Ireland’s most intrepid globetrotter turns 90
Travel Times salutes Ireland’s most intrepid Globetrotterby Isabel Conway Travel trail blazer Dervla Murphy has just turned 90 and Travel Times extends warmest congratulations to the world renowned doyenne of travel writing.The legendary adventurer has seen it all and survived many a scrape in her time, as she revealed in conversations with Travel Times, from […]
Taking the Road Less Travelled
by Isabel Conway Distant Fields may not be all that greener as everyone bitten by the ‘walking bug’ during Ireland’s outdoor revolution since our first COVID -19 pandemic lockdown discovered. Over a year on, our wings may still be clipped, but bookings for organized hikes and more leisurely meanders through the country’s history, taking forgotten […]
The Staycation: Checking out the New Check-In
Basil Fawlty’s take on virtual check in and check out, social distancing, hand sanitizers and hospital standard cleaning of his hotel rooms can only be imagined.The irascible star of the classic TV comedy could be relied on to throw away his new face mask, ranting and raving that he’ll be driven out of business faced […]
Making a Splash in Lanzarote, Ireland’s favourite Canary Island
With foreign travel on freeze and summer abroad cancelled by the COVID -19 pandemic one of the most successful Irish run hospitality businesses in The Canaries takes the pulse on the challenges ahead. Travel Times meets Dubliner Geraldine McFadden. Geraldine is a dynamic travel industry veteran, formerly a destination rep for Club Travel, among other […]