Hamlet
It is one of the likeliest trivia questions in a pub quiz, circa 2021, that…
Monthly Archives: March, 2017
No.15 Great Pulteney
Aside from the many chintzy B&Bs with alternating signs of ‘vacancies’ or ‘no vacancies’ in…
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
“We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind…
The Crab and Lobster
It is Day 2 of my Sussex sojourn. My husband and I are on our…
All Aboard for the Algarve
I’d never been to Portugal out of season. As I made my way to the…
One Warwick Park
‘The problem with Tunbridge Wells’, quoth the one who knows best, ‘is that it’s always…
Spa of the Month: Trattlerhof, Austria
Winter in Austria gives you a completely different outlook on spas. A spa here often…
Margot
When did glamour die? From what I understand, she departed this world in the mid…
The Grange Festival 2017
World premières, stunning surroundings, a Grade-I listed building, not one but two resident orchestras, and…
Indian Summer
Indian cuisine at its best is all about big, generous flavours which comfort the soul…
California Dreamin’, Part III: The American Riviera
In the concluding part of her tour across La La Land, after the wilds outside…
The Swan at Hay
Coming from London it feels like a weird fantasy: a hotel on the main road…