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Discover An Doras Bui: Northern Ireland’s Hidden Gem
The most beautiful place you’ve never heard of: An Doras Bui, a shepherd’s hut in the Sperrin Mountains of Northern Ireland. More and more people are exploring the gifts of N Ireland, but it seems like it’s Belfast, the Giant Steps, Jameson, the usual suspects…they are missing out on one of the great natural beauties…
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Magpie’s song and the roar of the Twincam race.
The An Duras Bui, the shepherd’s hut, was deep in the countryside of the Sperrin Mountains. The roads were more like narrow car paths, so tight the bushes whipped your windows as you passed. How anyone could take the challenge of these tiny lanes with a roaring engine was astonishing. How was I to know…
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Visiting N. Ireland and you missed the Shepherd’s Hut of the Sperrin Mtns?
Justine says it best: “At the Shepherds Hut, you just feel like you’re part of nature. There’s almost a mystical feeling about it to me. And that’s what’s so hard to convey in social media, is that it’s not just the views. It’s not just the hot tub. There’s an actual mystical beauty to it…
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What makes a truly great hotel? Just go have a drink.(Fabio and the El Palace of Barcelona).
The magnificence of any grand hotel is about the people. El Palace of Barcelona, Spain.
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Seeking Balance? Lagom (Balance) of Kenmare creates a new standard for Irish B&B’s.
Aren’t we all seeking “balance” in a crazy world? Are our vacations a mix of dreams of both relaxation and fun discovery? Lagom in Kenmare, County Kerry, is a great place to find both. Lagom is a special, unique place of food and rest. Stay here. Eat here. Be sure to say hello to Liz…
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The Lapa Palace Hotel: Lisbon’s regal beauty perched above the mighty Tagus river.
To visit Lisbon is to visit one of the great European capitals — do not confuse it for a Paris, London, Rome, even Budapest or Vienna. The city has a charm and scale all its own; small enough to walk in a day, but massive in its impact and impression; imbued by the unique character…
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The best lodge in New Zealand? The magnificent Blanket Bay, Queenstown/Glenorchy.
Let us begin at the end: If you go to New Zealand, and you can stay at Blanket Bay, you must stay at Blanket Bay. There is nothing — lodge, resort, boutique, hotel — quite like it. It begins with an email. After our two-night stay, Tom Butler, the General Manager of Blanket Bay alpine…
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24 hours in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
On the road for 24 hours in Kaikoura. Where to stay, eat, hike. What a seaside delight! As you wend down the SH1 highway that runs inland, you first pass through the wine plains of Blenheim, which then opens up to hug the West Coast of the South Island to Kaikoura; the views of ocean…
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The mysterious world of Big Sur lighthouse perched 1,000 High on its strange rock
Point Sur lighthouse; I had been to Big Sur for over 20 years and never knew this isolated, exotic monument to the sea was open for visits. A must.
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Paris and the Hotel Regina: Gracious, Warm, Luxurious With a Few Surprises
Ah, Paris. Having mainly stayed on the Left Bank, this time we chose the Hotel Regina. A 5-star, former Red Cross headquarters in the heart of classic Paris. The entrance faces the gold statue of Joan of Arc, and to the left of the entrance as you leave, the Louvre. Basically, it sits squarely between…
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What makes a great hotel room? Ventana Inn cracked the code.
The view from the room over the mountains at sunset
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