The Biltmore Mayfair
You know what they say about location, location, location and it doesn’t come better than…
Yearly Archives: 2022
The Philosophy of Whisky
In a departure from our typical Tipples features – should it be in Books, in…
Afternoon Tea at No.15 by GuestHouse, Bath
The golden city of Bath, where Jane Austen once lived and was inspired to write…
Sussex in Spring: Ockenden Manor
There was a time when I spent many a weekend in luxury hotels; scrutinising thread…
10 Greek Street
Central London is swamped with ‘concept’ restaurants. It can be both dispiriting and overwhelming for…
The Corn Is Green
It’s a familiar trope. The unconventional, do-good teacher arrives in a town set in its…
The Inca: Lost Civilisations
The geography of the Andes led to 10,000 years of isolation for its inhabitants and…
Dubai: A Big Kids’ Playground
Dubai, or Dubada as my 8yo now affectionately calls it, wasn’t, I admit, my first…
Chez Antoinette
There was a time (and we’re going back decades here) when French restaurants in France…
A Double Dose of Suspense
This week it’s another double bill in Books, as crime writer Anne Coates recommends two new…
A Warwickshire Weekend at Mallory Court
When one thinks about Warwickshire, all sorts of cliches come to mind, mostly Shakespearean in…
Earth Day at TH@51
Lest we forget, today is Earth Day. One of the more meaningful annual ‘days’ of…