https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/gipfel daily 0.75 2016-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/blog daily 0.75 2017-04-03 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/about-mal-rogers daily 0.75 2017-04-03 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/mail-on-sunday-feature daily 0.75 2017-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491169784595-ODCOOCA4S1ZJFTXEUJQU/image-asset.jpeg Mail on Sunday feature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491170117107-9PMO6BMEKU48MBTMPL0N/image-asset.jpeg Mail on Sunday feature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491171440854-QUCCW367I8JME165QCA7/image-asset.jpeg Mail on Sunday feature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491170571261-4IEXG18FKR1I4YEOKW8O/image-asset.jpeg Mail on Sunday feature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491170855458-QTVOHYL6R1WWX26XEYFX/A+view+across+Corfu+town.jpg Mail on Sunday feature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491211333670-LYAX6K8RYIA2YN0EFYUC/image-asset.jpeg Mail on Sunday feature The shop where you score custard croissants https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/about daily 0.75 2018-02-05 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/home daily 0.75 2016-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1535394867157-MTQAOAQPKWQ68DDY1HTW/tumblr_mn8b8sLRb61rkz363o1_1280.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1535394848185-CGDDU4QCIRSO4U1270H3/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491228474411-RU1NKENXI1BU54YLAZL9/Simon%2C+Andy+%26+Benny.jpg Home https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2017-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491433624307-Q0VM5W1DRSWIB1XR0NRI/Mal+with+glass2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495313283058-4ZT4QB12471PFL7IS8C9/Home+page+Florian.jpg Home https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/new-page daily 0.75 2017-04-03 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/about-2 daily 0.75 2024-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491862700465-38V8IREFIT9Q56SFZZGH/image-asset.jpeg About Caffè Florian in Venice. The oldest cafe in the world, serving the thirsty people of Venice since 1720, is a fine place to contemplate the intriguing business of travel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515090364360-A053QKA1SR8H3BWVPCAX/1+Northern+Ireland%2C+Co+Down%2C+Mountains+of+Mourne+2+sunset+Pic+MR.jpg About Home territory — the Mountains of Mourne doing their party piece of sweeping down to the sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491863040301-KXO0BJ3J126XXVQINN54/Mal+Rogers.jpg About Mal on the fiddle — this instrument has been to at least fifty countries. It probably originally came from Germany, mid 19th century; there's no knowing what it was up to before then https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/photos daily 0.75 2017-04-03 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/contents daily 0.75 2017-04-03 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/guide daily 0.75 2017-04-05 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/news daily 0.75 2017-04-05 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/corfu daily 0.75 2017-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491603758925-RUEWSK3OPGSFNFDS4K91/image-asset.jpeg Corfu THAT's a bougatsa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491603358450-Y75A10ZR6EGA5FR6JBB6/image-asset.jpeg Corfu Barbati Beach — some ten minutes' drive from Olivestone House. That's part of Albania in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491598648577-EBA89QUDQOIZ2026QTF1/image-asset.jpeg Corfu Multi-tasking in Corfu town — shopping, and making sure spiritual things are in order https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491599890535-SKMXK89QA7UE7EUYXF93/image-asset.jpeg Corfu A view of old Corfu town's nooks. A few crannies can also be spotted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491598285929-OV6IT4ZAJICKCJTB2ZS1/image-asset.jpeg Corfu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491599595233-QRO431J3R4CDJ8DKL0DX/image-asset.jpeg Corfu Freshly baked bougatsas available here. If you're not familiar with this custardy delicacy, scroll down... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491599036909-V9LOJL4JEWLT1DQRLEFT/image-asset.jpeg Corfu Outside the Panorama Snack Bar — a centre of excellence for the local hooch https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/tollymore-forest daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491865215778-1Y0HNXPWQN7RB3XA05L3/image-asset.jpeg Tollymore Forest Foley's Bridge, Tollymore Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491865903629-49YAMOEQ2V3KU3X4RLTT/image-asset.jpeg Tollymore Forest Edward Lear - inspired by Tollymore's Gothic follies and curios. It was but a short step to owls and pussycats heading for the sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492114791832-K0APIVO1WWMHZFWLQ6XV/image-asset.jpeg Tollymore Forest A folly of some moment — the Clanbrassil Barn, complete with sundial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1491867635139-0K67TIF37M2HSBVFOBAF/image-asset.jpeg Tollymore Forest The Hermitage, by the Shimna River. Needless to say, it is haunted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492154166106-XF908PKAR7X1N1WD5RAW/Dogs+in+forest1.jpg Tollymore Forest https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/jerez daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492189098350-983U579NONDV3MZL4NLK/Jerez-n.jpg Jerez Carlos and Deri go through the rudimentary steps of the buleria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492189638634-9ZN4KYUDJDM4VXMBP7SM/image-asset.jpeg Jerez The statue of flamenco artiste Francisca Mendez Garrido outside Capilla de la Yedra in the gypsy quarter; no pressure for Deri, then https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492187317719-UNSQ1YR5GI0T1PDEG9E7/image-asset.jpeg Jerez A robust sherry — the perfect accompaniment to a little cheese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492209120737-6PUR2ATZ0L6MPPK2FNWZ/image-asset.jpeg Jerez An impromptu session, with dancers only deigning to get up and perform when the mood takes them. Pictured at Los Cuadros bar (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492209418906-JGDHL9H95M9TWTOHQNLU/image-asset.jpeg Jerez An expectant crowd waiting for the flamenco to begin (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492190339321-M7A688YLVH5Q3QYUDWKL/image-asset.jpeg Jerez Flamenco excels in state-of-the-art clapping (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492187947151-T3HUCWGT85RLDNQO18XS/image-asset.jpeg Jerez Foot-stampin', finger-clickin' good (Image: Deri Robins) https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2017-04-15 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/finland daily 0.75 2017-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492277100486-8GT2JVFX7F33OA66KMDD/image-asset.jpeg Finland Icy welcome in Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492267799471-ZUEY85Z4ZZMSYCP7HWSP/image-asset.jpeg Finland Beyond the Arctic Circle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492370229628-5FQKSUW702EUEGF7XNZX/image-asset.jpeg Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492277542873-9LDI0LX5FU2G5S8KPI9D/image-asset.jpeg Finland Not the Northern Lights — just a common or garden Arctic sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492280585863-PJ70XIBNRK0M5LW2M3QV/image-asset.jpeg Finland Always choose a husky that matches your hat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492277215410-8VXYPO3Q0IZHSJ35WDCW/image-asset.jpeg Finland A fine soft day in Lapland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492277398559-GE3S3GVD75ZHBJ0YCE23/image-asset.jpeg Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492370504170-PW0V288T3L4T79NK0M8F/image-asset.jpeg Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492301267471-TSOLCU8SJIDLHBKRV5LM/image-asset.jpeg Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492340262845-290K6UFOMZ6PTJFJW1N0/image-asset.jpeg Finland https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/cadiz-spain daily 0.75 2017-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492455984668-4GSUFXB8Z2J5O778XW7X/image-asset.jpeg Cadiz, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514396590118-Y3976OF1U17YF7JIWXJG/Cadiz+Cathedral+2.jpg Cadiz, Spain Cadiz Cathedral — in the business of forgiving the sins of the Gaditanos for over three hundred years (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492460969365-MVZFEL4GUVUE09ZCCZVO/La+Patrona+de+Cadiz%2C+Nuestra+Sen%CC%83ora+del+Rosario+Adria%CC%81n+Cuez.jpg Cadiz, Spain La Patrona de Cadiz, Nuestra Señora del Rosario. The little chap below Our Lady is Jesus Actual Christ. Both are applauded as they process through the old streets of Cadiz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1497096402719-TXYBWATVBWQWQEV1J2BX/IMG_3714.JPG Cadiz, Spain The caleta, or town beach, with its all-day cafe/bar. A single coffee will secure you a table here for the whole afternoon – but you'd be a fool to yourself if you didn't try the torillitas de camarones. In English: shrimp fritters — although, come on, torillitas de camarones sounds an awful lot better (image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492464047588-23532PNFI88HU74S5N2I/image-asset.jpeg Cadiz, Spain The battlements at Santa Catalina — Columbus would certainly have enjoyed this very same view from this very same bastion before heading off on his no-frills voyage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514395635982-8VZQ2LAKT568GMXR1IU7/TRAVEL+palm+trees+in+Cadiz.jpg Cadiz, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496525684401-2HWFI0B2V0JOYORLD1RH/image-asset.jpeg Cadiz, Spain The Cadiz Carnival — be sure to pack your fancy dress gear. And guitar. https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/belfast daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492551470956-64KQA1LOXGRRP3MPFO8M/image-asset.jpeg Belfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492631185960-46TU4IUCJKAOHF8RNSKG/image-asset.jpeg Belfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492642353835-AEUIFJ1R4TL00WLPHLSU/image-asset.jpeg Belfast Belfast girl Katie Melua — her family moved from the USSR after the Georgian civil war. Belfast was a safe haven (Image: Ltc) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492637627823-68BV0ZYVR5Q01FJ93RAW/Crown-n5.jpg Belfast A snug at the Crown, an excellent place for quaffing and conviviality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492640397082-28RGB5B3LONIU5VU19T3/Ulster+Museum-n.jpg Belfast The brutalist wing of the Ulster Museum. Many of the locals were highly critical of the architecture when t was unveiled, and most likely would have been up in arms about it. But given the history of Northern Ireland, that didn't necessarily seem like a good idea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492552727254-3F2SO58DEPWHB52EJCXL/image-asset.jpeg Belfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492632767515-AGU5ZM2MYOILMXAXGF9D/image-asset.jpeg Belfast The Culloden Hotel, on the banks of Belfast Lough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492633292914-WKVXLPY3I79TW5IOFBGI/image-asset.jpeg Belfast Titanic Belfast — a complete lowdown on the Belfast Behemoth. As they say locally: if you can't hide the skeleton in the cupboard, you might as well make it come out and dance (Image: VisitBelfast) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492639399324-NZXE85706LWPBX8DRN8N/image-asset.jpeg Belfast If you've ever wondered about the history of Ireland, the Annals of Ulster — as you can see — make everything clear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492634717002-OKJ1LZ7IGZSFK5Z35LV3/One+of+the+most+famous+cranes+in+the+world%2C+or+certainly+in+Belfast+%E2%80%94%C2%A0the+Harland+%26+Wolff+yoke.jpg Belfast One of the most famous cranes in the world — the Harland and Wolff shipyard gantry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1492640743456-Q6MWR639QSXMYOLV4EC2/image-asset.jpeg Belfast The RMS Titanic — the received wisdom locally is that "she was alright when she left Belfast" https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/corsica daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493336424095-FA5XU5F3M09E74A6WEAG/image-asset.jpeg Corsica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493329440564-UM8ZORQ2VGLVVKLC6MKI/image-asset.jpeg Corsica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493329844089-7NLUYMW2NM9B8MSR2JI7/image-asset.jpeg Corsica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493329075208-AQ2T7PG9593OLTQOQHX5/image-asset.jpeg Corsica Palm trees and fortifications — always a good sign you've arrived somewhere much sought after https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1509491611045-9QI0V1T8COYT329PZPAE/-+Corsica+cafe+25.jpg Corsica You instinctively know you're unlikely to get an iffy meal here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493328052365-Z5T89K53DGFYY7EOJPDO/image-asset.jpeg Corsica A pub to feel immediately at home in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493330348920-J3ZQWZGLHG188L5956JQ/image-asset.jpeg Corsica La Citaj; the villa that thinks it's a small boutique hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493331601774-6JLE4TY231KQW77YM1N9/image-asset.jpeg Corsica Église Sta-Maria-Assunta, with La Citaj in the left foreground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493331875812-08U0A5MWW10FZRMWMVWN/image-asset.jpeg Corsica All aboard in Calvi for a white knuckle train journey — even Michael Portillo couldn't make this one sound boring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493332965720-HV6TUCQ0ZIVUXYLE3V42/Oletta.jpg Corsica The mountain village of Oletta. The Auberge A Magina is at the top of the town and zeugmatically, the gastronomic tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493330142272-WERH0344LQQ91OV68HXR/image-asset.jpeg Corsica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493334761860-XJ74ATAZC00WDLRV8BXZ/image-asset.jpeg Corsica Deri at the entrance to La Citaj https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/delhi daily 0.75 2017-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493415193103-0Q0UAP3G0864VJ7TJ0C3/image-asset.jpeg Delhi A langur monkey (Picture: McKay Savage) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493416944369-520IY3SSA0P7UKZB0QGK/image-asset.jpeg Delhi Keeping a keen eye out for a PSNI station (Picture: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493418672445-HYOUZSDPE7KFXQPR6ELM/image-asset.jpeg Delhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493415337030-B2Q36J3C3Z6017W5457E/image-asset.jpeg Delhi Tough day at the office (Picture: Jorge Royan) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493420211914-K3LOY2HYAFHE0L3GBYB3/GuruTeghBahadurS1.jpg Delhi Guru Tegh Bahadur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493415052801-TKVALJMAO167KNYYV8G7/image-asset.jpeg Delhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493419279742-F1YZNLQ5TA1NACLCW5QV/image-asset.jpeg Delhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493417605917-RWJ95SBR60B51XZYFEWJ/image-asset.jpeg Delhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493417445106-8ZSNLUL3AVHRHNSMUQ5H/image-asset.jpeg Delhi Getting about in Delhi (Picture: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493416319206-PYT16904ATUMRYB7CJ2S/image-asset.jpeg Delhi PSNI station Dungannon, Co. Tyrone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493419458693-9W2WSLXMNWMIAI32GAAH/image-asset.jpeg Delhi Despite the elegant efforts of Delhi's tele-communication engineers, power outages are not unknown (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493418179461-ALVIE08B3K7KVKJ2LB0M/image-asset.jpeg Delhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1493417332219-LT79P5Q2ER9GE8KIYYDA/image-asset.jpeg Delhi Just outside the temple https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/rajasthan daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495219904866-QJAP2NZQOB5KUJWAUXPR/image-asset.jpeg Rajasthan Sikhs in the city of Agra (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495218191185-AJLG78BJGSV46I583P8W/image-asset.jpeg Rajasthan Deri with the Taj Mahal in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495227468020-PMXATC6EX7I7QLIMDQ3U/image-asset.jpeg Rajasthan The Maharaja Duleep Sing — by the English painter Beechey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495218297003-D2P36C55R58CZ9WZOZ53/image-asset.jpeg Rajasthan More from the Taj Mahal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495218053075-RL3WN68N0ARHQ6ERMHEG/image-asset.jpeg Rajasthan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495220496551-UX6MXNO9GHGIRN7H9N1M/image-asset.jpeg Rajasthan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1497093832067-9KD06E2I2N09F7XQ1GAI/244066_10150265954010832_494348_o.jpg Rajasthan Rickshaws, or 'bajaji' — ideal for navigating the gridlock of Jodphur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495220368990-O3E5VQNMQY9GYOYQHNUS/image-asset.jpeg Rajasthan Ghanta Ghar, Jodphur, also known as The Clock Tower of Rajasthan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495218673046-FZF4HM8C0CVWVG84OX81/image-asset.jpeg Rajasthan The de facto 4X4 of rural India, the camel (Image: Vinjay Josh) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495219263494-NQOJKNJ2OHK66DF4BEPW/image-asset.jpeg Rajasthan One of Rajasthan's many palaces — this one, the Lake Palace just outside Udaipur, shimmers in the afternoon heat haze https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2017-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495923625662-PB790I4ZSALXMCVKNL6Y/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma The prairie chicken — about the size of a turkey, a member of the grouse family; likes to be called Tympanuchus cupido when out and about https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495402872914-MRD3DKGGU4Y78Z4QSP2H/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma The one-stop shop buffalo — food, shelter, clothes. Even jewellery; genuine Buffalo bling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495921361811-F8GRP501XZWCO95RDIQD/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma "This town ain't big enough. . . ." In fact it probably was, because gunfights, contrary to popular imagination, were very rare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495924525176-GLK522JV18OUJSTZ8D13/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma Heading through The Old Cowtown Museum, yes siree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495404746467-5CBXIWSVL1DL5TQZA3H8/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma 'Shotgun Hospitality' — a painting by Frederic Remington https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495917997087-YFS9NIZADCO13WKI7KQI/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma Frederic Remington's painting 'Friends or Foes' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495407204389-VA0QTV0MKECMA2BPWVII/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma Route 66, 1935 (Image: US National Archives and Records Administration) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495917895066-L7I33HNN1TRKOHAGHS8Q/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1506379944959-5NKIAPQIDXXCBWBNXTWU/Grassland%3Dn.jpg Kansas & Oklahoma The open prairie — not recommended for agoraphobics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495404322506-XDT81UTMJLUAYOCZ3988/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma The Prairie. It may be flat, but you might just be able to spot a few hills in the upper left corner of the pic. We're going there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495920724450-YV3XEXE2F5OPLG43L2CJ/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma Buffalo Bill — popular with everyone from royalty to papacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495923007454-MBTM58MNPI5I9AMG3IOJ/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma Route 66 — a great place for kicks, or so I was reliably informed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1495406032502-GU0RIYBRL7W5GQ2WK8GM/image-asset.jpeg Kansas & Oklahoma https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/naples daily 0.75 2018-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496010887961-IL3RCGOMIAW6JA6K1LEE/image-asset.jpeg Naples The Duomo in Naples — recipient of some anomalous messages from God https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496081285667-A3NDIFK5WN2VC1GS66RP/image-asset.jpeg Naples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496070459346-ECYKGFE25ZP5AUJ4MKCY/image-asset.jpeg Naples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496011087029-GGL9ASM8JAG07MTUVD2F/image-asset.jpeg Naples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496070168471-09RHNMHCPLW1L220TD03/image-asset.jpeg Naples Stopping at a bakery in Naples (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496008920831-70N9A57CPCJY0L5IKE8A/image-asset.jpeg Naples "Come in, come in," (they said): "This is Old Napoli..." