Most people consider Pamplona to be a once in a lifetime experience. But for Dennis Clancey, our guest in this week’s Q & A, it represents an intense six-year journey. He has been filming a documentary called Chasing Red about the fiesta and the bull-running experiences of himself and four…
The Yummy Way to See Verona
“If I may recommend a few places….” Alessandro unfolded the map on the kitchen table, lightly tracing the route through the streets and piazzas before circling important names and landmarks. The young owner of Le 2 Terrazze guesthouse in Verona was eager to share his local knowledge of the city….
Travel Edits Wins the Users’ Choice Award at the Skyscanner Travel Bloscars!
A quick post just to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who voted for Travel Edits in the Skyscanner Travel Bloscars 2013. In case you didn’t read the headline – Travel Edits won the Users’ Choice category!! As this category was voted for by YOU (the public) it really means…
Five Dublin Film Locations from Once Musical
As the stage production of the Grammy/Tony/Sundance/Oscar award-winning musical Once makes its European debut in Dublin this week, it seems the perfect time to take a wander through some of the most memorable Dublin locations from the movie. 1. Walton’s World of Music Waltons music shop on South Great George’s…
The Real Life Letters to Juliet in Verona
It’s February and love is in the air, especially in fair Verona, where we lay our scene. Love notes and colourful padlocks are multiplying in the famous courtyard beneath Juliet’s balcony, as visitors scrawl poetic declarations and impassioned pleas on bricks and stone. As most people know, William Shakespeare immortalised…