Our next port of call, literally, was to be Mykonos. And here was a taste of the infamous island hopping so inclined by itinerants, backpackers and lunatics.

This trip feels like it’s been a long time coming. It was conceived nearly two years ago over dinner at Quo Vadis, when I was told about the Grace hotels on Mykonos and Santorini in the Greek Cyclades.

“Don’t forget,” I called from the bathroom, mid-shave, “this is Paris. We can’t set foot outside the hotel without looking like we’re stepping onto the catwalk.”

Win a pair of top price tickets to Madama Butterfly at Opera Holland Park, including a pre-show backstage tour with producer James Clutton, meet the cast, and sip champagne in the interval!

Being invited into a stranger’s home may seem odd, particularly when the invitation is to admire someone’s handiwork, but it’s been a common phenomena among artists to open their doors to prospective buyers and enthusiasts for centuries. After all, short of hosting an exhibition, how else might one showcase one’s [...]

On Sunday 10th February 2013, Ben Affleck made me do something I’ve never done before. I cheered at the TV. Twice. Not only did he win the BAFTA for Best Director but, against the odds, for Best Film. Even Samuel L Jackson, who read out the winner of the latter, [...]

We all know that when you book a skiing holiday the last thing you think about is, well, skiing. And even if you’re one of the few that does tick off pistes like an American ‘doing’ Europe ticks off countries you know that you’d rather do it somewhere you can [...]