Neil Geraghty

May 10, 2024 | scotsman.com | Neil Geraghty

An out of season cruise from Athens to Rome sets up opportunities to visit fabled ancient cities, writes Neil Geraghty. From coffee table books to Instagram pages, Turkish street cats have a worldwide fan club and anybody who’s visited a Turkish fish restaurant on holiday will have encountered their endearing shenanigans. None however compare to the cats of Ephesus. I’m strolling down Curetes Street, a marble paved processional way lined with temples and grand civic buildings.

Apr 19, 2024 | scotsman.com | Neil Geraghty

Southern Thailand’s undiscovered Koh Yao Yai island is the perfect destination for a barefoot luxury escape, finds Neil GeraghtyFrom sunrise yoga to pre-breakfast jogs along the beach, early morning wellness activities can really kickstart that holiday feelgood factor – but nothing quite beats a Tibetan singing bowl meditation.

Jul 14, 2023 | scotsman.com | Neil Geraghty

As I steady my wobbly knees I take in the view and the attention to detail is astonishing. On the far side of a meadow filled with willowherb lies the Viking settlement of Gamla Uppsala, widely considered to be the first capital of Sweden. For centuries this town of neatly constructed farmsteads, storage huts and longhouses played host to the Thing of all Swedes, a gathering of Viking chieftains held each spring.

Jun 16, 2023 | scotsman.com | Neil Geraghty

It’s not every day that you get to shake hands with a lemur but on the beautiful island of Nosy Komba in northern Madagascar all you need is a piece of fruit and you’ll instantly make new friendsNosy Komba is one of the many highlights of a new 15-day Adventure in Madagascar cruise recently launched by the French cruise company Ponant. The island is home to a colony of black lemurs but only the males are black. The females have russet brown fur and striking white ear tufts.