Adventure travel writing (samples):
- Igloo building in Slovakia (The Sunday Times UK)
- Packrafting in Tuscany (Hemispheres magazine, United Airlines, USA)
- Exploring Tuscany by water (Discovery magazine, Cathay Pacific Airlines)
- Hiking and glamping in the Caucasus Mountains, country of Georgia (The Sunday Times UK)
- Get Into the Wild in Alaska (The Irish Independent)
- Go with the floe – an ice cave adventure in Alaska (The Sunday Times)
- Grizzy bear encounters – Vancouver Island, Canada (The Irish Independent)
- Uncovered corner of Patagonia, Chile (The San Francisco Chronicle)
- Sailing to the remote Myeik Archipelago, southern Burma/Myanmar (The San Francisco Chronicle)
- Hiking in the Faroe Islands (The Irish Independent)
- Wild nights out – night adventures in Ireland(The Sunday Times)
- Adventure Sligo, Ireland (The Irish Independent)
- Adventure Renaissance Tuscany (Men’s Journal magazine, USA)
- Walking the Via Francigena, Italy (The Irish Independent)
- Southern Star – from Santiago to Patagonia, Chile (The Irish Independent)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVEL
- The essential guide to Dublin
- Ten best things to do Ireland
- The essential guide to visiting Ireland
- The secrets under the Irish bog
DEPARTURES
- Finding Clarity on Cape Clear Island [Read as PDF for phone or PDF for web browser]
- Where to eat, stay and explore in Dublin
THE IRISH INDEPENDENT
- Adventure Island
- A-Z of the Wild Atlantic Way
- Big in Japan – a trip to Tokyo and Kyoto
- Derry Delight – a stay at the Ebrington Hotel
- Magic on the Mullet Peninsula, Mayo
- Lake Maggiore Magic
- The Glacier Express and Switzerland by rail
- The best Irish Castles
- Ireland Unlocks – Donegal
- Bear Necessities – Vancouver Island, Canada
- Unforgettable things to do in Japan
- So near, so Faroe – the Faroe Islands
- 50 Seaside Secrets of Ireland
- Adventure Sligo
- The perfect day in Amsterdam East
- Czech mate – three alternatives to Prague
- Amalfi Highs – seeing the Amalfi Coast from above
- Walking the Via Francigena, Italy
- Raising Arizona, Southwest USA
- Exploring Berlin’s quirky side
- Zanzibar – Spice of life on Africa’s paradise islands
- A day in CS Lewis’s Belfast
- The world’s top 10 sailing holidays
- Top 25 things to do in Italy
- Now You’re Talking – Spanish Immersion at Pueblo Español
- The difference is Split, Croatia
- Wonderful Warsaw
- A perfect day in Buenos Aires
- Get Into the Wild in Alaska
- Delicious Dubrovnik
- A perfect day in The Loop, Chicago
- Balkan magic in Macedonia
- Cool Kilkenny
- 30 Things To Do in Ireland
- Amsterdam Noord – the Netherlands’ hottest ticket
- Southern Star – from Santiago to Patagonia, Chile
- At home in Argentina
- Bog snorkelling in Monaghan
- Secret Gothenburg: Swede Dreams
- Game of Thrones, Season 5 – the ultimate location guide
- Mediterranean magic on the island of Gozo
- Six Of The Best Cycling Holidays
- Fjord Escort – a coastal trip in Norway
- New Depths in Iceland
BBC TRAVEL
AFAR.COM
- An off-season trip in Connemara, Ireland
- The perfect long weekend in Dublin
- Where to stargaze in Ireland
- Seven cool things to do in Dublin
- The five best gourmet markets in Madrid
- Five ways to see a glacier in Alaska
- Ireland’s leap year tradition
- Haunted castles where Hallowe’en began
- Afar Guide to Ireland
THE IRISH EXAMINER
- The insider’s guide to Galway
- The insider’s guide to North Kerry
