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The Causeway Coastal Path stretches 52 exhilarating kilometres from Ballycastle to Portstewart. Make a holiday in Ireland an unforgettable experience
  • John G O’Dwyer
  • January 16, 2021, 06:00

There are many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for this year’s holidays at home

My escape to a slower pace of life on Rathlin Island My escape to a slower pace of life on Rathlin Island

The pandemic gave Ziya Meral the excuse he had been looking for to leave London

10 of the best virtual travel experiences for 2021 10 of the best virtual travel experiences for 2021

Travel the world through everything from online guided walks to film festivals and wine-tasting

How Covid has changed how we will travel in 2021 How Covid has changed how we will travel in 2021

Technology and sustainability will play a larger part in how we travel from now on

Travel trends for 2021: What you can expect from your holidays this year Travel trends for 2021: What you can expect from your holidays this year

Camping, staycations and remote getaways set to be among the most popular vacations

Ireland

The Causeway Coastal Path stretches 52 exhilarating kilometres from Ballycastle to Portstewart. Make a holiday in Ireland an unforgettable experience

There are many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for this year’s holidays at home

The sun setting on Rathlin Island, off the Antrim coast. Photograph Ziya Meral My escape to a slower pace of life on Rathlin Island
Dean boutique hotel, Cork. Opens Dec 10 2010. Photograph: Jason Ennis/Press Up First Look: Inside the Dean, Ireland’s newest boutique hotel
  • Dublin won’t be getting all those hotels after all
  • The safe way to staycation in Dublin this mid-term

Europe

Ischgl is a lively ski village with an extensive ski area in the Paznaun valley aound 90 minutes’ drive from Innsbruck Will Europe shut down its ski resorts this winter?

Germany, France and Italy want Europe’s pistes to stay shut. Austria says no

A waiter wearing a face mask serves drinks at Cafe Florian in Venice. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images ‘Living day by day’ – Venice and Florence without tourists
Goodbye, airfares: when our Ryanair flight leaves for Greece next week, we won’t be aboard. Photograph: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Keep our money if you must, Ryanair. We’d rather lose our airfares than board our flight
  • Why you still can’t have a European holiday this summer. Or can you?
  • Irish travel agents call for 'clear guidelines' as airlines launch summer schedules

Long Haul

Inside the Virgin Galactic spaceship. Photograph: Spaceship Co/Virgin Galactic via Getty Two windows for $250k: Virgin Galactic unveils its moodily lit spaceship cabin

SpaceShipTwo comes with all mod cons, including cameras to film you escaping gravity

Lake Michigan: In summer, the weather is usually glorious, so it’s all about the outdoors – there’s lots of water sports from paddleboarding and surfing to boating and water-skiing. Photograph: iStock In search of the kind of America I’d always heard about in Michigan
Almost 900 years since its construction, Angkor Wat remains a masterpiece Exploring the temples of Angkor, where civilisation and nature entwine
  • Sonya Lennon: We swapped our family sun resort holiday for an Indian adventure
  • A bumpy, noisy, chaotic and unforgettable journey through Vietnam

Walks

St Declan’s Way pilgrim route is 18km long. Walk for the Weekend: Mount Melleray, Co Waterford

St Declan’s Way is an ancient pilgrim route linking Cashel with Ardmore

Expansive views at Templecronan Loop, Co Clare Walk for the Weekend: Templecronan Loop, Co Clare
There is much to explore at Blarney Estate, Co Cork Walk for the Weekend: Blarney Estate, Co Cork
  • Walk for the Weekend: Beara-Breifne Way, Co Cork
  • Wicklow Way walk for all seasons

Welcome to My Place

Tara McLoughlin in Stirling, Scotland Welcome to my place ... Stirling, Scotland
  • March 8, 2020

There’s a pride in the rich history of this place and a deep appreciation for the arts

Valerie O’Hanlon (right) on Ponte delle Scalzi (Scalzi bridge) with her sister Evelyn O’Hanlon Casserly (left). Welcome to my place . . . Venice
Breda Gallagher in Estepona, Spain. Welcome to my Place . . . Estepona, Spain
  • Welcome to my place . . . Moscow
  • Welcome to my place ... Birmingham

