Great Expectations
Having focused on the commemoration of World War I in the past couple of years, the UK in 2016 will be looking much wider afield, with anniversaries for William Shakespeare, Charlotte Bronte, Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie, landscape gardener Capability Brown, and even London’s famous Blue Plaques.
The Dubai Difference
Dubai city is a staggeringly impressive sight, Gary Walsh marvels. Spectacular by day, with desert spreading in all directions to the horizon, it is more striking by night, with millions of lights twinkling under the pitch-black sky, and the Burj Khalifa spearing into the heavens.
A Tale Of Two Cities
Hong Kong and Macau are physically close, just an hour apart by boat, and ethnically dominated by Chinese people who speak the same language and share a dazzling food culture. But there are extraordinary contrasts between the two near neighbours, as Gary Walsh writes.
Ireland Uncorked
The Wild Atlantic Way, a 2500km route from the far north of County Donegal to Kinsale in County Cork, has driven – no pun intended – a surge in tourism to the entire island of Ireland, as Gary Walsh writes.
Alluring Asia
South East Asia’s history has been plagued by war and political upheaval, but its modern day reputation is a far cry from the days of old, as Gary Walsh writes.