- The insider’s guide to South Kerry
- Exploring Connemara’s winter wilderness
- Secret spots in Donegal
THE SUNDAY TIMES – UK
THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
THE SUNDAY TIMES – IRELAND
- Temples and Tech – old and new Japan
- History lies beneath Céide Fields, Mayo
- Adventures on the River Danube
- Adventures on Vancouver Island
- Hiking in Georgia
- Summer on the islands, Croatia
- Florence and Amalfi, Italy without the crowds
- Remote places in Ireland
- Dublin adventures
- Forest adventures in Wicklow
- Whiskey revival in The Liberties, Dublin
- Wild nights out – night adventures in Ireland
- West Cork Islands
- Adventure in Sligo
- Czech out the capital’s bohemian little brother, Brno
- Blazing saddles in Southwest USA
- Adventure in Tuscany, Italy
- Something to Write Home About – Heaney Homeplace
- Go with the floe – an ice cave adventure in Alaska
- A tapas tour of Madrid
- Step In The Light Direction – visiting the Great Irish lighthouses
- Literary Chicago
- South of Silence, Chile
- Slow Boat Around Burma
- A Tale of Three Cities – Seville, Dubrovnik, Lisbon
- Sheep Thrills – learning about shepherding in the West of Ireland
THE WASHINGTON POST
- How to explore Dublin Bay by water
- Sea swimming in Dublin Bay
- How Dublin changed in 2020
- Postcard from Dublin (print)
- Postcard from Dublin (online)
- A local’s guide to Dublin
- A distillery crawl in the Dublin Liberties
- What our city guide writers are doing during the Covid 19 pandemic
AARP
BLOOMBERG
- Where to go in 2024: Belfast, Northern Ireland (online)
- Where to go in 2024: Belfast (PDF from magazine)
HEMISPHERES MAGAZINE – United Airlines inflight
- The Lesson – Zazen Meditation, Japan
- The not-so-dry dock – Titanic Distillers, Belfast
- A walk with the Ainu people in Hokkaido, Japan
- Feeling the Blueways
- Straat Museum
- Inishtrahull island
- Rope art
- Packrafting in Tuscany
- Forgotten China – The Memento
- Flower Power – the Smartflower at Sorrel River Ranch
SHONDALAND
Virtuoso Magazine
THE BOSTON GLOBE
- Isle of Skye in Scotland casts its surreal spell (online)
- Isle Of Skye in Scotland casts its surreal spell (PDF)
- Game Of Thrones locations travel feature (online)
- Game of Thrones Locations travel feature (PDF)
CARA MAGAZINE – Aer Lingus inflight
- Inishowen, Donegal
- Forest bathing in Wicklow
- Secret Sligo
- 10 Best cycling cities
- 48 Hours in Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Majestic Barcelona
- Five thrilling Irish adventures
- Five cool caves to visit in Ireland
- Ireland’s amazing Cliff Walks
- Wex Appeal – Wexford, Ireland
- Five Best Seaside Retreats
- Coast With The Most – Split, Croatia
- 48 Hours in Split, Croatia
- Guiding Lights – Ireland’s best lighthouses
- Warsaw, Cara magazine, July 2016
WANDERLUST MAGAZINE
- Lost and Found, Islands on the Wild Atlantic Way, Oct/Nov 2024
- Short break, Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland, 2021
HURTIGRUTEN MAGAZINE
INSIDER.COM
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
- One Day One Place, Amsterdam-Noord (online)
- One Day One Place, Amsterdam-Noord (PDF)
- One Day One Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland (online)
- One Day One Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland (PDF)
- One Day One Place, Warsaw, Poland (online)
- One Day One Place, Warsaw, Poland (PDF)
