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I’m quite partial to the concept of Christmas markets. I like wandering around, wrapped against the elements, clutching my steaming mug of hot wine and

I’m quite partial to the concept of Christmas markets. I like wandering around, wrapped against the elements, clutching my steaming mug of hot wine and

The last time I was in Zurich, some random individual (male) got on the tram and started whaling on me with a rolled-up magazine. It

On holiday in Mexico many (many) years ago, a hotel receptionist asked for my autograph. She thought I was Mrs Bruce Willis. Back then, Demi

Just returned from the wilds of Alaska back in 2001, I found myself in Carlow at a nightclub. Some lad was chatting me up. His

When I arrived in Budapest all those years ago, with two suitcases, two framed pictures, and an assortment of mental and emotional baggage, Keleti Station

There’s a small part of me that has the makings of a conspiracy theorist. I have what I like to think of as a healthy

In 1963 this drug was released and became astonishingly popular: between 1969 and 1982 it was the most prescribed drug in America, with over 2.3

What if I were to build a house in the middle of nowhere … would people come and be my neighbours? How long would it

My short-term memory is worsening by the day. My long-term memory isn’t much better. I find myself having vague recollections of events and conversations rather

In Szeged last weekend for Porgy and Bess, I was followed by a feeling of disquiet the whole time I was there. It was as