Smoker’s Holidays

Smoker’s Holidays

A spoof-piece commissioned in 2005 by Abroad to gain the magazine some extra inches in the Irish media. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
The French Alps: Flirting with the Gods

The French Alps: Flirting with the Gods

Turtle takes to the slopes of Val D’Isere and Alpe d’Huez in the French Alps. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Paris: Love in a Be-Bop Joint, 2005.

Paris: Love in a Be-Bop Joint, 2005.

Be-bop originated in early 1940s Harlem when the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker started to let rip in playhouses and small jazz clubs after their more formal gigs were finished. It reached Paris during World War Two and today, arguably the smoothest...
Gozo – Blessed Virgins and Grophibberous Beaches

Gozo – Blessed Virgins and Grophibberous Beaches

Turtle sizes up the second-largest of the Maltese islands, with its clearwater beaches, religious festivals and Neolithic ruins. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Denmark: Royal Winks & Fairy Tales

Denmark: Royal Winks & Fairy Tales

Turtle attends the bicentenary of Hans Christian Andersen’s birth in Copenhagen, and fetches up being winked at by the Queen of Denmark. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...