She’s in a dry dock but you’ll feel waves of nostalgia when you board the Lady Denman ferry in her…
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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It’s hip to be in the squares of Timisoara, a European Capital of Culture in 2023. Sometimes you see…
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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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It’s a gourmet hot spot with a spectacular outlook on Ireland’s south-west coast. Bernard O’Shea goes exploring and even finds some…
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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…
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Brasilia is on the World Heritage list for its modern urban planning, but perhaps its best attraction is one carved…
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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…
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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…
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The brilliant white-sand beaches of Jervis Bay, many of which are in national parks, are a prime drawcard for those…
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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…