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496011202144-T6AURENEXGF99JGN3H7Q/image-asset.jpeg Naples A pizzeria on the Spaccanapoli. The pizza, like the mandolin, was dreamt up by the people of Naples (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496012679541-6YPVB83CIQJWUWH5L8GL/image-asset.jpeg Naples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496008407663-5GM2QH1VDFP9NVXQTPFB/image-asset.jpeg Naples The backstreets of Naples, in all their dilapidated grandeur (Image: Deri Robins) https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/devon daily 0.75 2017-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496613975072-PAB70L7PJFK9I9YFWTEH/image-asset.jpeg Devon The sands of the Erme Estuary (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496614072525-MBLUP610QMA79M4RKL3Z/image-asset.jpeg Devon Looks like a film set, and indeed the Erme Estuary has indeed featured in many movies (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496613791494-JDF8OZWCH5EUVNUW5JJ0/image-asset.jpeg Devon An impressive place for a cocktail — the Palm Court bar at Burgh House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496613063002-5P7NBIWGUN3CPE4L17SS/The+Devon+Coast+george-hiles-28143.jpg Devon The snarling Devon coastline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496613483638-FAA4F7C24I0199492I5P/image-asset.jpeg Devon The impossibly romantic Burgh Island– accessible at high tide via the slightly less romantic, although equally intriguing sea tractor (see below) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496613625057-LPKDA1AWTY59QOKDJKUY/image-asset.jpeg Devon The sea tractor. Connoisseurs of wacky 1960s Brit pop movies will immediately recognise it (or at least, its predecessor) from the Dave Clark Five movie Catch Us If You Can https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1496614162348-5VRTR025AWWRUPQIX47W/image-asset.jpeg Devon The only traffic jam you're likely to encounter at the Pamflete Estate https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/marseille daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498078951662-N8UQONNREVYK5E5QIV8J/image-asset.jpeg Marseille https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498080738913-O0PCQIHLF7YNDD2RKU4J/image-asset.jpeg Marseille The 6th Battalion the Foreign Legion. You join up in Marseille, and the good news is that you don't need to give your real name. Serve four years and you get French citizenship; if you haven't served three years but get injured while on active service, you become "French through spillled blood". Just so you know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498118728126-6SEWO4Q28N34TJRPMW6S/image-asset.jpeg Marseille Hospice de la Vielle Charité https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498086363219-LN6YLGVWL55W95NPH3ZK/Basil+Woon-2.jpg Marseille The travel writer Basil Woon wrote From Deauville to Monte Carlo: A Guide to the Gay World of France in 1929. In it he warned respectable readers that they should on no account visit France’s second city. “Thieves, cut-throats and other undesirables throng the narrow alleys and sisters of scarlet sit in the doorways of their places of business, catching you by the sleeve as you pass by. The dregs of the world are here unsifted … Marseille is the world’s wickedest port.” * Gay meant something different back then, and indeed just like that word Marseille has undergone something of a makeover; to put it another way, it has been trying to go straight, but not in a gay sense. Clear, n'est ce pas? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498206328130-ORC52NRO5GU9IOVSF3VJ/image-asset.jpeg Marseille Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse Designed in the 1940s, Le Corbusier's Marseille creations were designed to make the livin' easy for crowded metropolises https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498079654559-IH4PYMNCP1ECJLF0SQ0I/image-asset.jpeg Marseille The old harbour with new boats. Fisherman ply their trade daily in amongst the pleasure craft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498079088679-51MZM6JLT9G8X8PW11OL/image-asset.jpeg Marseille La Corniche, Marseille. The city combines Gallic cool with a tumultuous history (Image: Joel Talv) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498079494856-FUSOVXH9FF1JWQXXSX9T/image-asset.jpeg Marseille Le Panier district — the oldest part of a very old city. Cafes and bars here hint at long nights, brandy sipping, and possibly the exchange of Voltaire quotes and epigrams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498081233274-NFGF46CK5NVCLWQK1CO6/image-asset.jpeg Marseille Notre-Dame de la Garde — the main place in Marseille to have your (Catholic) sins washed away https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/mythology-and-literature-in-co-louth-and-co-down daily 0.75 2018-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498465281181-AI1BHIZZNDR9WVRLQLSK/image-asset.jpeg Mythology and literature in Co. Louth and Co. Down The Cooley Mountains — wild and semi-wild horses call it home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498427876360-TEGT4CAFBAF7ZM6ERIVV/The+summit+of+Slieve+Gullion.jpg Mythology and literature in Co. Louth and Co. Down - Climbing Slieve Gullion When Ireland's share of molten lava was cooling down 60 million years ago a little bit plopped up - just like boiling custard – and stayed like that. South Armagh was left with a central mountain, Slieve Gullion, surrounded by a ring of smaller mountains. This ‘ring dyke system’ is now required viewing for geologists from around Europe — it's one of the prime examples of the form. Before the geologists arrived, Slieve Gullion had already played host to witches, Ulster heroes and fleeing saints. This is the land of Tain Bó Cuailgne, Fionn MacCumhaill and the old hag Calliagh Berra. The route rises quickly from Slieve Gullion Courtyard Centre through deciduous woodland and out onto open heathland. A well worn turf path rises steeply towards a straightforward hill-walk to the height of Slieve Gullion at 573 metres with little scrambling involved. A stone cairn built during the Victorian era marks the summit, atop a huge burial chamber constructed by Neolithic Armagh locals. Both great cairn builders, the Victorians and the Neolithics, separated by some 3000 years. This vantage point gives you the geologist’s view of the rest of the Ring, and the poet’s view of the Mourne Mountains sweeping down to the Sea. Of course if it’s a fine soft day bucketing down - with the only view being your hand in front of your face - you could content yourself with searching for the slowest growing things on Planet Earth, lichens. The most common, looking like white splodges on the granite boulders, are Dog’s Tooth lichens. But look carefully and you might see specimens from the genus Haematomma – the Blood Drop lichens. Pale green with blood red drops, these grow about a tenth of an inch in a hundred years. The summit ridge leads down to Calliagh Berra’s Lough. Needless to say several legends attach to this lake. The warrior Fionn MacCumhail was lured into the pool, emerging as a wizened, white-haired old man. His friends dug into the cairn on Slieve Gullion to find Calliagh Berra, the witch who caused the enchantment. She restored Fionn, but his former head of red hair remained white. No wonder CS Lewis wandered these mountains looking for inspiration. This may well be "the garden and magic tree which lie to the west of Narnia, at the end of the blue lake." [The above piece was published in the Irish Times] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498426106115-40ZHMZL14F4GDXMRZ38F/image-asset.jpeg Mythology and literature in Co. Louth and Co. Down Foley's Bridge, Tollymotre Forest. The bridge spans the Shimna River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498342295151-0MC0ZPNMR6X8E0L27Y8T/image-asset.jpeg Mythology and literature in Co. Louth and Co. Down King John's Castle, Carlingford — once the very model of impregnability at the edge of the Pale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498425117208-E9X7E7EJPL77X2LBCIUT/Deri+on+mountains.JPG Mythology and literature in Co. Louth and Co. Down Even the dog Bodie has to be reassured that he'll remain unmolested by Terrible Things in the Cooleys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498463675862-3P9JBWNLDDI94ISFHPB2/Down+Cathedral-n.jpg Mythology and literature in Co. Louth and Co. Down Down Cathedral with the grave of St Patrick in the foreground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498407085873-MEZGBCYYZJBQ5IC8TUWR/image-asset.jpeg Mythology and literature in Co. Louth and Co. Down https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/cornwall daily 0.75 2017-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1500831395873-YI1KJQ56SSBBAYEOSOC9/image-asset.jpeg Cornwall Walter — imagining what it might have been like to be a miner — checks out the path from Wheal Coates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498482319740-QPYA0K4SGRZSLG9XLV7K/image-asset.jpeg Cornwall Chapel Forth beach ready for the surfers. As far as we could tell, the yellow and red flag means that the bacon sarnies are available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498482137465-WM8W3SYBW70JX9U7ZD31/image-asset.jpeg Cornwall Wheal Coates tin mine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498481761710-98QLCKVVJI8B20FWEJ9T/image-asset.jpeg Cornwall Mullion Cove, Cornwall (all images on this page by Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1500831647129-EUNDL6RRHISKVAPGWN48/image-asset.jpeg Cornwall Luxury digs for dogs — excellent views available from the Mullion Cove apartment balcony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498482552473-8O578S2IGI8RK8K1TE2M/image-asset.jpeg Cornwall Guard dogs at Mullion cove — Walter (left) and Bodie taking their protection duties seriously https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498482033301-AXM4GICW49UTWM2G2HL6/Mullion+Cove+Apartments-n.jpg Cornwall Mullion Cove Apartments — you can't get accommodation closer to the beach than this, apart from a sleeping bag on the sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1498482260011-39D0B9O23VGIMF2B1ULY/image-asset.jpeg Cornwall Chapel Porth beach — paddling, surfing, and demonic bacon sarnies (not shown) https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/the-star-clipper daily 0.75 2017-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1500840616334-M8RS26PQQPHFYUEG294Z/image-asset.jpeg The Star Clipper Knots — as the old seafaring advice goes: when in doubt, tie lots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514399163644-W4PY313XPAQVB69GXWDN/The+Star+Clipper+anchored+in+the+bay.jpg The Star Clipper The Clipper anchored out in the bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514398912328-61ZMX5OIXGOVU0MGCTXC/Deri+on+the+boat-n.jpg The Star Clipper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1500840504685-GCW2FDRL1QZOW6QVWYI2/image-asset.jpeg The Star Clipper The tender makes its way to the Star Clipper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514400572480-60191IVW338B6C0ZPKRL/Sun+bathing+on+the+Star+Clipper-2n.jpg The Star Clipper Sun-bathing in the nets — if your idea of the perfect holiday escape includes a bottle of sun lotion, and a crew whose main job is to make sure your cocktail is topped up, then this could be the voyage for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1500840141250-7QTC2JJDND6QZRYLQWEO/image-asset.jpeg The Star Clipper Ahoy! The Star Clipper anchored in the Bahia de Cadiz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514398964150-8FIAVUXS5PZY4SXKWN9U/Deri+relaxing+on+ropes.jpg The Star Clipper You don't have to go on any of the day trips — just find a comfortable coil of ropes, sit back and watch the crew carrying out their essential tasks, such as maing sure there's enough crushed ice and lime for your margaritas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514400997152-FLWNI9CK5KL0YR4VU5RL/Star+clipper.jpg The Star Clipper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514404972735-2TE5NTW68F4DXSD1TNF9/Mal+on+the+Clipper-n.jpg