimer's, Pat Keenan revisits his criminally inspired trip to Ystad, SwedenKurt...
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Ireland: HOTELS
Follow the(Celeb)Stars…at Home! Celebs!... Hello, Heat, VIP, OK, newsstands grown under them, so much so that there isn't room for a decent magazine. Where's History Ireland, National Geographic...
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