- One Day One Place, Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (online)
- One Day One Place, Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (PDF)
- Uncovered corner of Patagonia (PDF)
- Pure Nature in Patagonia, Chile (online)
- Sailing in the remote Myeik Archipelago, southern Burma (online)
THE GUARDIAN
- On the Blueway to Tipperary
- Sweet beams – a lighthouse stay in Northern Ireland
- Building the Transcaucasian Trail
- Amsterdam Noord
- Five of the best surf lodges in Portugal
- 100 years on, the Titanic is bigger than ever in Belfast
- Roads to freedom – Cork for foodies
MENS JOURNAL MAGAZINE
ALASKA BEYOND MAGAZINE – Alaska Airlines inflight
DISCOVERY MAGAZINE – Cathay Pacific inflight
AMERICAN WAY – American Airlines inflight
THE TELEGRAPH
DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL — TRAVELDK.COM
THE INDEPENDENT — INDEPENDENT.CO.UK
- The London cabbie who photographs landmarks at dawn
- Total Spanish immersion at Pueblo Espanol
- We Hate Tourism tours in Lisbon
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
FODOR’S TRAVEL
TIME OUT
TUSCAN GURU
FOOD REPUBLIC.COM
- The story of Gnocchi Day in Argentina
- The craft beer revolution: where to drink craft beer in Dublin
- Why Ġbejniet cheese is worth going to Gozo for
- The Ten Best Pubs in Dublin For Culture
BUZZ.IE
- Night of the volcanoes – an off-road adventure in Wales
- Making fires and gutting rabbits – a survival course
THE SUNDAY BUSINESS POST
THE IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY
- The Great Outdoors – Ontario, September 2014
- Golden gate memories – San Francisco, May 2014
- A whole new angle on New York City – The High Line, May 2014
- A last pristine frontier – sailing in the Myeik Archipelago, Myanmar/Burma
- Scene of thrones – Game of Thrones, Dubrovnik
- Escape to the islands of Malta and Gozo
- Eider And The Isles – Norway
- The Titanic Reborn – Belfast
- Le Marche on your stomach – Italy
- Falling in love with the mighty Aphrodite – Cyprus
- Down in the new Amsterdam
- Sailing on the Royal Clipper
- Sailing in the Whitsunday Islands Australia
ASTA NETWORK MAGAZINE (American Society of Travel Agents)
POSTCARDS MAGAZINE (Consumer magazine of Travel Leaders in the US)
THE IRISH TIMES
- Gather Ye – Stories From The Gathering
- Let there be Light – Lighthouse Grebeni, Croatia
- Amalfi Delivers
- Old masters at the art of the good life, Amsterdam
- Snow good in Lapland
- Whiskey Galore
- Treasures of Assisi and Orvieto
- Winter surfing
- Irish Times Magazine: Orange Squash (The Netherlands)
YAHOO.COM TRAVEL
THE NATIONAL (UAE)
- A Slavic secret – Zagreb
- High-energy hit – Dublin
- The Flavours of Europe Mingle into Dubrovnik
- A Cascade of Colours in Positano, Italy
METRO HERALD
- Snorkelling in the Silfra Fissure, Iceland, January 2014
- Skiing in Whistler, Canada
- A Head Start For The Hills
- A nice spot in Dalmatia – Croatia
- Live the High Life in Meribel, France
- From Venice to Istanbul
- Unlocking the secrets of Zagreb
- Amsterdam Nord
- Skiing in Whistler, Canada
- Property in Budapest (Hungary)
GREENTRAVELLER.CO.UK
- Ancient traditions on Gozo island
- Exploring the Gothenburg Archipelago, Sweden
- Feeling the blues – and golds – of Gozo
- The Green Guide to Gozo – Travel Guide for Greentraveller
- Surfing in Ericeira, Portugal
- Highlands and low valleys in the Isle of Skye, Scotland
- Let yourself go in Gozo
