The Cuban recipe: Rum, cigars and salsa
“You’re not a real Cuban if you can’t dance” someone said to me on my first day. And after two weeks on the island I knew exactly what he meant. […]
Category: Travel
Sometimes flying solo is good for you
IN THE last year it has felt like I can’t go anywhere without a baby announcement, engagement or wedding. I have attended two hen parties, seven weddings (and was bridesmaid at […]
Taj Mahal: I have this thing with the Taj
I’M NOT sure when exactly my fascination with the Taj Mahal began but my love for it has been a strange one, considering I had never visited it. There was just […]
Delhi rules are made to be broken
CONSTANT traffic and horn beeping are synonymous with India’s big cities and Delhi in particular. But it soon becomes like a constant ring in your ear and you become almost oblivious […]
The return to India 20 years on
EXCUSE the awful, frizzy hair and gigantic glasses but this is just proof of how long it has been since I last went to India. My first and last visit […]
Marrakech: Prepare to get lost
GETTING lost in Marrakech is pretty much guaranteed. Road signs are limited, signposts to attractions aren’t always correct and every map you look at is different. From the outset our […]
Driving in Denmark – the happier side of life
THE tiny cobbled streets of a busy Danish city like Odense is enough to make you smile. The colourful houses look like they should belong in a fairytale and the […]
Miami South Beach – where the party don’t stop
There are few places in the world that can compare to the laid back atmosphere and care free attitude of South Beach, Miami. With long stretches of white, sandy beaches, music blaring along Ocean […]
Belfast is calling you
TWENTY years ago no-one would have dreamed Belfast would be attracting the huge tourist numbers it is today, let alone hosting one of the biggest music awards show in the […]
All the fun of a Newquay “palace”
IN my quest to visit more of the British coasts I found my way to Newquay. The town has become a favourite in the summer with stag and hen parties, […]