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The Irish Times 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 daily 2 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/ http://www.ireland.com/feeds/rss/rss_logo.gif Search for articles on ireland.com QUERY00 http://www.ireland.com/cgi-bin/dialogserver http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113434.html Waikiki is one of the world's finest resorts, writes Conor O'Clery, who jumped at a chance to go back, three years after his first visit Travel 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113357.html Taking in Sorrento, Positano, Pompeii and the island of Capri, the Neapolitan coast is exquisite, writes Sandra O'Connell Travel 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113534.html History and religion buffs will love the castles, churches and courtyards of this ancient city, writes John Downes Travel 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113730.html Fed up with airport queues? A self-catering holiday in Ireland should make stress a foreign concept, writes Alanna Gallagher Other Stories 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113450.html The allure of the Riviera city comes from its mixed pedigree and from the frisson of French urban bustle and beachside bliss, writes Orla Neligan Other Stories 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113848.html Best-selling author Monica McInerney booked an apartment online. She feels duped Other Stories 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113421.html GENEALOGY YOU CAN HAVE your sheets turned, your luggage toted and your room serviced . . . and you can have your family roots traced, too. Go News 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113624.html TOURS UPTURN: A MILLION IRISH people are expected to pack their bags and head off on a summer holiday with a tour operator this year, according to the Irish Tour Operators Federation (ITOF). Go News 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113637.html TRAVEL TALKS: “AFRICA: TRAVEL AND people” is the theme of this year’s Immrama Lismore Festival of Travel Writing, which takes place from June 12th to 15th. Go News 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113643.html Other travel news in brief Go News 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113563.html From whale-watching in Norway to rocking in Roskilde,  Joan Scales picks out holiday choices at home and abroad Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113569.html YOU WILL get lost the first time you go to Sol den Serra - everyone does; it's almost tradition - but it's well worth the map-unfurling and the frantic phone-calling. Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113613.html Liam Stebbing visits the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113601.html David Foran and Fintan Gillespie Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113923.html In Arabian Nights Tahir Shah Doubleday, £11.99 in UKThroughout Morocco, or so the legend goes, there are underground streams. These run from the bustling ports of Casablanca and Tangier to the broiling might of Marrakesh, from the alleyways of Fez to the seaside fortress of Essaouira and down through the blood-red Atlas Mountains and into the merciless Sahara. The streams do not run with water, though; they're filled with stories. Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113410.html IF YOUR computer is so vital that you must bring it on holidays, it probably deserves to go first class. Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113470.html Where: Cancún, Mexico Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113427.html Fintan McGrath TD Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113491.html YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113556.html Anne Comerford from Co Kildare e-mailed about her flight to Havana via Paris after reading John Moran's account last week of his vexed journey. Regulars 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113417.html  Tony Clayton-Lea with some suggestions for culture vultures who want to spread their wings Go Culture 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113770.html Thinking of going to the Ryder Cup in September? Mark Rodden explains where to start and, below, Philip Reid describes why the tournament is so special Go Sport 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113540.html Champions LeagueAnyone planning to travel to the Champions League final, in Moscow on May 21st, has been urged to secure accommodation before travelling, but at this late stage that's easier said than done. Go Sport 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113336.html Tipperary's 'mountain of women' has a very popular peak that forms an unmistakable backdrop to the landscape, writes John G O'Dwyer Go Walk 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0517/1210889113943.html ETHICAL TRAVELLER: Catherine Mack on holiday photos Go Back 2008-05-17T07:15:08+00:00