- Between the land and the sea in Morlaix, France
- Torrisdale Castle, Kintyre, Scotland
- A Mountain of legends in Sligo, Ireland
- The Bergen to Oslo railway, Norway
- The Organic Food Trail in Finland
- A coastal voyage in Norway
- Sailing Scotland’s west coast
- La Tavola Marche organic farm, inn and cooking school in Le Marche, Italy
- A visit to Casal dei Fichi in Le Marche, Italy
- Five green and unusual ways to see Berlin
- The Green Guide to Berlin
- Discovering the Shores of Lough Neagh
BRISBANE AIRPORT MAGAZINE
STAR CHIC MAGAZINE
- Gateway to Japan – exploring Western Japan
- The perfect winter’s day in Amsterdam
- Light up your life – in Amsterdam
- Go Dutch in a floral wonderland
- The two sides of Athens, Greece
- Surfing in Ericeira, Portugal
- Lovely Lisbon is full of charm -Portugal
- Cycling the Great Western Greenway, Ireland
- Weddings in Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Hidden Sligo, Ireland
- Taste of Italy – Le Marche
- Loving London
IRELAND MAGAZINE – Tourism Ireland
PRIVATE ISLANDS MAGAZINE (CANADA/USA)
Contributing editor, Spring Summer 2013 (Editor, Tony Robbins)
Contributing editor, Fall/Winter 2012 (Editor, David Copperfield):
Contributing editor, Spring/Summer 2012, (Editor Richard Branson):
- Cebaco Island, Panama
- Jicaro Island and the Karen Emanuel Story, Nicaragua
- Georgian Bay, Canada
- Little Hawkins Island, Georgia
Contributing editor, Fall/winter 2011/12:
Contributing editor, Spring/Summer 2011:
- Renting a private yacht in the South Pacific
- Lighthouse rentals off Croatia’s coast
- Shades of Green: Ireland’s islands
- Isola Marinella: The Emerald Coast’s hidden gem, Sardinia, Italy
Contributor, Fall/Winter 2010-11
IRISH BRIDES MAGAZINE
- 10 Reasons to Honeymoon in Alaska
- A honeymoon in Patagonia, Chile
- Island In The Sun: Sicily, Italy, Honeymoon
- Amalfi Coast, Italy honeymoon
- Ocean Jewel: Dubrovnik, Croatia
THE IRISH DAILY STAR
Author, Holiday Guide 2012, including:
- The best of Norway in a day
- Best Year Ever On The Piste
- The Safaris And Sands of Magical Kenya
- In Ship Shape to Celebrate (Northern Ireland 2012)
- Cruise into 2012 in Style
- Holidays For The Over 55s
ABROAD MAGAZINE
- Six of the best…Sailing Holidays
- Six of the best – Romantic getaways
- Europe’s most high tech hotel
- Berlin Bites – a food tour of Berlin
- Six of the best- Winter breaks
- Croatia’s Crown – Exploring the Dalmatian Coast
- New Wave – A Mediterranean Cruise
- Five of the best – Islands in Ireland
- Concierge – Amsterdam
- Six of the best – Bargain breaks
- Five of the best – unusual places to stay in Ireland
The Irish Garden magazine
- Garden Trails and Shows to visit in 2012
- Short breaks for autumn
- Days Away – Roscommon
ShermansTravel.com (USA)
- Ireland Guide (update 2011)
- Dublin Mini Guide (author, 2007)
- Dublin Spotlight (author, 2007)
Decision Magazine
Hotel reviews – Good Housekeeping
- The Westbury
- The Merrion
- The Shelbourne
- The Fitzwilliam Hotel
- Anantara The Marker
- The Conrad Hotel
- Intercontinental Dublin Hotel
- The Dylan
- The Royal Marine Hotel
- Wren Urban Nest
- Herbert Park Hotel
- The Devlin
- Number 31
- The Wilder
- Stauntons On The Green
- The Alex
- Trinity City Hotel
- Clayton Hotel Dublin
- Orania, Berlin, Germany
- Majestic Hotel, Barcelona, Spain
- Hotel Bellevue, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Palazzo Avino, Ravello, Italy
Going.com