I visited this year in Mid March. Stiff breezes around the country side and Dublin but I would highly suggest St. Patrick’s. The celebration is well worth it. Flights are expensive at all time. I flew from Portland. The infectious spirit of the day, the all Ireland Gaelic final, parades and finishing an evening in [...]
Late September and into October can be a gorgeous time of year, still warm and sunny, but much less expensive than the summer. The Spring can also be wonderful(as early as late February), but with more chance of showers. Favorite places for natural beauty: Lismore, Co.Waterford, anywhere in West Cork, Dingle Peninsula in Co.Kerry, and [...]
I lived in Ireland for 2 years and have visited every year since 1991. The most awe-inspiring places I’ve seen there are Skellig Rock (off the southwest coast) and the Aran Islands (off the city of Galway). But both are better left for folks who are still nimble and fit. If you can, though, GO! [...]
May is best if the past two years is anything to go be. Denmark had more sun and higher temperatures than any May in the past 100 years, whereas
June turned cold windy and rainy.
July/August returned to a more seasonal climate.
If only 2-3 days are available don’t fall for the tourist traps [...]
Denmark is truly a unique country with a culture based on proud traditions. The culture is a mix of vikings, fairytales and modern Europeans. Copenhagen is indeed the capitol of Scandinavia. It is extremely well connected to the world with Copenhagen International Airport with daily flights to several destinations in The USA, [...]
Go to the Berlin Zoo and Aquarium Don’t miss Museum Island and have a drink at the Hotel Adlon. The Egyptian Museum and first the cruise on the River Spree,great overview of the east and west. Also great department stores with wonderful food and drink on the top floor (KaDaVe) Have a [...]
If you are traveling to Helsinki in company of 2 persons or more and you are staying 4 or more nights in Helsinki, I would highly recommend to buy a new book EatHelsinki 2009 (Get it from department store Stockmann in middle of Helsinki). The book cost about 30 euros and it [...]
Want a break from delicious Moroccan food? (1) Authentic Thai at the Nawarma, off Jemaa el Fna square (next to Jardins de la Koutoubia hotel). The owner brought 2 chefs directly from Thailand and it’s inside an old Moroccan palace, with a fire fountain in the middle. The combination of exoticism cannot [...]
No hotels near the stadiums are “centrally located”! The stadiums are in the middle of nowhere. The Sofitel is a great choice, but I prefer the Ritz over any other Philly hotel. The Four Seasons is a relic of the 70’s/80’s, and looks like a suburban shopping mall inside. The Hyatt on Penn’s Landing (not [...]
Trishna is indeed amazing for seafood,esp the hyderabadi fish and the butter pepper garlic crab.also recommended is mahesh, apoorva and ankur for seafood.
for north indian food,angeethi,urban tadka and of course peshawar at the ITC sheraton.
also kebabs and curries.
for italian food, vetro, cellini,don giovanni
for pan asian food, pan asian at the [...]