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.
When we think of approaches to hygiene and leisure in the Middle Ages, unwashed, toothless people might come to mind, but one seaside resort town in […]
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The holiday season is well underway, and for many, this goes hand in hand with a not-so-healthy dose of stress. Planning Christmas dinners, managing children’s time […]
Winter is coming. This means days are growing shorter, temperatures are plummeting, and the sun is less present overall. As humans, our bodies are affected by […]
For Finns, Christmas would not be complete without the comforting warmth of a sauna. The cherished joulusauna tradition invites families and friends to slow down, relax and […]
The new wellness centre sits one hour outside of Reykjavik, featuring a cascading waterfall, hot springs, a swim-up bar, and more. Iceland has never been as […]
The Gellért Baths have announced that they are closing for large-scale renovations, which are scheduled to last until 2028. The city’s most famous Art Nouveau spa […]
After a month back at work, when school runs collide with deadlines and the first autumn colds start making the rounds, many parents are already running […]
It’s been two years since Singapore was named among the world’s “Blue Zones”, a National Geographic designation for places where people enjoy longer, healthier lives thanks […]
Once, when tourists were looking for a relaxing destination, they booked wellness retreats or an all-in-one beach resort. Nowadays, people are searching for other ways to […]