The Star Clipper The author on board The Clipper, surveying the activities of the crew: "I was surprised to learn that the Chief Petty Officer wasn't the bloke in charge of carping about meaningless, trivial things. Only one of many surprises on this cruise" https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/introduction daily 0.75 2017-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503679223378-QMRUUSQA6JQOR4DV6YRX/Maps-n.jpg Introduction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505819341723-4RXE5EZ49VJMI0H55WTI/737.jpg Introduction Life begins at 50 — the Boeing 737 celebrated its 50th birthday in April 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503673413316-A3CLDS46UUSXQ76GP6ZY/Shannon_Airport+1961.jpg Introduction Shannon Airport 1961 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/new-page-3 daily 0.75 2017-08-25 https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/united-airlines-a-progress-report daily 0.75 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503679781351-1N1I9M2GA946N21IKVQN/image-asset.jpeg United Airlines - a progress report The airline that likes to say, "Are you lookin' for a fat lip, Jimmy?" https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/not-a-runway-success-in-st-helena daily 0.75 2017-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503685703100-FH8IAIFZLHGQTVZ7QJN8/British+military+plane.jpg Not a runway success in St Helena A British military plane manages to land on St Helena https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/cellular-calamity-in-carolina daily 0.75 2017-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503692574289-12ZWPTIH8FM45F9I8J0E/Naegleria+fowleri.jpg Cellular calamity in Carolina The brain-eating amoeba, or Naegleria fowleri as it likes to be called on formal oocasions https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/best-bar-in-the-world daily 0.75 2017-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503759333097-K6ZLE7IOTRJS3R00VJ0M/artesian.jpg Best bar in the world The Artesian in central London https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/christmas-markets-a-short-history daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503759759308-UY7FXD79I1MMQVZBYJMS/Christmas+Market+Nuremberg.jpg Christmas markets - a short history Nuremberg: OK the Bavarian city might look glitteringly great; but it was key in accelerating the commercialisation of Crimbo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503759569698-9OYAX6MX6TA7RHF85439/Christmas+Market+in+VIenna.+Picture-+H.+Wisenhofer.jpg Christmas markets - a short history Vienna — which does winter exceptionally well https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/monster-suggestion daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503778607139-RW4CHWB10GMWK9W14XNN/Inverness+Airport.jpg Monster suggestion No name change for Inverness Airport. Invernessie just didn't cut it https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/marble-arch-caves daily 0.75 2017-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1503780940021-10LL8J8V178R5ZIM3M06/17282_Marble_Arch_Caves.jpg Marble Arch Caves Ahoy there! Customs post ahead . . . or could be soon https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/a-nobrainer-in-north-carolina daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504797270290-755Z78DUYM634PY42JN2/A+no+brainer+in+South+C++Naegleria-fowleri-42-23598653-RE3609274308.jpg A no-brainer in North Carolina The amoeba Naegleria fowleri which can wreak extensive cerebral damage, or stand in for a Halloween mask at a push https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/wb-yeats-grave-doubts daily 0.75 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504798270417-CJDTWKLJKEE5V10VL6LV/Ben+Bulben.jpg WB Yeats: grave doubts Ben Bulben, Co. Sligo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504798010528-O2IRYIFETMI4RFI0UERQ/Ben+Bulben+Yeats.jpg WB Yeats: grave doubts William Butler Yeats — has been called the 20th century's greatest poet. He may even deserve the title https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/a-cork-conundrum daily 0.75 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504808193671-J32K07QVE49EDML56QZC/TRAVEL+A+Cork+Conundrum.jpg A Cork conundrum Gardaí are stumped by the disappearing Cork driver https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/a-degree-of-latitude-in-climate-matters daily 0.75 2018-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504817829509-G6I22EBT33WZ9NO4RSHV/A+parky+enough+day+in+Chicago.jpg A degree of latitude in climate matters A fine soft day in Siberia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504817759121-QEGIFZHX94AB47FXSARL/Dressed%2C+and+equipped%2C+for+an+average+spring+day+in+Ireland.jpg A degree of latitude in climate matters It's simple: minus 40 degrees outside, 40 percent proof down your neck https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/bristol-24-hours daily 0.75 2017-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504884066809-X9JXP3KZF69IQYVKL5WW/09.01+AM+%285%29+Underfall+Yard%2C+pictured+Sarah+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours Sarah at Underfall Yard (Picture: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504904922390-ATWTG5P00RJ65701RID8/13.58+PM+Laura+Rawlings+%282%29+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours Laura Rawlings getting ready to address the nation — or Bristol, at any rate (Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504904636180-2M7MNYG8EUPC2TR67C69/10.00+am+%282%29.jpg Bristol 24 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504863804615-BLFT2UT60HOC29L9L4OP/Ryanair+plane.jpg Bristol 24 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504864408750-ZL5BP906VDOGI1X3QN7P/-Butcombe+Brewery+1.jpg Bristol 24 hours Mine's a pint (Image: Butcombe) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504886388462-F7F5AGNZC7VIHWJU93B5/16.30+PM+%283%29+Bed+time+at+Bristol+Zoo+ANDRE+PATTENDON+PIC.jpg Bristol 24 hours Bedtime at Bristol Zoo (Image: Andre Pattendon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504866742148-KUWK1GTH2E6Q39193292/08.15+%27Ello%2C+%27ello%2C+%27ello.+Beaufort+and+Redland%2C+retired+police+horses+at+HorseWorld+discuss+old+times+on+the+force.+PIC+HORSEWORLD.jpg Bristol 24 hours 'Ello, 'ello, 'ello. Beaufort and Redland, retired police horses at HorseWorld, discuss old times (Image: HorseWorld) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504862651251-1LBXEJI44VBT93U91826/04.47+AM+Train+Station+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours Early morning at Temple Meads (Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504873499286-KY1RE4BWS0961NMSDLO0/12.35+PM+Bus+passenger+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours PM 12.35: A passenger on the X1 bus leaving Bristol for Weston goes into a state of transcendental meditation. It’s the only way to travel. (Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504873266195-P45SAUMK6GMLMAOSQWV0/12.20+PM+Waterbus+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours PM 12.20: Waterbus maintenance takes place regularly throughout the day. Here an expert makes sure all timbers are suitably shivered. (Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504873642184-ND9DDKKQAKWQ8OZ4BWAJ/13.45+PM+Bird+and+Pest+team+Southmead+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours PM 13.45: Start time for Paul Tuckwell and the Raptors. And although sounding a bit like a psychobilly band, they are in fact the anti-pest team at Southmead hospital, with a regular appointment to stop crows and pigeons dropping stones on their reflections in the roof glass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504867694861-ZGK8RI8RBSK9J28VVXL4/09.45+AM+Dogs+burglar+alarm+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours AM 09.45: Shopping reaches a retail crescendo in Clifton Village. Although theft is minimal, a few people employ comprehensive burglar alarms. (Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504864098071-I9HY0KO8CYN36FQUQ53B/06.50+AM+Herrons+Green+Farm+PIC+BERYL.jpg Bristol 24 hours Breakfast comes early at Heron's Green Farm (Image: Plaster PR) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504866187081-LZUB4H2YATSAMPWDNBU6/07.35+AM+Pieminister+Classic+Pies+2+PIC+PIEMINISTER.jpg Bristol 24 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504902872122-AVMHATBMCAVDF7JDK028/23.45+PM+Bristol+Airport+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours Bristol Airport approaching the end of flying ops for the day (Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504865490434-RHTVN6R58HQZLX6O85KS/07.00+%282%29+Afia%27s+family+await+their+turn+for+breakfast+PIC+ANDRE+PATTENDON.jpg Bristol 24 hours Afia's family await their turn for breakfast (Image: Andre Pattendon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504902432492-680DZBD1YIF0Y96RPFYK/20.45+PM+Beryl+at+Plaster+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours PM 20.45: Beryl Dzambo from Plaster PR turns her attention to the tweet flow during another launch event on the bristling Bristol arts scene Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504904321297-8R9TWV4STJUEANCSLWTN/12.20+%282%29.jpg Bristol 24 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504863059378-UY6R5TV79IVM7K8P8W3H/01.45+AM+Mother%27s+Ruin+PIC+COLIN+MOODY++.jpg Bristol 24 hours 00.45 Mother's Ruin (Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504872945225-6VX63R9NVNB9AHY61QMH/12.15+%282%29+Grabbing+40+winks+at+Bristol+Zoo+PIC+ANDRE+PATTENDON.jpg Bristol 24 hours A tiring day at Bristol Zoo (Image: Andre Pattendon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504902214413-QVTGL31V5ZGGTTYH3FVG/19.40+PM+Pieminister+PIC+PIEMINISTER.jpg Bristol 24 hours PM 19:40: At Pieminister, Henry the pie van has been loaded ready for its pie trip to London. Lucky Londoners will soon be able to sample the likes of Mistle Moo (beef steak, Stilton, bacon and chestnut). Yes, Pie Minister is what we say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504903198257-ZYIOT338JHM3MJJ9VSQW/17.00+PM+Busy+day+at+the+office+for+Bristol+Rugby%27s+%282%29+Jordan+Crane+PIC+BRISTOL+RUGBY.jpg Bristol 24 hours Busy day at the office for Bristol Rugby's Jordan Crane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504868031566-KG031S0JTCQYA67ICAW9/10.30+AM+Rich+Warren+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours Rich Warren, in directorial mode (Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504902581199-25AYE58YJQQWNLPFMLEH/21.45+PM+Bristol+artists+Upfest+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours PM 21.45: Jody Thomas (right) painter of some of the bigger works at Upfest is drawn into debate about Bristol’s street art scene (Image: Colin Moody) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504884398617-EHFKJJSCQT1RNAVB923Z/09.56+AM+Waterbus+%282%29+PIC+COLIN+MOODY.jpg Bristol 24 hours   The Bristol Ferry, of course, heads for the city centre (Image: Colin Moody) https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/elementary-mistakes daily 0.75 