In the first of Time to Wander’s series looking at UNESCO’s new World Heritage sites, Bernard O’Shea visits the spectacular…
Bernard O'Shea
Bernard O'Shea
Bernard O'Shea is a Sydney-based journalist whose mind is always wandering to faraway places. He has big ears and a cheerful self-deprecating humour stemming from a lifetime of being bombarded with Irish jokes, even while growing up in Africa. He says hello and thanks for reading.
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Brisbane is a modern, bustling city with a real buzz along its riverside. But Bernard O’Shea is drawn to one…
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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…
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The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is Australia’s party of the year. In its 40 years it’s gone from…
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Being dumped with your friends’ soiled socks and underpants as they scarper off into the Amazon jungle certainly brings you…
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Swimming in the Dead Sea can either be fun or a painful experience. But no matter how heavy you are,…
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Sydney’s Vivid festival just gets better and better. Bernard O’Shea is tickled pink. “You have 10 more minutes!” the warden bellowed to…
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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…
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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…
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Busy seaports don’t come more picturesque than Valparaíso, Chile’s hilly, World Heritage-listed commercial hub. When the people of Chile’s…