DONEGAL, IRELAND

The County Donegal presents an ever-changing spectacle of landscapes and seascapes set against a backdrop of mountains and moors. Traditional Irish culture is everywhere. Donegal boasts a vast rugged coastline softened regularly by a succession of beautiful beaches with golden sand and clear fresh waters. Inland, Donegal is wild and unspoilt with winding roads. So get your plane ticket and have a dream holiday....

THE CROSS KEYS, LONDON

Here's the picture of a pub in the centre of LONDON called the Cross Keys. It's a pleasant pub, lovely interior which takes you back to ye olde days when pubs were low-lit, musty, but also enjoyable venues. According to some friends of mine who love Beer, the beer selection is actually poor but those they do stock are reasonable enough. There are superb sandwiches, though. There is some interesting pop memorabilia on the walls. An attractive painted façade is almost hidden behind baskets and pots of tumbling foliage. The unusual pub sign shows cherubs holding the crossed keys of Saint Peter, keeper of the gates to Heaven. Pub names often have religious connections. This architecturally unusual pub was built in the mid 19th. Century and is grade II listed.

You can go there for just a nice calm surrounding away from the madness of Covent Garden. Now the address: 31 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9BA. If you go there don't forget to post a comment on this Blog.