2018-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504908666248-78TP7LVRVG60YNM3ZO0W/WEATHER+Elementary+Thomas+Midgely.jpg Elementary mistakes Lead being dispensed at the pump at a garage in the state of Illinois. The "We have Ethyl" sign at the garage may sound like a ransom demand. Almost right — it is, in fact (and quite literally), a death sentence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504992720950-7O3TZV7YB3ZJB0AUSONG/Lead+and+violence.gif Elementary mistakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504908535663-W1ALWYPZ3XK617ZVW9T7/WEATHER+thomas_midgley%2C_us_chemist-spl-1.jpg Elementary mistakes Thomas Midgley - a scientist who may have stood on the shoulders of giants, but managed to topple over and unknowingly wreak environmental havoc on the world https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/sunsets daily 0.75 2018-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504910862592-HY7QKYPUAT8VNF0UUZPL/WEATHER+Sunset+at+Westwood+2.jpg Midwinter calculations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1504911385710-N5Z0CVZ96WLTR6TNY9FV/Weather+sunset+bids.jpg Midwinter calculations There were very few flat-earthers among the bird population (Illustration: Jim Robins) https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/crossing-that-bridge daily 0.75 2017-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505042650598-K8KYGER7Y9ELEFA0FSVR/image-asset.jpeg Crossing that bridge Foley’s Bridge, Tollymore Forest, Co Down: there’s a good chance it’s safe enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505042788707-I16MCLXYLUN9LOWJ8APO/Bridges-n.jpg Crossing that bridge Altavaddy Bridge, Tollymore Forest, Co. Down — what appears to be a council inspection team declaring the bridge safe https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/unhealthy-attitude daily 0.75 2017-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505059329769-GMWV862JE93K8EDPPDXA/UNHEALTHY+Moyry_Castle+%E2%80%94%C2%A0the+sort+of+place+where+hygiene+is+paramount-n.jpg Unhealthy attitude Moyry Castle — the sort of place where hygiene is paramount https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/james-joyce-ulysses-bloomsday daily 0.75 2017-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505071971158-FR5UHD11PA76IQZSK043/Barbara+Jefford+as+Molly+Bloom+in+Joseph+Strick%27s+1967+production+of+Ulysses.jpg James Joyce, Ulysses & Bloomsday Barbara Jefford as Molly Bloom in Joseph Strick's 1967 production of Ulysses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505075672881-6P2BO8MY749493G7BPNM/BLOOMSDAY+Episode+6+Hades+in+Glasnevin+Cemetery.jpg James Joyce, Ulysses & Bloomsday Bloomsday — acting out Hades in Glasnevin Cemetery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505077205170-PEBDWEOQRSGTB8N7N2ZK/-+Bloomsday+n-n+TOPIC+In+Horne%27s+house+-+study+II%3B+illustration+for+James+Joyce%27s+Ulysses%2C+1949%2C+by+Richard+Hamilton.jpg James Joyce, Ulysses & Bloomsday In Horne's House — illustration 1949, by Richard Hamilton © Estate of Richard Hamilton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505072527474-L2JWFL0DG1GV4WJLQHQ6/Stout+Buck+Mulligan%3B+illustration+1948%2C+by+Richard+Hamilton+%C2%A9+Estate+of+Richard+Hamilton.jpg James Joyce, Ulysses & Bloomsday 'Stout' Buck Mulligan illustration 1949, by Richard Hamilton © Estate of Richard Hamilton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505076074463-KRNS3ZZEHE09E5RFMGKT/-+Bloomsday+Joyce_Shee1.jpg James Joyce, Ulysses & Bloomsday A 1949 illustration for Ulyssses by Richard Hamilton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505076396035-2RP3BY64Y1LA64T7T9NX/BLOOMSDAY+palace+bar+-+pub+crawl.jpg James Joyce, Ulysses & Bloomsday Palace Bar — one of Dublin's great literary pubs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505076554049-E8KJK3K3ER1DRERVQOXB/-+Bloomsday+LITERATURE+James+Joyce+-+Photo+by+C.+Ruf%2C+Zurich%2C+c.+1918.jpg James Joyce, Ulysses & Bloomsday James Joyce (Image: C. Ruf, Zurich) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505073290646-404IAFR56YCOK7EG48BR/-+Bloomsday-n+TOPIC+Going+to+dark+bed%3B+illustration+for+James+Joyce%27s+Ulysses%2C+1949%2C+by+Richard+Hamilton.jpg James Joyce, Ulysses & Bloomsday 'Going to a dark bed' — illustration by Richard Hamilton 1949 by Richard Hamilton © Estate of Richard Hamilton “Going to a dark bed there was a square round Sinbad the Sailor roc's auk's egg in the night of the bed of all the auks of the rocs of Darkinbad the Brightdayler.” https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/end-of-the-world daily 0.75 2017-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505434330908-KSHLEQR60WDHRZW5FO3Z/End+of+world+missile.jpg End of the World A ballistic missile could be the catalyst for Armageddon. However, the health-and-safety conscious Russians make sure their missile-carrying lorries are equipped with three fire extinguishers (coloured red in the image above) — certainly a comfort in the event of World War III kicking off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505510402032-YLYM9DOYQDHD7MXABY2P/End+of+World+jeremy-bishop-256584.jpg End of the World Not going with the floe — an iceberg, more than likely the size of Wales, causing problems (Image: Jeremy Bishop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505597831375-5F1JQQT2ML9HABG550T7/End+of+world+ALiens+800px-Le_muse%CC%81e_du_cine%CC%81ma_%28Turin%29_%282872425027%29.jpg End of the World Could this alien have his eye (all four of them) on our neck of the woods? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505602865657-ZXH10R8UGDNGLHQH5WTZ/The+Last+Judgment+Hieronymous.jpg End of the World They think it's all over: a detail from The Last Judgment by Hieronymus Bosch (Image courtesy of Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505552801376-SOADKTFV794WWNJMUGDS/End+of+World+2+The+Mekon+%28from+Mekonta%29+Aliens+are+unlikley+to+be+benign.jpg End of the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505603838737-RN3NALBKB4WKZYUKZMRU/The+Last+Judgment.jpg End of the World More from Hieronymus. He was evidently under no illusions as to the punishment the demons in Hell would be likely to focus on for all eternity if things went badly for a Sinner (i.e. you) at the Last Judgment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1505433769177-47VDCT7NKCG1SCYKPOG9/END+OF+WORLD+asteroid20161103-16+NASA.jpg End of the World An asteroid on collision course with the Earth could have the Choir Invisible tuning up (Image: NASA) https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/burgundy-bourgogne daily 0.75 2018-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1506889836504-70JGKRPQUQ08B2KW73SA/Burgundy+painting.jpg Burgundy — Bourgogne The Last Judgement by Rogier van der Weyden. Now you know what to expect. Both in Beaune and the afterlife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1506887117812-TFL467PZ44OY1HKLSMFP/TRAVEL+Burgundy+Bernard+Hudelot.jpg Burgundy — Bourgogne Holidaying with Monsieur Hudelot — you're be well looked after, and you may learn a little about wine vintages; depending on how much you can remember the next morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1506887931688-12WOY8K6Y8SKJ7M7L5PF/photo_chateau_clos_vougeot-2.jpg Burgundy — Bourgogne Château Clos Vougeot — a glorious Cistercian monastery, producing wine since the 12th century. Those boys in habits certainly knew how to live https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507067668565-U578ISUNZ43ZWRCHTEW9/4166.jpg Burgundy — Bourgogne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1506889022326-SRLKV7RHFCC5DFV5VHYP/BURGUNDY+MAP+Sennard.jpg Burgundy — Bourgogne A map of the vineyards of Phillipe Senard. You'll get one on your place-mat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1506886388812-WVQXYYLC4GA99UVDFQII/BURGUNDY+Hotel_Dieu_Beaune_3.jpg Burgundy — Bourgogne Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune, aka Hospices de Beaune, is a former charitable almshouse founded in 1443 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1506978414728-EHPS1WSPOV7PWX08K4AX/-+Bourgogne+map+copy.jpg Burgundy — Bourgogne Burgundy, once a major force in European affairs, retired from global politics to become a wine superpower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1506887539085-GOXGFZZKJNY6OZSQ0JI5/BURGUNDY+Senard.JPG Burgundy — Bourgogne Phillipe Senard's restaurant in Aloxe Corton — you may have, on occasion, pined for the perfect glass of Chablis to wash down some deep-fried, breaded brie with rosemary brioche. If so, the people of Burgundy have excellent news for you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1506889193522-S78GJSVK9L7CNJQ41SUI/TRAVEL+Burgundy+L%27Abbaye+de+la+Bussie%CC%80re.jpg Burgundy — Bourgogne L'Abbaye de la Bussière – a hotel with that certain 'I don't know what', although in French https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1509487547206-XBI74AT493RHM53VW08M/-+Cote_chalonnaises25percent.jpg Burgundy — Bourgogne Vineyards in Côte Chalonnaise — you can take a bicycle tour https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/dublin daily 0.75 2018-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507495898739-6JUB7XIEVE8WVJEFBVF2/Guinness+Storehouse.jpg Dublin The Guinness Storehouse — a remarkably sober building for a brewery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507502032410-2OIER4Z6EH9V7GZZPTLQ/Palace+bar50.jpg Dublin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507493116338-HORDFEX8XYY9UK37A8YO/maxresdefault.jpg Dublin A traditional session in the Cobblestone, Smithfield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507498291978-AV0X5GQ7I1NDHCJRDEO1/Glasnevin+Visitors+Centre-50.jpg Dublin Glasnevin Cemetery visitors' centre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507486742348-RYUBOH1GJRIOTIWAW6Z7/Ha%27penny+Bridge+across+the+Liffey.jpg Dublin The Ha'penny Bridge across the Liffey. Used to cost, yes, a halfpenny (€.087); today free of charge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507497989931-0DLGFDF5CPD17CAJ7NS4/Bacon%2C+Self-Portrait+%281975%29-1.jpg Dublin A Bacon selfie — a self-portrait of Francis, 1975 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507495131953-REU5URZ21WSD3W0AH1UT/Trinity+College+stephen-bergin-214607.jpg Dublin Trinity College Dublin — alma mater of Beckett, Swift, Goldsmith, William Congreve, Leo Varadkar, Bram Stoker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507501907743-PTLZ6W8YE4Y7FST4NSDL/Dawson%27s.jpg Dublin The small, but perfectly-formed Dawson Lounge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507505653028-RMEAWXPVSYL5L26U0Q2R/vk_replica_ship.jpg Dublin Dvblinia — Ain't nothing like a Dane The story of Dublin's Viking origins are unravelled at the Dvblinia Heritage Centre, situated in the former Synod Hall of the Church of Ireland. The gist of the story — and the Vikings were renowned for being only interested in gist — goes something like this: From the 830s large bands of Norsemen landed in Ireland, founding settlements such as Dubh Linn, Wexford, Waterford But, as is often the case, tribal fighting soon broke out. A sizable force of Danes joined with local Irish in a putsch against the Vikings. However, the men from the far North scored a fine away-win, with the two brothers Olaf the White and Ivar the Boneless subsequently turning Dublin into a major slaving centre. White and Boneless, despite sounding like an accountancy firm, then devised a cunning plan. In a complete reversal of historical template, our plucky Dane duo plotted to attack the island to the east, Britannia. But events, dear boy, events. Raiding parties would regularly hit Britain — business continued. However, the invaders were becoming increasingly embroiled in Ireland’s own personal wars. By the end of the 10th century they were turning on each other, becoming involved in widespread factional fighting. The final scene came in 1014 at Clontarf: Irish fought Irish, with Viking mercenaries on both sides. The Munster leader Brian Boru met forces led by the King of Leinster, Máel Mórda mac Murchada. Viking factions included mercenaries from Dublin and the Orkney Islands led by Sigtrygg the Squint-Eyed (really). It ended in a rout of the Máel Mórda's forces, but Brian Boru was killed by Norsemen fleeing the battle who stumbled on his tent. Viking influence in Irish affairs thereafter diminished, and Ireland returned to a fractious status quo between many small, separate kingdoms. But other visitors were waiting just across the Irish Sea . . