It can be fun acting out someone else’s travel fantasies, especially if it involves staying in a palatial hotel in…
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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The Algarve is Portugal’s favourite stretch of holiday coast, offering a variety of experiences. Bernard O’Shea outlines how to find…
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There’s a lot more to a patch of native bushland than meets the eye, as you’ll discover on Djiriba Waagura’s…
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She’s in a dry dock but you’ll feel waves of nostalgia when you board the Lady Denman ferry in her…
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Romanians say when you enter their country, you have to put your watch back 50 years*. Sometimes it can be…
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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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July 14: A mob is marching towards the citadel, looking purposeful and determined. Dark clouds hover, and there’s an ominous…
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It’s fun treading the boards in the Teatro Amazonas, the prime urban attraction in Manaus, a city that’s had dramas…
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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…
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No sporting event showcases a nation’s beauty to greater extent than the Tour de France. The world’s biggest annual sporting…
