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Robert Coghlan - Catania, Sicily
Robert Coghlan is based in the Sicilian city of Catania where he manages the Agorà Youth Hostel and the newly opened Hotel & Hostel Agorà 2.
Since graduating in 1996 from the D.I.T. Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management in his hometown of Dublin, Robert has worked in hostels and hotels in Dublin, London, Rome and Istanbul before settling in Sicily. The recent purchase of a house and the promise to marry his Sicilian girlfriend in 2009 means that Catania has become the permanent home for this stray Irish traveller.
A keen football fan, Robert dreams of seeing Catania play in the Champions League or, failing that, seeing Roma being relegated to Italian Serie B!!
Robert’s other dreams are to visit the ancient ruins of Greece and Egypt and to see a bridge being built across the Strait of Messina to increase the flow of tourists into Sicily from the rest of Italy.
Stay tuned for Robert's debut!
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