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507502319637-PHH2XNACIICX82CMTAPP/wittgenstein+portrait50pc.jpg Dublin Wittgenstein — debating with himself whether to have the usual or not https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507505199760-2JH9V50T2XPR688A0Y3F/The+marriage+of+Aoife+and+Strongbow.jpg Dublin The Marriage of Aoife and Strongbow — a turning point in Irish history. OK, there have been so many, granted, but this is deffo a 24-carat, batteries included, cask-conditioned pivotal moment. The painting hangs in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507538910000-GV4VIWEVWU1R39XJT52H/Dean+Jonathan+Swift40.jpg Dublin Dean Jonathan Swift https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/rioja-alavesa daily 0.75 2017-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507840253690-WLS2E2M21JRNTO2DYPAD/calados22.jpg Rioja Alavesa La Casa Primicia Bodega in Laguardia-Biasteri — what any self-respecting wine cellar should look like https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507839297238-B268DY41KHWVHJLX7KO7/YSIOS+1.jpg Rioja Alavesa Ysios Bodega — several thousand barrels of Rioja call this home. A true monument to viticulture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507752134962-EB697GR3N9L4RACI72PX/Hotel+Marques+de+Riscal+atardeciendo+%28alta+resolucio%CC%81n%29.jpg Rioja Alavesa The Marqués de Riscal winery in Elciego, Rioja Alavesa "Do something understated," said the Marqués. "You know, nothing too showy." "Something like this?" Canadian architect Frank Gehry said. "Er. . . . ah, go on then." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507752623448-I54GZZ9SXN1PQ6E8AONN/Exterior+Ciudad+del+Vino+%2829%29.jpg Rioja Alavesa Another view of the Marqués de Riscal winery and hotel, jack-the-ladding it over the town of Elciego https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507753981727-UVS7UTU451A2IAUN0SFG/Marques+wine+cellar.jpg Rioja Alavesa After a good harvest, no shortage of corkage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507838321772-6SJFDI9JTEP16CN21FXS/New+Winery+1883_Daniel+del+Castillo_Alta.jpg Rioja Alavesa Wine making — the nub of the process being discussed here https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/dracula-and-bram-stoker daily 0.75 2017-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507927215362-24LYRGBHJ8YE0AS2L9HY/If+you+were+the+oly+ghoul+in+the+world+.Celebrations+continue+at+a+Goth+weekend+in+WHitby+.+.+.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker If you were the only ghoul in the world — Goth and Grebo happenings take place in Whitby throughout the year, reaching a crescendo at Halloween https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507923464462-N3KIW19OT4XMHXRVPQCD/Castle+Bran+Transylvania.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker Castle Bran in Transylvania — often touted as Castle Dracula, although there's no evidence that Bram Stoker even knew of its existence. Nonetheless, the Romanian Tourist Board will forever be grateful to the quiet civil servant from Dublin who gave them the ultimate horror story. Castle Bran, with a tenuous link to various Vlads, is today Romania's top tourist attraction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507923088687-Y6K9VBR9E6KBLKOG1RUI/DRACULA+BAT-n.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker Myths such as the blood-sucking Dracula occur with some regularity throughout the world. This, it is argued, is a result of Neanderthals being on the planet at the same time as Homo sapiens. And also, of course, the fact that real blood-sucking bats do exist. As well as real spooky things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507927541288-MPVHCS0BVN5101MP9913/HORROR+Draculaimage.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker With a dash of Gaelic and garlic added to a Gothic tale, Stoker transformed local literary elements into universal folk mythology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507906007225-CWLCVPG0YX6LUU24XCE9/Ghosts.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker All we have to fear is fear itself — oh, and those scary things that are likely to jump out behind you during the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507906647299-31PV9LX0FUL0TDYSPI1A/Banshee.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker A banshee keening and wailing — the one sound you probably don't want to hear. Pound to a penny it's unlikely to be uplifting news https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507909004785-7SJX31DJV3060OO2MF77/Leap+Castle+window-n.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker A window at Leap Castle, Co. Offaly, one of the most haunted castles in the world. Muscular Norman castles, variously haunted, dot the Irish countryside — undoubtedly an inspiration to Stoker     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507923759093-RVLINAD2GMT7HS3ZYAH2/florencebalcombe.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker Mrs Stoker, aka Florence Balcombe, from Co. Down, whose former suitor was Oscar Wilde. But no hard feelings — on the contrary, Stoker helped Wilde financially during the latter’s exile in France. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507906509294-RWMBLV8BNUQ2D22R3GJP/DRACULA+Whitby+Abbey.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker The gaunt, Gothic edifice of Whitby Abbey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507904489542-X4CHY8A007CMCDG5LPTX/DRACULA+Jonathan+Goddard+as+Dracula%2C+Mark+Bruce+Company+2013.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker Fangs for the memories — Jonathan Goddard as Dracula in a Mark Bruce Company dance adaptation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507906229363-LU3YRTAOFNKEHDJB3YGT/Dracula+Bram+Stoker.jpg Dracula and Bram Stoker Hardcore prawn — Bram Stoker said he dreamt the plot of Dracula in Whitby after dining on a seafood meal.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1507928557687-L1Y45WGRVU0P99DJ2JDT/Sheridan_Le_Fanu_002.png Dracula and Bram Stoker Sheridan Le Fanu — a major influence on Stoker. Many of the early big hitters in the horror genre were Irish including Le Fanu and Charles Maturin https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/arctic-circle-svalbard daily 0.75 2017-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508190753776-FY2XJ2MJOCRUVXZPOMT6/TRAVEL+Svalbard+Alarti.jpg Arctic Circle — Svalbard An almost balmy day on the beach for the author, just south of Prins Karls Forland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508189722174-ZLRSCPBIQI9MATELUJ7E/Longyearbyen.jpg Arctic Circle — Svalbard O Little Town of Longyearbyen — more polar bears than people live in these somewhat forbidding parts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508191266263-58O6JDLQ5VJP7V22G66P/Polar+bears.jpg Arctic Circle — Svalbard When a polar bear hides in the snow, he puts his paw over his nose to hide his black snout. Brain as well as brawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508189611142-E1ZW1Z2WT1QSJL57G2UA/Gun+warning+sign.jpg Arctic Circle — Svalbard "This town ain't big enough . . . " https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514330615338-A77WU4GTVS3K2S0LUKGO/Mal+-+gig+in+Chepstow+story.jpg Arctic Circle — Svalbard Where the words "A band on ship!" could easily be misconstrued. Mal on the fiddle, definitely not playing "Nearer my God to thee". Along with other members of the press corps, he attempted to keep spirits buoyant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514330486969-UUCL58SEVMEW3JZBURSH/chris-marquardt-274406%281%29.jpg Arctic Circle — Svalbard The countryside around Blubber Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508190327581-0RZKTOVGE06Y7VJBLYH0/TRAVEL+SVALBARD+Arctic.jpg Arctic Circle — Svalbard On board the Zodiac, heading for land https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508190527969-LVXDGQVLRVWUK6LUW0GJ/TRAVEL+Map+SVALBARD+Map+University+Library+of+Troms%C3%B8+Portion+of+1599+map+of+Arctic+exploration+by+Willem+Barentsz+Spitsbergen%2C+here+mapped+for+the+first+time+is+indicated+as+Het+Nieuwe+Land.jpg Arctic Circle — Svalbard A portion of 1599 map of Arctic exploration by Willem Barentsz, with Spitsbergen charted for the first time — as Het Nieuwe Land (Image: University Library of Tromsø) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508189898620-0FB8BGR507SKU03KTVMI/TRAVEL+SVALBARD+jay-ruzesky-84387.jpg Arctic Circle — Svalbard Celebrity big blubber — the walrus's thick skin means it's able to ward off those two Arctic killers: the polar bear and the extreme cold https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/white-christmas-odds daily 0.75 2017-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508440878224-CSFJ11F15OGZP3T0394Z/White+Christmas.jpg White Christmas odds https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/from-fahrenheit-to-celsius daily 0.75 2017-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508448444064-2LRC5Y59DLU7UHCYKK9X/Thirty+Six+Degrees+in+Rio.jpg From Fahrenheit to Celsius The mercury in Rio says it's 36 degrees C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33.3 degrees C at Kilkenny Castle, in 1887. So Rio wins, but only just. https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/south-africa daily 0.75 2017-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508704157121-6EHO1M2YYJ8E7SLXT1KV/The+Little+Karoo.jpg South Africa The Karoo — South Africa does New Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508706400543-OXWXXUZU1YVEVUXIY6IF/Birkenhead+House+Exterior+Photo.jpg South Africa Birkenhead House — prime location for surveying the Cape's many marine residents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508705988489-C2WZGALGM75MKLJXQLWT/A+lion+picured+at+Blauwbosch.jpg South Africa A-weem-a-weh — this one will sleep tonight alright; probably most of the day too. It's a tough job being an alpha predator, but somebody has to do it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508706080986-G27HLIDOA104AO8N8MK0/Gondwana+Bison.jpg South Africa Trying to decide what to have for breakfast at the Gondwana Game Reserve. Should I go for the grass followed by some more grass? