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Mystic place: Skellig Michael, off the west coast of Kerry.Photo by G. Gonzalez-Brigas/UNESCO

Seven sights of Ireland for St Patrick's Day

Today, people go to the Himalayas to meditate with Buddhist monks. Irish Christian monks were meditating 1,200 years ago in equally impressive surroundings, as a visit to Skellig Michael, off the west coast of Kerry, shows.

Gangsters in Hollywood in New York's Museum of the American Gangster

The Museum of the American Gangster

The museum will house exhibitions and host workshops focused on the history of crime in Manhattan. Located in a former speakeasy, the Gangster Museum's goal is to present the role the underworld has played in shaping the culture of New York City.

Traditional oyster fishing in Cornwall.Photo by David John Weber

Traditional oyster fishing in England - Medium

Today, the Atlantic oyster is an exclusive delicacy that must be enjoyed fresh from the sea (read the Spotlight 2/2010 article online). A documentary film from 1920 shows the path of the oyster from the Atlantic seabed to the tables of London.

Rugby is politics and poetry

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes, "Master of my fate and captain of my soul": Invictus deserves an Oscar.

"Each age has its own crimes that hold a mirror up to that era."

Wanted! The crime of the century - Medium

When the baby of aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped and later found dead, the world stopped and stared and called it "the crime of the century" (Spotlight 2/2010). We look at the crimes that shocked the public in the past century. Review the passive.

Inside the Hagia Sophia. All photos: Mike Pilewski

Megacity on the Bosporus

The place to go this year is Istanbul: along with the Ruhr Valley and Pécs, Hungary, it's one of the three European Capitals of Culture. Mike Pilewski takes us to the megacity on the Bosporus in a land caught between East and West, between tradition and modernity.

A good neighbor to Haiti

Mike Pilewski writes: "Sometimes you wish your neighbors would mind their own business, but when something goes wrong, as in Haiti, you're happy to have them."

Quiz of the decade: Past, not perfect - Medium

What's made history in the past ten years? We look back at the events and megatrends that shaped the decade. Brush up the tenses with us: past and present perfect.

Most of the big port houses have English names such as Dow, Croft, Taylor.

How about a glass of old port this Christmas?

The market for vintage port has expanded beyond Europe and the US to Asia, where its sweet flavour has become popular after a meal. And since the Hong Kong government removed all import duty on alcohol last year, there's been a port boom there.

The man who saved America

America owes not only its first Thanksgiving, but possibly its very existence, to the help of a Native American called Squanto.

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Where to Go When: <br>Great Britain and Ireland

Where to Go When: Great Britain and Ireland

Reisetipps für Grossbritannien und Irland, nach Jahreszeiten und Themen sortiert, von Geschichte und Kultur über Natur bis hin zu Festivals und Events.