The name Giant’s Causeway refers to an ancient legend according to which the basalt columns in Northern Ireland and on the Scottish island of Staffa were once part of a…

Downpatrick Head with its imposing sea stack Dún Briste is one of the signature points of the Wild Atlantic Way, a place one should not miss when exploring the route…

The book “Entrückt – Vom Leben auf westirischen Inseln” by Harald Hammel has just been published, and I contributed many of the photographs. It is available in bookshops and can…

A word of clarification first: there are two worthwhile Loch Levens in Scotland. The photographs here show Loch Leven in the western Highlands, which is not a freshwater lake but…

My two new calendars, the Ireland Calendar 2027 and the Scotland Calendar 2027, are now available and can be ordered from my online shop as well as from bookshops everywhere.The…

In 1956, the area around Alta Lake was a remote stretch of forest and fishing country in British Columbia. The idea of Whistler becoming the vibrant destination that would co-host…

The Ballycrovane Ogham Stone stands around 4.70 metres tall and is considered the largest Ogham stone in the world. Ogham stones are upright standing stones inscribed in Ogham script, the…

Deep in the interior of Connemara, vast boglands, quiet lakes and gentle hills dominate the scenery. A touch of monotony hangs over it all, but then there are the small…