The annual Keukenhof Gardens flower exhibition will open for the 68th time on 22 March 2018. During its eight weeks it will welcome over a million visitors from across the world. Keukenhof now has a hundred flower bulb growers supplying bulbs to the park and five hundred flower growers participating in the flower shows. The theme for 2018 will be R...

Clancy's Bar & Restaurant...  a world class gastro pub whose management and chef have made it a must-visit venue in Ireland's Ancient East.​ In my continuing review of all that Youghal, Co. Cork in the Republic of Ireland has to offer, I review Clancy's Bar & Restaurant ​New Things in Old PlacesAs the years go by, and I return to ...

As if it were a page torn from one of James Joyce's novels... the pub is the centre of Youghal nightlife and social fabric.​ In my continuing review of all that Youghal, Co. Cork in the Republic of Ireland has to offer, I review Treacy's - The Nook. Treacy's The Nook - An Institution Unto ItselfSituated on an Elizabethan era laneway that meanders u...

Famished from my transatlantic flight, I called in to The Coffee Pot... and left well pleased! A Hop, Skip And A Jump Across The PondGiven Norwegian Air's new, transatlantic routes to Cork, Ireland (€129 each way), exploring Off the Beaten Path has never been easier. With temperate climates, The Ancient East is a desirable destination year round, b...

The Harlem Gospel Choir feed off the infectious and receptive vibes of the audience they perform in front of and it was no different at the Southbank Centre in London. Indeed, they honour the sounds of American Gospel singing with soaring passion in voice and gesticulation. Upon entering the stage the drum and keyboard players set the rhy...

The Cape Sounio Grecotel Exclusive Resort, is a leading luxury resort in mainland Greece. Overlooking the ancient Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio seeks to emulate the splendour of ancient Greek architecture amid gardens of bougainvillea and jasmine flank arcaded buildings and hilly grounds. The 150 terracotta-shaded bungalows and luxury villas sit ...