Cheltenham In Autumn
‘By the waters of Cheltenham, I sat down and drank.’ So wrote the poet and libertine…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Agave Monsters
It’s Hallowe’en. To hell (ahem) with hackneyed horror films and (socially-distanced) trick or treating, we’re…
Among the Trees at the Hayward Gallery
In this turbulent year, nature has provided both a place of respite and a lifeline…
The Eastbury Hotel, Sherborne, Dorset
It’s all about comfort and joy at this cosy bolthole in Dorset, as Angelina Villa-Clarke…
The Postscript Murders
What brings together gay Detective Sergeant, Harbinger Kaur, Ukrainian care worker, Natalka Kolisnyk, Benedict Cole,…
Aquavit London
It’s been a tough year – you don’t need me to tell you that –…
A Bath Weekend
The past couple of times I’ve visited the glorious Georgian city of Bath, there has…
Gauguin and the Impressionists at The Royal Academy
Picasso is quoted as saying that art washes away from the soul the dust of…
It’s Leaf-Peeping Time…
Threats of more lockdowns, winter on the way, the economy on its knees, shorter days…
The Hawk’s Nest
I was mulling over the name for ages. Is it some figurative suggestion for what…
48 Hours in Lisbon
If you can remember back that far, you might recall that, for a short while,…
Bond in a Bottle: The Vesper Martini
Covid may have foiled the latest adventures of the world’s greatest spy, pushing the release…