Tales from Oman, Part I
Stirling, our resident man with a camera, dusts off his pen and scribbles a few…
Monthly Archives: January, 2018
The Cary Arms, Devon
With its prime position above Babbacombe Bay near Torquay, The Cary Arms is understandably a…
Spa of the Month: Princess Yaiza, Lanzarote
Spas are traditionally associated with water. And mineral-rich healing springs are generally the reason that…
Xiamen: China’s Mediterranean
Chinese travellers have a secret – they don’t spend their precious holidays in the smog-thickened…
Royal Women at The Fashion Museum Bath
With not one but two royal weddings this year, The Fashion Museum Bath’s major forthcoming…
Sophie’s, Soho
Sophie’s steakhouse in Chelsea is one of those places that’s called ‘a London institution’, but…
Organic Matter: Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
Don’t let the words ‘concept hotel’ put you off. Mandarin Oriental Tokyo’s design ethos is…
The Birthday Party
With blisteringly well crafted characters and dialogue, The Birthday Party was Hackney-born Harold Pinter’s 2nd…
Stockholm on a Plate
Some will view it as a stroke of genius, others the work of a madman.…
The Case of the Frightened Lady
I caught The Agatha Christie Company’s latest touring thriller production, The Case of the Frightened…
Spa 15: Bath’s Hippest Retreat
We all know that the World Heritage City of Bath has been famed for its…
Under Sail in Zighy Bay, Oman
My travel companion bursts into my cabin with an evangelical look on his face. He’s…