Everybody knows that Japan is the most expensive place on the planet, right? Eh, wrong. In today’s Irish Times, I’m busting some of those myths with my list of cheap eats options in this most extraordinary country. Now I can stop boring my friends with my Japanese holiday stories and force them to read about [...]

I’ve written before about the ease of finding cheap eats in London which, despite several months in travel in Japan, Borneo, Australia and New Zealand, is still one of my favourite cities in the world. A reliable regular in London is The Breakfast Club, which is not really just a breakfast club, as they also [...]

I’ve recently returned from my annual food pilgrimage to Kinsale in Co. Cork, a Mecca for Irish food-lovers. I had some amazing meals this trip so instead of bombarding you with several different reviews I’m going to condense them all into one. I headed down with a friend and my sister, we had it all [...]

Right. I’m off to Japan to sample all the delicious cuisine. Actually, I’m going on a bit of a world trip, taking in three weeks in Japan, a month in Borneo, a few days in Singapore, a month in Australia, six or so weeks in New Zealand, and ten days in Fiji to cap it [...]

Top question on everybody’s lips when I got back from India: “Did you get Delhi belly?” Now, this isn’t going to be the most pleasant article you’ve ever read. But read on. I’ll try to keep it above the toilet line, and it might just save your holiday or travels from some deeply horrible afflictions. [...]