Tag: winter travel
Everyone knows that flight prices to Europe go down in winter, but in many places that’s for a good reason: in many towns there’s not a lot to see …
Winter: it is time when cities seem lively against winter’s early dark. That same winter dark brings deeper quiet to places in the countryside. It is a time for …
Christmas in Ireland: it is a time of tradition, of family and friends gathering together, of quiet reflection and lively fun. If you are traveling in Ireland at Christmas, …
Bagpipes, tartan, fiddle tunes, whisky, Outlander, the Loch Ness Monster, Sir Walter Scott, Andy Murray — Scotland is known for many reasons. It is also one of the best …
Stars. Wherever you travel they are a constant in your night sky — perhaps hard to see because city lights (or house lights, or highway lights) are bright, perhaps …
Traveling in winter: it has its challenges, whatever weather you might be going through or toward in your travels. Whatever that may be and whatever the reasons for your …
Travel in winter: that might mean a drive through the winding back roads of Ireland, a time in the bustling cities of Asia, visits to summertime in New Zealand …
With shorter days and temperatures turning toward winter in Scotland, it is time for gathering in, for visiting friends and family, for getting ready for and beginning to celebrate …
by Kerry Dexter Winter festivals have their own special charm. Gathering together when dark comes early, the weather’s cold, when you may see the sparkle of winter stars in …
Want to see what it looks like from where a ski jumper takes off in the Winter Olympics? Want to see where the freestyle snowboarders and skiers practice their …
It was afternoon on a cold and windy New Year’s day when I crossed paths with the Christmas tree at the bus station Letterkenny, in County Donegal in the …
Out on the road or close to home, the winter holidays always present me with chances to consider paradoxes of travel: solitude and crowds, people who love Christmas, people …
