A stalwart of Five-Star stays for many a film star, The Athenaeum Hotel has been…

In the back of a 1970s Landrover Defender complete with plastic roll-down roof, first gear…

What’s in a name? Quite a lot, it would seem. Arriving at the recently renovated,…

It’s not every day – especially not every cold November day – that you walk…

I once met a couple from Jerusalem in their late fifties who had a novel…

The boat stopped and we waited in silent expectation as the morning sun beat down…

Having closed its doors for 18 months at the end of 2013 for a lavish…

There is a certain kind of English town that seems to move at a slower…

On my skin lies the scent of Sicilian orange extract. I’ve just splashed my face…

Right on the estuary in Salcombe, South Devon, is the Harbour Hotel – a modern…

Although essentially it’s always magnificent, there are many good reasons why Autumn is the best…

When you finally reach Praslin – the second largest island in the Seychelles – it…