Get rid of that grime Guests at Mallow's Longueville House come for the cuisine just as much as they do for the country house hospitality. Here Chef William O'Callaghan serves up exceptionally fine fare, with ingredients from the Estate's organic, walled gardens, farm and river.

Now you can buy Longueville's artisan food at Mahon Point farmer's market (shopping centre forecourt) every Thursday between 10am and 2pm. These include garden preserves, chutney, honey, wild game terrines, lamb sausage, fruit liqueurs and olive savoury cake, all grown, produced and packaged on the farm. Visit www. longuevillehouse. ie for more details about the house itself, as well as the products.

What is it about travelling that makes you feel so grimy? Whether it's a relatively short car trip or a couple of hours in the air, you generally arrive at your destination that little bit grubbier. This is why your preferred summer handbag accessory should be L'Occitane's HarvestVerbena towelettes.

Gently scented with their bestselling lemony fragrance and suitable for hands and body, a quick application of one of these scented beauties and you'll be transported from Arrivals Hall to somewhere in Provence. Indispensable for chic picnics also. 7.97 for pack of 15, available from L'Occitane (www. l'occitane. com), 15 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2.

Wrap up in Jersey

Watching some re-runs of the TV programme Bergeracmade us want to go to Jersey . . . all those pretty sea views and Jim Bergerac dashing around the island's little winding roads in his Triumph Roadster.

June is a very good time to visit this Channel island because it's playing host to a number of appealing events including a festival of motoring from 8-10 June; a rose festival of 16-17 June and a solstice celebration on 21 June, where you can join islanders on a procession to the sea and see a wicker man burn.

J Barter Travel Group in Cork are offering June specials from 580 pp, including flights and seven nights' B & B.

Call 1890 03 303 or email info@travelnet. ie for more information.

Perfect Paris

Mrandmrssmith. com, the website which specialises in romantic destinations (or dirty weekend getaways) is always a pleasure to browse. One of its newest members, Hotel Daniel, will have you drooling and booking that flight to Paris immediately.

Situated just off the Champs Elysee, it's an exotic mix of Toile de Jouy hand-painted wallpaper and Oriental carpets, a stone's throw away from the city's finest boutiques and Michelin-starred restaurants. Booking into the Daniel suite is simply a must. On the balcony here, you can watch the sun set over the tip of the Eiffel Tower, as you sip a Kir Royale.