Caernarfon Castle
Executive summary by darmansjahA brute of a fortress. Caernarfon Castle’s pumped-up appearance is unashamedly muscle-bound and intimidating. Picking a fight with this massive structure would have been...
View ArticleCashel House Hotel
executive summary by DarmansjahCashel House Hoteloverlooks the majestic Cashel Bay on the west coast of Ireland. Here a traditional welcome awaits guests in this classic country house retreat. Built...
View ArticleConnemara
Executive summary by darmansjahConnemara (Irish: Conamara) is a district in the west of Ireland, the boundaries of which are not well defined. Some[who?] define it to be the land contained by Killary...
View ArticleCork Jazz Festival
Executive summary by darmansjahThe Cork Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held in Cork City, Ireland in late October every year since 1978.The festival is Ireland's biggest jazz event and...
View ArticleDelphi Lodge
Executive summary by darmansjahA delightful 1830s country house and fishing lodge in one of the most spectacular settings in Connemara Ireland. It offers charming accommodation, glorious scenery, great...
View ArticleDingle Peninsula
Executive summary by darmansjahThe Dingle Peninsula is the northernmost of the major peninsulae in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point of...
View ArticleDromoland Castle
Executive summary by darmansjahThe present building was completed in 1835. However, the first building constructed here seems to have been a tower house built in the 15th or early 16th century and is...
View ArticleDylan Thomas’s Boathouse
Executive summary by darmansjahEven if the poet, writer and broadcaster Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) hadn’t lived at the Boathouse in Laugharne for the last four years of his tragically short life, it is a...
View ArticleGalway
Executive summary by darmansjahGalway or the City of Galway is a city in Ireland. It is in the West Region and the province of Connacht. Galway City Council is the local authority for the city. Galway...
View ArticleGiant’s Causeway
Executive summary by darmansjahPlanning a visit to the Giant’s Causeway soon? Why not book online in advance to save time (and money).Flanked by the wild North Atlantic Ocean on one side and a...
View ArticleThe Man Who Took The Prize
By Caroline Alexander ( is the author of The Endurance and most recently The War That killed Archilles.), executive summary by darmansjahSeptember 12 – Tuesday. Not much visibility. Nasty breeze from...
View ArticleLong Range Traverse
Western Brook Pond to Gros Morne MountainExecutive summary by darmansjahLocals simply call this Montana-size island of serrated granite 20 miles off the coast of Quebec "The Rock." And with more than...
View ArticleHay-on-Wye Festival and Llangoed Hall
Executive summary by darmansjahTravelling to Hay FestivalSite addressThe Festival site address is Dairy Meadows, Brecon Road, Hay on Wye, HR3 5PJ.Festival Bus Link Hereford to HayOur special festival...
View ArticleHighland Resort Tomohon in North Sulawesi
executive summary by darmansjahMany people think of North Sulawesi as mainly being a place for diving and snorkeling. There is a lot more though! Visiting Manado and not spending some time exploring...
View ArticleHorse Country and Mount Juliet
At a glanceExecutive summary by darmansjahTucked away down a winding driveway in the midst of a 1500-acre, walled estate, Mount Juliet is a magnificent Georgian country mansion overlooking the River...
View ArticleInternational Musical Eisteddfod
Executive summary by darmansjahThe Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. Singers and...
View ArticleKillarney National Park
Executive summary by darmansjahFor the active, walking and cycling are the best ways to see the National Park. There is a network of surfaced tracks in the Muckross, Knockreer and Ross Island areas of...
View ArticleCome to the land of the happy
Original text by Rose Kusuma, adapted again by DarmansjahWhen set foot in Sweden. In early September, the country was being showered with praise. He was named as one of the five countries with the...
View ArticleGunung Gede Pangrango National Park
Executive summary by darmansjahMount Gede Pangrango National Park is a national park in West Java, Indonesia. The park is centred on two volcanoes—Mount Gede and Mount Pangrango— and is 150 km² in...
View ArticleKinsale County Cork Ireland
executive summary by DarmansjahOriginally a medieval fishing port, historic Kinsale is one of the most picturesque, popular and historic towns on the south west coast of Ireland. It has been hailed as...
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