The Death of an Icon: Thomas Cook RIP
We don’t often comment on news items here in the Arb, but in our years…
Yearly Archives: 2019
Posh
Opening to frantic sounds of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Laura Wade’s biting British satire Posh is…
The Kitchen at Holmes
Are there many British icons that have produced more tired and pallid imitations than Sherlock…
Giselle at Sadler’s Wells
It takes a brave choreographer to refashion the greatest of all Romantic ballets, but in…
The Henley Literary Festival 2019 Preview
Now in its 13th year, Henley Literary Festival is an established staple in the book…
Spa of the Month: Scarlet Hotel, Cornwall
The Scarlet is surely Cornwall’s coolest hotel. It has no check-in desk – you just…
Celebrating Travel: St James’s Hotel & Club
Tucked away in a Mayfair side-street, just a short stroll from Green Park, St James’s…
Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa
A member of the luxury hotel group, Exclusive Collection, which includes the sumptuous Manor House…
To Salalah, Insha’allah
Salalah has a secret. In July and August, when the rest of the Oman cooks,…
Roast
If you stand by the impressive, glass-fronted vestibule of Roast restaurant, you can gaze out…
A Very Expensive Poison
The poisoning in 2006 of the Russian secret agent, Alexander Litvinenko, with a rare radioactive…
In an English Country Garden: Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Course
After you turn off the main road, the drive to Bowood Hotel affords the perfect…