http://www.thetraveldepartment.ie/ en-us Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:42:00 GMT Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT For the past 20 years, I have been fortunate enough to lead garden tours to Monet's garden at Giverny, not far from Paris. I have seen it in all seasons and it never fails to impress

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT You can now pay the balance of your holiday on The Travel Department website!]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mary O'Sulivan finds the emperors' might on a par with China's economic boom

]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Boston suited her to a tee (party), in Maine she swam by starlight, but Constance Harris thought Vermont was heaven

]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Cruises cater for everyone and are great fun, as Miriam Lord discovers in the eastern Mediterranean

]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT From 12 January 2009 all travellers to the USA will need to complete an online form called ESTA - The Electronic System for Travel Authorisation ...

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Crumbling monuments, a group of Europeans and a local guide... Patrick Freyne feels his trip to Jordan is like an Agatha Christie novel

]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT He could barely see the cars, but the Monaco Grand Prix made Sports Editor Malachy Logan realise why so many people love Formula 1

]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT In Barcelona, football and faith dominate the city, writes Linda Maher.
]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Touring the spiritual home s of country, soul and jazz provides plenty of goose-pimple moments, writes Jim Carroll

]]> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Piano man: Frank McNally in the bar car during his overnight trip from Rome to Venice

]]> Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT There had been no shortage of warnings before we went to South Africa and so I blame myself for being so unprepared when the attack came. "Keep your belongings close to you and watch your back" someone had said.

]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT As well as the more obvious sights like the pyramids and the Sphinx, Egypt is also host to a variety of museums, mosques, hot springs and modern entertainments

]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Mary O'Sullivan finds Terracotta soldiers, temples... and the great mall of China]]> Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Seven glorious days in Northern Italy without having to drive, devoid of arguments over map-reading failures, or taking the wrong exit at spaghetti junctions

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