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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

09.03.2010

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.

Cities

Raise your glasses in Brooklyn! Photo by www.eatthisnewyork.com

Manhattan? Fuhgeddaboudit, says Brooklyn!

The borough of Brooklyn calls itself the "home to everyone from everywhere".

USA

"Let me see you stripped down to the bone" (Lyrics by Depeche Mode)

Travelling to the US in a time of terror

Passengers will now be searched at the main checkpoint and at the boarding gate.

Britain

"The love of heaven makes one heavenly." — William ShakespearePhoto: Birgit Roberts

William Shakespeare was born and buried here

"My words fly up, my thoughts remain below..."

Ireland

Seven sights of Ireland for St Patrick's Day

There are no TVs, but there is a real stag's head in the Stag's Head bar in Dublin.

Anglosphere

Sunset beyond Clifton, a beautiful part of Cape Town. Photo: Franz Marc Frei

The World Cup is coming to Cape Town

Cape Town offers dramatic beauty for a fraction of the price you'd pay in most hot spots.

Down Under

Three men wait in Manly for the perfect wave. Photo: Janina Schneider-Eicke.

Surf and scenery in spectacular Sydney

Janina Schneider-Eicke shares her impressions of Australia's most spectacular city.

Canada

Vancouver by plane, ship, car or snowboard

The Winter Olympics logo is Ilanaaq the Inunnguaq. "Ilanaaq" means "friend" in Inuktitut.

Jan Stuermann

"I looked at the bottle of pills, when I heard the Lord say, 'No, put them down.'"

Jan Stuermann, Photographer - A photo a week

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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.