The Jade Hotel, New York
Continuing our slightly tenuous theme of traditions across the pond, Estella Shardlow tilts her trilby, rolls up her sleeves,…
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The Witchery by the Castle, Edinburgh
Reading the guest book in my suite at The Witchery by the Castle, you’d believe…
Goya: The Portraits
Witches covens, assassinations, a cannibalistic Saturn and glowering colossus – the paintings by Francisco de…
48 Hours in Ibiza Town
She’s got her Bulgari tan and she’s packed her glow sticks, Estella Shardlow jets off to her…
Tanning, the Bulgari Way
It’s up there with spiders, mice and heights, my fear of fake tan. Dabbling with…
Splendour
Prepare for a strong sense of déjà vu and scintillating performances from the all-female cast…
Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World
When someone mentions British 20th century sculpture, chances are it’s Barbara Hepworth’s curvaceous, pierced forms…
If You Go Down to the Woods Today…
From garden Jenga to riotously colourful decor, Cowley Manor isn’t your run-of-the-mill country house hotel.…
Inventing Impressionism
The National Gallery’s latest exhibition shines the spotlight on a lesser-known hero of the Impressionist…
Water Meadow Cottage
A rabbit hops across the front lawn as we arrive at Water Meadow Cottage; it’s…
The Art of Dining: East to Osterley
It’s not every night one goes to dinner at a stately home. But then pop-up…
Bermuda: A Cultural Cahoot
All places are hybrids, I suppose, bearing the imprints of various cultures and colonisers. Yet…