Notes from a Small Island
Happy New Year one and all! As the first post of 2015 we thought we should…
Browsing: The Explorer
A Gallivant in Galilee
Karen Yates steps back in time to the alluring and enigmatic Galilee region of Israel…
Bruges: Chocolate Box City
Located in the heart of the chocolate box city of Bruges, a short walk from…
Paris at Christmas
Winter in Paris means the Champs-Elysees is lined with legions of vendors of hot nuts,…
No. 11 Cadogan Gardens
Reassuringly ‘Knightsbridge’ in redolent red brick, No. 11 Cadogan Gardens looks the part – but…
An Andalusian Prince: Finca Cortesin
It’s only when I was completely naked and rolling around in the snow that I…
Saving Face at The Dorchester Spa
Scrooge has got nothing on our Cigar Editor, Nick Hammond. He meets his match with…
An Oxford Sojourn: Macdonald Randolph Hotel
The first thing that you notice about Oxford – city of dreaming spires, home of…
Lisbon, by Baby
As a recent father, there was one thing I was dreading more than anything infantile…
Spa of the Month: Desert Spas
In December in Blighty we can’t imagine 40 degree heat, let alone the idea of…
Drakes of Brighton
Boutique hotels like Drakes, with their own individual character, have been instrumental in the rise…
Winter in Sicily
Arguably, the most successful opera premiere of all time was Mascagni’s Cavelleria Rusticana – a…