The Leinster: From Howl to Haute Hospitality
On the south side of Dublin, where Georgian houses still stand in obedient rows like…
Author Douglas Blyde
A Norfolk Pilgrimage: From The Gunton Arms to The Suffield Arms
Where the deer cry at dawn, and Damien Hirst glowers from the wall, North Norfolk…
The Lemon in the Half-Light: Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
What if Cambridge’s most enduring legacy is not its Nobel laureates, nor the centuries of…
A Prophet with a Palette: George F. Watts
Before art was branded, filtered, or farmed for clicks, one man insisted it was a…
Athenian Alchemy at CTC Urban Gastronomy
In a quarter of Athens away from selfie-stick-wielding tourist groups and stalls peddling suggestive souvenirs,…
The Cosseting Constant: A Toast to LPM London
There is something deliciously reassuring in the knowledge that, while the world burns through trends…
An Edinburgh Sanctuary: Gleneagles Townhouse
When in Edinburgh, which Sir Walter Scott called ‘yon Empress of the North,’ one does…
The Unlikely Publican
Douglas Blyde plays mother as he meets playwright turned pub landlord, Sean Mathias… I meet…
Metaxa: The Spirit of Athens
Metaxa – the smooth Muscat brandy born in Athens in 1888 – seems to be…
Winter in Mauritius
Although a magnet for sand dwellers, Mauritius is also a fine source of cultural nourishment,…
Four Seasons Prague
A deep assembly of intangible voices throttles my slumber, merging momentarily, with the memory of…
RAW Fayre: Western Slovenia
“Outsize ants crawl over crazy paving at the Klinec homestead’s terrace. The vista in their midst – Medana’s vineyards…” Ahead of London’s RAW fair of ‘natural wines’, Douglas Blyde visits participating country, Slovenia.