Auyon Mukharji finds the Ceilidh is such an intrinsic part of Ireland's traditional heritage that even his mother - who thinks playing an instrument is the first step down towards drugs, vice and death - might even approve.
As the 21st century settles across Europe, there's one country still stuck in a pre-industrial timewarp. Matt Pointon hops across the water from supertouristed Corfu and steps into another world: Albania.
Arrival, by sleeper train is now the ultimate way to greet Italy's most famous Renaissance city, says Christian Cummins, but he still meets the ghosts of 'A Room with a View' on each twisting turn of the narrow streets.