Sydney’s new lunar year celebrations are something to crow about, even for a cheeky Rat like Bernard O’Shea. Sydney is in a festive phase, come…
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Wherever Bernard O’Shea goes, he likes to make a splash. And what better place to do it than the magnificent Gellért baths in Budapest. I…
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They were the unlikeliest of heroes, yet they helped topple a hated regime. Bernard O’Shea finds a moving museum dedicated to the victims of the Romanian revolution. On…
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The magnificent mountain setting of Rasnov Castle makes it a must-see site for visitors to Transylvania, writes Bernard O’Shea, even though it is partially in ruins. …
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Deep down below sea level in Jordan, Bernard O’Shea lets his torso be pounded by nature’s hot and cold springs and finds the effect oddly arousing. The weirdest, most…
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The alpine village of Sinaia, in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains, has long been a favoured haunt of monks and royals. Bernard O’Shea goes to haunt it…
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The Mekong River delta is the second largest in the world, and it’s easily explored from the Vietnamese capital Ho Chi Minh City. Bernard O’Shea rocks the…
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When the time comes for summer festivals in Portugal’s Algarve region, the local maritime creatures get nervous, very nervous. Bernard O’Shea discovers why. I got…
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Many people have a fear of heights. Bernard O’Shea witnesses an epic mental struggle. At first things went well: he had no problems with… let’s call…
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Sydney sparkles and dazzles. Bernard O’Shea dons his walking shoes, takes it all in and feels great to be alive. It’s so easy to fall…