Travel Deals

Active luxury in Kerry in a hotel with postcard-perfect views Active luxury in Kerry in a hotel with postcard-perfect views

Travel Bag: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas around Ireland

Sligo foodie tours, Barcelona ecoluxury, Cork staycation Sligo foodie tours, Barcelona ecoluxury, Cork staycation

Travel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland and abroad

New London hotel, just the fit for fitness-lovers, and breathtaking Prague views New London hotel, just the fit for fitness-lovers, and breathtaking Prague views

Travel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland and abroad

London designer bolthole, afternoon tea at Lismore Castle, five-star-plus Bali London designer bolthole, afternoon tea at Lismore Castle, five-star-plus Bali

Travel deals: We check out the latest offers so you don’t have to

Travel News

Switching energy provider would have saved users €1,700 over past four years

Switching energy provider would have saved users €1,700 over past four years Customers who switched or renegotiated with supplier every year over four years could have saved €704 on gas and €1,097 on electricity

Ryanair rated joint-worst airline at dealing with refunds in 2020

Ryanair rated joint-worst airline at dealing with refunds in 2020 Delaying and refusing refunds for cancelled flights due to lockdown results in ‘abysmally low’ scores in Which? survey

Air travel should not be considered high-risk for spreading Covid-19 – ECDC

Air travel should not be considered high-risk for spreading Covid-19 – ECDC Government still strongly urges people not to fly home to visit family this Christmas

Ryanair customers may face charges of up to €100 to cash refund cheques

Ryanair customers may face charges of up to €100 to cash refund cheques People will have to go to bank branch to cash cheques drawn on a German bank

Package holidays cheaper than DIY bookings, says consumer watchdog

Package holidays cheaper than DIY bookings, says consumer watchdog Irish examples echo Which? savings of up to €430 on identical holidays, with more protection

Lonely Planet tips Burren as one of the best places in the world to visit in 2021

Lonely Planet tips Burren as one of the best places in the world to visit in 2021 Travel guide celebrates people and communities transforming the travel industry

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‘I quickly discovered that these documents were not business related but originated in a fertility clinic.’ Photograph: iStock ‘My parents should have told me I have a different genetic mother’
You have an opportunity to think about what you want your future to look like, and how you want to reboot your life when the world starts to reboot into normality. Photograph: Getty Should I end my strained relationship amid the Covid-19 pandemic?
A view of Dublin city during the Covid-19 lockdown. Photograph: Tom Honan Pete Lunn: We need to tackle Covid-19 differently after this lockdown. Here is how

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Most Read in Life & Style

1 When the pandemic curtailed gym hours, quite a few of us moved our workouts indoors. Photograph: iStock Can five minutes’ exercise a day make you fit?

2 Joseph Okoh, originally from Nigeria, moved to Dublin in 2019 to study journalism. Photograph: Laura Hutton ‘I need to work twice as hard to get a job in Ireland’

3 The 105,000 sq ft, 21-bed superhome in Los Angeles was designed by Dubliner Paul McClean. 21 beds, 42 baths, and yours for $340m: Irish architect designs America’s most expensive home

4 Warsaw: I loved being there, on the streets in freezing fog. Photograph: Getty Michael Harding: Talking to strangers. That’s what I miss

5 Justine King, from Co Dublin, says it was a total shock when she found out she had Covid-19. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times ‘I got a burning smell in my nose’: Third-wave Covid-19 patients share their experiences

6 There is currently no evidence to suggest the vaccines will not work against the known variants of Covid-19. Photograph: iStock Q&A: Can I still pass Covid on after I’ve been vaccinated?

7 US vice-pesident-elect Kamala Harris and her family watch fireworks from onstage after addressing supporters in Delaware in November. Photograph: Erin Schaff/The New York Times Kamala Harris is about to make history. So is her ‘big, blended’ family

8 Baked sweet potatoes with a crunchy filling and spicy topping. Baked spuds get a tasty, crunchy filling and topping

9 Gorgeous terrace turnaround is right on track for €445k

10 US vice-president-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images Róisín Ingle: I cannot wait for the articles analysing Doug Emhoff’s cufflinks

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