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508706266194-RVQ21ZLW66X24WY7FJXU/Cape+Grace+Exterior+Harry+de+Zitter_preview-1.jpeg South Africa Cape Grace Hotel, with Table Mountain providing a suitably grand backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508708536864-NI4R02J1RHBRETM6TT1B/White+rhino+simon-greenwood-405961.jpg South Africa White rhino — one of the Big Five animals that call South Africa home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508705349906-WS3RF5QR42ACPT9LM8OO/Fynbo-n.jpg South Africa A protea growing along The Garden Route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508706615861-3QPHZB6W4LMWCR19VZ3P/wild-flowers-in-bloom-west-coast-national-park-1024x683.jpg South Africa Blooming show-offs — The Garden Route is host to several hundred species of plants and flowers, some exclusive to this small corner of Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508708393454-ZJVQE5P3BKMZHNRWGMC3/Elephants+simon-greenwood-405956%281%29.jpg South Africa Trunk route — several hundred tons of elephant on the move (Image: Simon Greenwood) https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/hamburg daily 0.75 2017-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508884147210-WXUZBB54BR8WJP0NVIUY/HAMBURG+Pauli+Quay%3F.jpg Hamburg Harbouring great delights — Landungsbrücken (piers) in the Pauli quarter of Hamburg, home to working docks, the Reeperbahn, and pubs frequented by old sea dogs, mariners and stevedores https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508956628018-2140TXTOANKQ8V2VO93A/slider_tagansicht.jpg Hamburg The Atlantic Kempinski, overlooking the Alster. Be sure to ask for a room with a lake view, although it'll cost you extra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508886968077-5KEG735L2SA4BQ89F0AU/HAMBURG+skating+on+the+Alster.jpg Hamburg Hamburg does winter exceptionally well, and on a crisp day the Alster lake does a fine impression of a Bruegel painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508887487170-JZOS1J40ARC2JJOMJR39/HAMBURG+Miniatur+World7770+2.jpg Hamburg Miniatur Wunderland — trains and boats and planes in minuscule detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508958916769-QPP23IXKHLE8A1V8EMRS/lw0732_70545767_720x450.jpg Hamburg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508959354387-FBO61R2543DFZI7MCKKJ/HAMBURG+cranes+on+the+harbour.jpg Hamburg Even the ocean-going cruise was invented here, that's how nautical Hamburg is. Herr Rob Sloman offered the world’s first cruise aboard his frigate ‘Germania’ back in 1846. 'The Hamburg', Herr Sloman's paddle steamer, advertised cruises to Hull, England. The man in charge of Sloman's operations was presumably sacked in short order due to lack of imagination in both naming boats and choosing destinations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508885735488-2P67NJ3T3KJ0TKI7DXD1/Brahms-n.jpg Hamburg Johannes Brahms — a local boy. Felix Mendelssohn was also a Hamburger, while the greatest of them all, Johann Sebastian Bach, was born up the road in another Hanseatic city, Leipzig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508885288696-G1VH0ONI35S1E71HMJ53/HAMBURG+Poggenmu%CC%88hle%2C+Hamburg%2C+Germany++patrick-baum-194690.jpg Hamburg Hamburg's extravagant number of canals means they have more bridges than Venice – over 2400 cross the 55km of waterways in the city. Gondolences to the Venetians; and that’s the last pun you’re getting here. So move along please. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508887703576-7ALNKCH9NU2ZBCW3N7DN/HAMBURB+LOVIS+CORINTH+%281858%E2%80%931925%29+Nach+dem+Bade+Strumpf+anziehende+Frau+1906.jpg Hamburg Lovis Corinth's Nach dem Bade in the Kunsthalle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1508886700286-VD3V8N4GVQ9V9VUAVEWR/HAMBURG+Landungsbru%CC%88cken%2C+St+Michael%27s+Church.jpg Hamburg The Hamburg skyline, featuring the spire of St Michaelis-Kirche — although situated 110km upriver, Hamburg earns its seaport title because large vessels are easily accommodated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1509360342603-7XHMUHAVEQWIFDMKFU1U/-+Elbphilharmonie.jpg Hamburg 360 degree views of Hamburg are available from the top floor of the Elbephilharmonie, perched right above the harbour https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/basel-switzerland daily 0.75 2017-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511300764003-8MRZ4EHY9U3HP2OHE7SN/BASEL+Restaurant+Acqua+2__c_+Basel+Tourismus.jpg Basel, Switzerland Acqua — perfect setting for louche behaviour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511305477062-AADVACS722G2GJYXW9V9/BASEL+Def+Johann+Wanner+Christmas+House_%28c%29+Johann+Wanner.jpg Basel, Switzerland Herr Wanner's Crimbo emporium — not a pop-up shop. You can do your seasonal shopping here the whole year round. (Closed on Christmas Day.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511264809719-Z84W8L0K4FKE1K3A4SE6/Basel+main+pic.jpg Basel, Switzerland Used to be that visitors to Basel fell into one of two categories: (a) discerning; (b) changing trains. No longer — today this gem on the Rhine is now a destination for art, cultural and architecture pilgrims from all over the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511277782768-4D4V7D08WZ9JF3VCB0FK/Commuting+in+Basel.jpg Basel, Switzerland Cool commuting in Basel — pop your stuff into a watertight buoyancy bag (called a Wickelfisch) and float on home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511299703119-L6UZU1GIGCPHWUI7BCKU/BASEL+Grand+Hotel+Les+Trois+Rois+2__c_+Grand+Hotel+Les+Trois+Rois.jpg Basel, Switzerland Afternoon tea at Les Trois Rois. Switzerland remains a cake superpower, so how come in this land of gargantuan portions of desserts, not to mention cheese and chocolates, the citizens are among the most svelte and classy-looking in Europe? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511298567617-CEAZGVYCX3KX9CJ9SSBD/BASEL+VitraHaus-n2.jpg Basel, Switzerland The VitraHaus building designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The building is part of Vitra Campus, a collection of works by the likes of Frank Ghery, Zaha Hadid, Alvaro Siza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511276569867-F7KTXZLHXF1J9TNRLNLX/Tinguely+Brunnen+im+Winter__c_+Basel+Tourismus.jpg Basel, Switzerland Winter suits the Tinguely Museum rather well https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511265571786-IUYVH9M7Q0ANOB7QV01U/BASEL+ehemalige+Warteck-Brauerei__c_+Basel+Tourismus.jpg Basel, Switzerland Even functionality in Basil comes elegantly packaged. This fire escape for the Warteck-Brauerei has both panic and panache in mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511300007655-2H0T70076XDVZSMIK1P6/BASEL+Hotel+Krafft.jpg Basel, Switzerland The Krafft Hotel — Herman Hesse, René Magritte and Roy Lichtensein have all enjoyed B&B here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511265834348-T1K5ALA7RTMEU3CR7QGB/BASEL+Stellwerk+Basel_%28c%29+Fotopaulus+Foto+Alexander+Paulus.jpg Basel, Switzerland The quite unnecessarily beautiful Herzog and de Meuron’s shimmering, rust-coloured Stellwork Signal Box, sheathed in horizontal copper strips. Basel is a pivotal point in the rail networks of Europe, so a state-of-the-art signal box is required. But don’t expect to see men in overalls and flat caps standing at a row of levers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1511300343997-VZNBE4Q14RJ7OCPVV9V4/BASEL+Roter+Ba%CC%88ren__c_+Basel+Tourismus.jpg Basel, Switzerland The Roter Bären, one of the top tables in Basel. They even let you in if you play a guitar https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/sunsets-1 daily 0.75 2017-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1512295544248-ZR9P6LAJ0FA42HQ7VBND/Hawthorn+at+sunset.jpg Sunsets More sunsets — this time over Dundalk Bay, Co. Louth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1512389432443-TE4EP6C6WOPCATZRL0IT/River+walk+Freshford-n.jpg Sunsets Twilight in Wiltshire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1512293970813-PHY0RM6A56KDF22GI3K5/WEATHER+Sunset+at+Westwood+2.jpg Sunsets Sunset at Westwood, Wiltshire https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/donegal-weather daily 0.75 2017-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1512403278677-UN2E3VESYBAH5H01RMRG/Harbour%2C+Co.+Donegal+01.jpg Donegal weather Blue-sky thinking in Donegal — a fine day at a north-west harbour despite what Met Éireann says https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/doing-ryanairs-job-admirably daily 0.75 2017-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513710051583-J4AONX93LX7VRT47WVI4/Michael_O%E2%80%99Leary%2C_CEO%2C_Ryanair_%2816971013908%29.jpg Doing Ryanair's job admirably Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary — in full flight in front of an audience at the World Travel & Tourism Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513710767432-64DO5O1BGIVKMY9FYLZO/800px-Ryanair_pescara_04-1.jpg Doing Ryanair's job admirably https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-free-meal daily 0.75 2017-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513712979435-VGU9QHN7DEMIIEP45TIF/1+TRAVEL+Free+meals+Arcturus+pic-n.jpg There is such a thing as a free meal No need to bother the cabin crew if you're hungry — indeed, no need to bother catching the plane at all (Image: Arcturus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513713114935-IYZYPVXJTQOWHN7NPW8F/-TRAVEL+Free+meals.jpg There is such a thing as a free meal https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/dartmouth-devon-england daily 0.75 2017-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513724702928-X1C2V7EK8P4LD7KLSQR3/Hercules-Goodrington-web2.jpg Dartmouth, Devon, England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513720426013-79UUU49ACRFB0X2I5MBM/Dartmouth+top+picture.jpg Dartmouth, Devon, England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513720614697-Q0KOFDQU9NT4FYTREHAT/Dartmouth%2C_the_Cherub_Inn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1468150.jpg Dartmouth, Devon, England The Cherub Inn — an intoxicating place for 500 years https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/spain-carmona daily 0.75 2017-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513979486583-ALRC6EHIF674VS867TMU/ruby-2n.jpg Spain — Carmona Don Pedro the Cruel's ruby, taking centre stage on the Queen's crown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513976647869-25JVRM4QMISUXP1842IL/SPAIN+jamonjamon.jpg Spain — Carmona A still from the 1992 Bigas Lunas film Jamón Jamón, which works as a very reasonable summing up of the area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513961605310-EHWHZ4JT6UONZW6PNWUM/Carmona+church.jpg