Parades: There is plenty to do this St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland. We have come a long way as regards parades with lots of razzmatazz and the big Parade in Dublin always attracts a large [...]
Legendary Hospitality I remember well the first time I stayed at a hotel in the German speaking region of Switzerland. It was the boutique Hotel Albana Weggis on [...]
It is not often that you discover a hotel blog which leans towards the spiritual. By sheer accident the other day I came across a page on The Merrion Hotel website which suggested attending a [...]
My hilaryfinlay.com website has generated a lot of traffic over the years. However, I feel that now is a good time to move all my content into my new website Delightful Hotels. Whilst many [...]
As we approach Monday 16th January 2023 (this year’s Blue Monday) I get the feeling that a lot of people out there are experiencing the blues. Christmas has come and gone. The box of [...]
Iseo in Italy is a middling size town of approx. 7,000 thousand people located in the wonderfully lush region of Lombardy in the central part of Northern Italy. It is less than one hour’s [...]
The Arklow Bay Hotel markets itself as a hotel ideal for family breaks. It is located on the outskirts of the medium size town of Arklow in Co. Wicklow. A fishing town, Arklow is [...]
It has been an age since I wrote a post/blog. This is mainly because I haven’t been out and about that much owing to covid restrictions. Like many others just when I was ready to leave home [...]
Exploring Ireland’s Geology This exhibition is running for 18 months at Collins Barracks Museum and celebrates the foundation of the Geological Survey of Ireland 175 years years ago in [...]
Just thinking ahead to when this dreadful pandemic is gone; when air travel is back on the Agenda and we are free as birds to fly to other countries. The Big Question is where to go? Travel [...]
