Cappy Devlin

1001 ARABIAN (HORSE) NIGHTS

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:38:00 GMT

As a child, I loved horse shows. We went almost every year to the horse show at Madison Square Garden. In the ‘80s, I traveled to Morocco – land of Arabian horses -- venturing throughout the country but especially the imperial cities of Casablanca, R

WHERE A CASTLE IS HOME

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:44:00 GMT

They say every man’s home is his castle, but in Ireland, a castle can be your home – at least for a little while. There are hundreds on the Emerald Isle. Here are some of my favorites, including three sleepover stops.

DOG-DAY SAILING

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:03:00 GMT

For pet owners, traveling to the U.K. has always been a bit of a sticky wicket, as they say. But for those who can’t bear to leave home without their companions, we have a solution – the Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossings from New York to Southampt

WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:00 GMT

New York may be more glamorous, Rome more imperial, London more sedate. But no city is lovelier than Paris. Cappy Devlin takes us on a tour of its festive and frisky parts.

SKY-HIGH ADVENTURE

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:26:00 GMT

Nestled high in the Himalayas, Lhasa, the onetime home of the Dalai Lama, has always been the city of elusive dreams, as James Hilton’s haunting novel “Lost Horizon” and the subsequent film versions attest. With the Chinese takeover have come both gr

CITY OF GOLD

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:08:59 GMT

The 3,000-year-old Jerusalem is sacred to the world’s three great Abrahamic religions – Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Many people will be visiting it in the coming weeks as Hanukkah overlaps the Christmas season this year.

RE-ORIENTING THE EXPRESS

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:55:00 GMT

El Transcantabrico Gran Lujo, Spain’s newest and most luxurious train, allows passengers to stop and savor the country’s northern reaches, with their Swiss alpine feel.

EAT, PRAY, LOVE

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:17:00 GMT

On my several journeys to India, I felt that this is a country where there is a separate festival going on in some part of it every day.