Spain — Carmona Going downtown — turn left by the church, and at the next church do a right; you can't miss it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513975911475-5T3RL7WF0DI3U9UDY45Z/Carmona+2+shop.jpg Spain — Carmona Tip top tapas in Cramona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513961049289-RX3DTSHGXNMQVFXJQQRM/-MAIN+PIC.jpg Spain — Carmona Castles in Spain. And churches, They have plenty in Carmona, with some to spare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513961481289-T5KLHV3F41HKSB2S3IET/Carmona+view.jpg Spain — Carmona The view from the Parador, across the plains of Seville. You could drive across it tomorrow if you don't drink too much sherry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513978132057-SM1FABVRYM8H7176NR00/parador_de_carmona-n.jpg Spain — Carmona The courtyard of the Carmona Parador, formerly the fortress home of Pedro the Cruel, 14th century King of Castile. The courtyard overlooks the heated swimming (not there in King Pedro's time) https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/aerospace-bristol daily 0.75 2017-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513988129222-PACK9S8DUKDR3ZI0DU1N/Concorde+%E2%80%94%C2%A0Aerospace+Bristol%281%29.jpg Aerospace Bristol Concorde — when aviation technology finally caught up with paper aeroplanes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514027715746-4CYBFCCX2D88ZWTQK0RT/The+Bristol+Scout+-+1914-n.jpg Aerospace Bristol The Wright stuff. The Bristol Scout began manufacture in 1914, just 11 years after the very first powered flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514021061575-2OVQHCXA63VFDQ1HZ6E3/Flying+high+at+twice+the+speed+of+sound-n.jpg Aerospace Bristol Flying high at twice the speed of sound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514035664724-6785AI1POTRLBDATM1VB/1953+Bristol+403+saloon+car+.jpg Aerospace Bristol Transports of delight — the 1953 Bristol 403 saloon car (image: Aerospace Bristol) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514022419588-E06CGWXJQ2YNGUU6PNJS/Sea+Harrier-n.jpg Aerospace Bristol The Harrier Jump Jet — made in Bristol from 1967 onwards (image: Aerospace Bristol) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1513991859376-PDH1Q6U8Y8TP42UGPEC2/toulouse-lautrec-moulin-rouge_1-e1486057244146-670x400.jpg Aerospace Bristol Le Moulin Rouge in Paris by Toulouse Lautrec. Bristol man George White was in Paris on a fact-finding mission — he appears to have uncovered at least two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514021251552-TPAZ65JH934I9HHRNZM6/Concorde+%E2%80%94%C2%A0the+driver%27s+seat+2-n.jpg Aerospace Bristol Concorde — the driver's seat https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/bath-england daily 0.75 2018-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514841308526-1O5HGFNFHY7IKJMYCG9S/The+Spring+Overflow.jpg Bath — England What the Romans ever did for us — well, this spring overflow for a start. It helps adjust the pressure of spa water along an intricate network of tunnels. The principle is still used in water conveyance under Bath streets today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514846369447-KLBHZXOUVFDSCJM82AFW/Bath+street+scene-n.jpg Bath — England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514836115016-SWG89WVLTQAD0RJKJJ2W/Bath+panorama.jpg Bath — England Bath panorama —a view that has scarcely changed in three hundred years (Image: Deri Robins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514836616648-PK4IJGE1IIFT2FOYMQKT/Roman+Baths+1.jpg Bath — England The Roman Baths — a haven for centurions newly-returned from Scotland. It was tiring work for the average Roman in the Gloamin', so Bath was a welcome change from the drudgery of guard duty on Hadrian's Wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514842332760-3PY7YEEFPT4MIRP9EE4W/Bath_Circus_3.JPG Bath — England The Circus — Georgian architecture at its finest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514843842588-L0ELIDXOSAEF5UGRIYS3/BATH+The+Abbey.jpg Bath — England Divine architecture — the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514842584315-A4ASILB82AZN1FLVAENJ/BATH+Pulteney+Bridge-n.jpg Bath — England Pulteney Bridge — right up there with anything Venice has to offer. You'll hardly be able to stop yourself saying, "What news on the Rialto?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514845964799-U12DO5QK9RNOVIEA17PJ/BATH+Sally+Lunn.jpg Bath — England Sally Lunn's — purveyor of carbohydrates to the people of Bath since the 18th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1514843600240-X4FMGM1OCJIBMUJXKJTT/Airon+a++G-strng.png Bath — England Air on a G String? Actually, more likely to be a jig or a reel from this well-balanced busker https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/the-mosselle-valley-germany daily 0.75 2018-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515015249802-NMB6SUNK3YAQ6EEQ6J6A/Moseele+%09Moselle+wine+region+%E2%80%93+Kro%CC%88v+and+vineyards.jpg Moselle Valley — Germany The Moselle — vines and views down the valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515011750369-NJC3DNOKMDLCLOF1OFAU/Main+Piture.jpg Moselle Valley — Germany Choosing cruising — a gentle way to see the Moselle Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515016395369-18JJJHUKIMVTXIU5CSZ3/Trier%3AMoselle-+Porta+Nigra%2C+at+dusk.jpg Moselle Valley — Germany "Veni, Vidi, Velcro" — I came, I saw, I stuck around. Thus nearly spake Augustus Caesar. The Romans certainly left their mark on this westerly outpost of the empire: Trier still has the Porta Nigra gate, the ruins of Roman baths, an amphitheatre, and a bridge over the Moselle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515023023287-J7R05ASQT2VI529N15AQ/1200px-Trier_Dom_BW_1.JPG Moselle Valley — Germany The High Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515019451521-ZCQ3PFAV6NQ7SZM3WIXG/header_Mosel_HotelBellevue_Direkt-am-Moselufer.jpg Moselle Valley — Germany The Jugendstilhotel Bellevue — an art nouveau gem in Traben -Trarbach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515019763097-OWKI885AKWMXHPC4RW2G/Fachkaul-Harvest-1200x800.jpg Moselle Valley — Germany Harvest time — the precious produce has to be collected by hand. No self-respecting machine would agree to work on a gradient like this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515012026627-XJD73IXVPYK674SPIXTA/Bremmer+Calmot.jpg Moselle Valley — Germany The Bremmer Calmont vineyards are blessed — a slaty terrain, a south-facing aspect, and a few months where the temperature is around freezing, ideal so that the roots of the vines can rest. In fact the only problem is having to work at an angle of 70 degrees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515014606815-0KPNO9P0XR0CCWP31S29/Bernkastel-Kues+at+the+river+Moselle-+ruin+Landshut++.jpg Moselle Valley — Germany A ruined castle near the town of Bernkastel-Hues. There are so many castles in these parts that in comparison, Scotland look undefended https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515017124601-JWGDMCT9D7ZXEXLJHICF/MOSELLE+Title-+Moselle+wine+region+%E2%80%93+vineyards+in+Wehlen.jpg Moselle Valley — Germany https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/the-book-of-kells daily 0.75 2018-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515179784516-55PIJR6REPOATND5HL58/Book+of+Kells+2.jpg The Book of Kells Both images from the Book of Kells are courtesy of the Board of Trinity College Dublin — and of course the four blokes who produced the originals back in the 9th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515179589588-ZF687GRJL5LUW0X4DYI9/Book+of+Kells+1-n.jpg The Book of Kells https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515180334512-HWE66IEX3ZJ89K7DUOMT/Book+of+Kells+The+Long+Room+Wendy+Mitchell.jpg The Book of Kells The Long Room in the Old Library of Trinity College Dublin, wherein lies the Book of Kells (Image: Wendy Mitchell) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515179702466-XQ59EA2XGXW4AV2JSTSU/Book+of+Kells+Iona+Island.jpg The Book of Kells The island of Iona — the Book of Kells may have been written here https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/munich-germany daily 0.75 2018-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515421535842-CD2VO7NXI2AHJ7UZZCR1/Brass+parade+at+the+Munich-n.jpg Munich — Germany While my euphonium gently weeps — if oompah music is your preferred romantic soundtrack, you're in luck at the Oktoberfest, where marching bands provide an ever-present background to the serious business of drinking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515441071282-AHHDKMQPSW6HW3R8K10E/The+Frauenkirche+Cathedral+by+night.jpg Munich — Germany The Frauenkirche, Munich's cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515365823712-E58L4SBHXDI111VPK1L3/Munich+Dokumentationszentrum_ga-munich-4n.jpg Munich — Germany The Dokumentationzentrum — detailing the bleak side of Munich's history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515422261064-6J4Q596WISJTZXC4DTDF/cars+on+show+in+the+BMW+Museum.jpg Munich — Germany BMW — Bubble Cars to the latest hi-tech sports car are on show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515441696315-H6VVLFCNCJZ6Q08MGJ3Q/River-Surf-Eisbach-Munich-Germany-n.jpg Munich — Germany Everybody's gone surfin' — well, at least five people have gone surfin', river-surfing that is, right in the heart of Munich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515441867223-WRKHCTUNLMPFHRT24JXM/Illuminated+Allianz+Arena+at+night-n+.jpg Munich — Germany The Allianz Arena — a temple to Germany's, and Bavaria's, world class footballing skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515198688675-6I4XWGDKLVBJZ7UFS37Z/-+MAIN+PIC+Munich+Nymphenburg+Palace+in+the+evening+2-n.jpg Munich — Germany Nymphenburg Palace — a Baroque extravaganza where the rulers of Bavaria enjoyed a little downtime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515199919546-1TM6Q0WK1N3LWV30TOO4/Munich+Riva+Tal.jpg Munich — Germany The Riva Tal pizzeria in Munich's Altstadt. Not just beer and sausages, but wine and pizza are available throughout the city. Munich — with some justification — is often regarded as Italy's most Northern city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515364090566-ATUK315TI5KLY97B9RFI/hb-keller-n.jpg Munich — Germany The Hofbräukeller — a historic site, but not always in a good way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515442489613-DAQRMEH0N302N7SUE3NI/hofbraeuhaus-muenchen1.jpg Munich — Germany The Hofbräuhaus — serving typical Teutonic tucker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e15836bf629afc26201272/1515365000989-XEMCT7PGF1M9VBZZ50TH/sausages+patrick-selin-429436+3n.jpg Munich — Germany Sausage opportunities occur throughout the city https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/contact-bedford daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1390510556456-TV8RZ8LOBB3L6TBXFWZD/tumblr_mkrr2pZQ851rkz363o2_1280.jpg Contact https://www.malrogersisoutofoffice.com/new-products daily 0.75 2017-04-03