Chambers at Large

When I was researching the Wonders of the Natural World, I discovered Iguazu (or Iguaçu) Falls, an M shaped array of waterfalls on the...

The names Ambrosio and Bernardo O’Higgins may mean little to the people of Ireland, but in Chile and Peru these men, father and son, are...

The city of Valparaiso in Chile is a UNESCO heritage site, but is also a very busy industrial port.  Situated on the Pacific coast it is...

Once I reached the age of sixty I compiled a Bucket List.  I’ve not written it down, but I have it in my head and it is always changing,...

Let me make it quite clear from the outset I am NOT in prison, but I did visit The Clink Museum a few yards from Borough Market near...

In the last few weeks I’ve ticked off a few things on my bucket list and appearing as a contestant on Countdown was one. Okay, I didn’t...

I’ve stated before in my blog that I’m not a religious person, but I genuinely hate how commercialised Christmas has become in certain...

When I holidayed in Madeira in February 2023 I fell in love with the island as it truly is paradise on Earth, so another visit before the...

Whilst on sojourn in Sri Lanka I took the opportunity to visit two large national parks in the south of the country, resulting in me seeing an array of wild animals. I travelled by jeep, with my guide, Neel, in Udawalawa and with a lovely group of five other travellers through Yala. The roads in the latter were full of craters, not really pot holes and from the presence of a steam roller it seems it’s a full time job flattening out the roadways. To say my trip was a little

I spent many hours on the road whilst exploring Sri Lanka, but thankfully I was being driven, which meant I could sit back and enjoy the...

I do not consider myself a religious person, but I do have an interest in religion, therefore I was keen to go to The Temple of the...

The flight from London, Heathrow, to Sri Lanka is just over ten hours, but on the plus side, it was an overnight flight and I slept. ...

I’m a little late congratulating the county town of Leitrim for winning the Best Kept Towns Competition 2023, but better late than never!...

Dodging the showers has become a sport this summer, but having been told there is no such thing as bad weather in the UK and Ireland,...

I am a great supporter of zoos and wildlife parks where staff do their best to conserve and protect flora and fauna on our fragile planet...

Over thirty years ago I visited the Holy Land, travelling the length and breadth of Israel in order to see where Jesus was born, where he...

One of the reasons I wanted to go to Jordan was to visit the ancient city of Petra and I was not disappointed. It is a remarkable site...

I’ve wanted to go to Jordan for some considerable time and was delighted to find a tour that covered many of the highlights of the...

Watching Han Solo and Chewbacca piloting the Millennium Falcon for the first time back in the late seventies is one of my most vivid...

When asked to name an Irish poet the names that spring to mind will probably be the Nobel Laureates: W. B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney. The...