To me the figure of Federico García Lorca evokes such different images. Poems of gypsies and slow paced stories about life in the pueblo, to be acted out on stage, are mixed with passionate heartache, outspoken socialist views and a poignant and mysterious tragedy. To this day no one knows for sure exactly what happened to the ...

The little distillery on Bow Street in Dublin dates back to 1780, but it wasn't until 1810 that it officially became the John Jameson & Son’s Bow Street Distillery. The distillery was considered to be a city within a city as it was home to a distillery, smithy, cooperage (for making the barrels), saw mills, engineers, carpenters, painters ...

Have you ever wanted to skip through a rainbow, visit the gleaming rooms of a fairy dwelling or see a real pot of gold? Then this is the place for you. The National Leprechaun Museum in Dublin is much more than its name suggests, this unassuming museum is an ode to the rich and colourful story telling traditions of ...

I have been waiting to go to the Islas Cíes for what feels like a lifetime. A wonderful family we met while on holiday in the Dominican Republic spun us a tale of these magical islands in Galicia near their home. The Cíes Islands, a nature reserve known by the locals as the Spanish Seychelles because of its jewelled green ...

Verín is a small and quiet city in Galicia, to the northwest of Spain, surrounded by the Monterrei wine region, but with diminishing agricultural importance. The only real reason to come here is to visit the imposing Castillo de Monterrei that looms over the city like an ever watchful, ageing guardian. Once upon a time, this ...

While 24 hours is never truly enough time in any city or place, if it's all you've got, you just need to make the most of it! Everyone will have a different opinion on what to do with each precious hour, so this obviously isn't the ultimate list - it's just my list! Whatever you ...

Vienna is a wedding cake town: white fondant icing stones dress each building, piped with embellishments and swirls in silvery greys. In such a beautifully elegant and regal land, it should come as no surprise when you stumble upon fifty snowy horses prancing across marble pavements and dancing into the winter palace - their home ...

The vast plains and craggy mountains of Spain are scattered with tiny villages. Some are totally abandoned, others are still home to a few widows, veiled in black and toothless wrinkled men, who patiently wait for the weekends when their children and grandchildren bring them company and much needed supplies from the big cities. Whenever we ...

Anyone who knows me will know that I love both horse-riding and travelling with a fierce, almost obsessive passion. I always try to find local breeds of horses when I travel so I can see these new and exciting lands from the back of a horse - it adds an extra special dimension to my holiday! ...