Taba’s Stories

About her travels, golf, art, life in Ireland and cows

In Palm Heaven

In Palm Heaven

Aerial of the Vintage Club in Palm Desert Golf paradise in California desert From Palm Springs to Rancho Mirage to Palm Desert to Indian Wells to La Quinta, it's one long stretch of gorgeous golf...

Proper Aim of Art

Proper Aim of Art

Dublin – a city of tradition and many contemporary surprises Dublin is a big city with lots of big city sights and sounds. Tall, decorative street lamps, double-decker bus noise, bicycle stands—the...

High Art in the Highlands

High Art in the Highlands

The Fife Arms Hotel in the Highlands of Scotland Aberdeen to Braemar Several months ago I learned about The Fife Arms in the Highlands of Scotland, only about 15 minutes from Balmoral Castle....

A St Andrews Sojourn

A St Andrews Sojourn

The Old Course in St Andrews with the iconic Swilcan Bridge Pilgrimage to St Andrews What golf pilgrim would not like to stay in St Andrews for a week or two and soak up the history — and, oh, play...

Fabulous French Five Days

Fabulous French Five Days

Aerial of Cabot Bordeaux, a 36-hole golf resort in France   First thing you see when exiting the Bordeaux airport is a sea of red roses. In the same instant, the first thing you smell is...

Heroic Golf Meets Tropical Island

Heroic Golf Meets Tropical Island

Aerial of Point Hardy, the course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. “It’s very possible that Cabot Saint Lucia is the most visually stunning piece of land we have ever worked with,” said...