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The homeland of Christmas

Historic streets, timeless beauty

Ghost Hunting! Scary places to haunt on October 31 MEET THE PENITENT GHOST of Lord Richard Nugent at 16th-century Ross Castle in County Meath, now a five-bedroom B&B. As the story goes, Richard separated his daughter Sabrina from her husband, and she starved herself to death. In addition to the sightings, raised voices are heard and doors slam shut on their own. Sabrina’s livid! GET FREAKED OUT AT THE TOWER OF LONDON : one of the spookiest places in Britain. Edward V and his

Experience the good life down under PHOTOS COURTESY OF Adobe Stock SITUATED ON THE BANKS OF THE YARRA River in south-eastern Australia,...

The Pearl of the Adriatic DUBROVNIK’S POSTCARD PRETTY OLD TOWN is UNESCO-listed and packed with beautifully preserved baroque buildings,...

Time to swim, tan and get social A DENSELY POPULATED URBAN HUB , Hong Kong is in fact awash with fantastic beaches. Within Lantau, Pui O...

Aloha Oahu YOUR GUIDEBOOK WILL TELL YOU that Hawaii has been a US state since 1959, and that it is the northernmost island group in...

Your entrée to Mauritius THE VIBRANT CAPITAL Port Louis provides a powerful entrée into the real Mauritius, two steps removed from all...

BY Kayli Liebenberg PHOTOS COURTESY OF Adobe Stock SOME OF SOUTHERN SCOTLAND’S FINEST attractions lie in the gentle hills and lush...