Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
The fall walking season is upon us, bringing a riot of gold and scarlet to forest canopies, crisp leaves, and mushrooms underfoot. Among the best northern […]
The Shirvanshahs were the rulers of the Shirvan State, or Shirvan Khanate, a historical region in the eastern Caucasus that occupied about 30% of the territory […]
Every year, students starting their programmes in Maastricht face the same stress: scrambling to find accommodation, furnishing their new rooms, figuring out where to buy food, […]
When I said I’d be spending a night in Trollhättan, a former industrial city at the drainpipe end of Vänern, Sweden’s largest lake, people just looked […]
Guinea-Bissau is that West African country, between Senegal and Guinea, which few people know, even fewer people are curious to meet and which leaves those who […]
The thermometer hitting 28 degrees in the city of Stockholm is something special. Those who are on holidays or not working relocate towards parks, beaches and […]
At the confluence of Europe, Asia and Africa, Istanbul is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan mega-cities. This diversity has given rise to an exceptional heritage, […]
Borth beach on the mid-Wales coast carries a secret under its sand and shingle shoreline that only reveals itself at low tide. An ancient forest once […]
Christian Nielsen packs his dog and foldable bike for a short break exploring the Nationaal Park Oosterschelde (NPO), the “largest and wettest” nature reserve in the Netherlands. Just a […]
The rich history of Limburg’s past as a mining region, as well as the area’s natural treasures, are being showcased with a new long-distance walking trail, […]
Many of us have experienced that moment on holiday when touring around a destination turns into an unexpected workout. But in the pursuit of witnessing some […]