If the historic cities in Brazil’s baroque heartland aren’t on your bucket list, they should be. Bernard O’Shea ventures into gold rush territory in Minas Gerais. Away…
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If he could live in Brazil, Bernard O’Shea would probably settle in Florianópolis, on the island of Santa Catarina, which is famous for its seafood and beaches.…
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Some of the exhibits at the Duke of Wellington’s London residence are cheekier than you’d expect. Bernard O’Shea leaves no stone unturned, especially the marble in the…
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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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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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He was a one-man rock and roll concert on one of the more elegant roads of Warsaw. Everyone gave him a wide berth, for his…
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It’s hip to be in one of the most beautiful baroque squares in Europe, says Bernard O’Shea, who is content to roam around Romania’s lesser known western fringes. …
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The Portuguese capital is known as the City of Light. Bernard O’Shea takes a shine to it. Lisbon is probably my favourite city. There are many reasons…
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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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It was Australia’s first inland city and it exudes some Victorian grandeur. Bernard O’Shea pulls off the highway into Goulburn, feeling peckish and, ultimately, monumentally sheepish. If…