Hotel Cipriani, Venice
“The staff are proper old-school Italian hoteliers, friendly, welcoming and straightforward.” Alex Larman visits the iconic Hotel Cipriani in Venice.
Browsing: The Explorer
Gallivanting in Rye
“What could bring such A-listers from the likes of manicured Malibu beaches to East Sussex’s humble Camber Sands?” The demur Shana Ting Lipton discovers the boorish side of the Sussex coast…
No. 2 Cambridge Street
“Effortlessly elegant and as batty as a fruitcake, Erlend Clouston shows me around his beautiful ground floor apartment.” Nick visits Edinburgh’s No. 2 Cambridge Street…
The Majesty of Florence
“Where on earth could you be expected to start when trying to write about a city like Florence? Florence is not a place that has a beginning, middle and an end, it is a complex, beautiful, multifarious metropolis.”
The Serenity of Cruising
“We were setting off on that time-honoured jaunt round the Mediterranean that only a cruise can provide in true splendour and comfort…” Larman and his ‘newly-affianced one’ embrace the comforts of ocean travel…
Congham Hall
As a gardener is despatched for a cucumber to dress a guest’s Pimms, Angela Clutton finds there’s more than one notable moment that makes this country hotel stand out…
Thailand in Four Seasons: City
“As we turned into the throng of the city I was aware of the juxtaposition of the ultra-modern with the elemental.” Larry leaves the green jungle to enter the grey in the conclusion of his Thai adventure…
The Ritz Madrid
“The welcome is generous in its warmth, drinks are poured and recommendations proffered as you go over the check-in details.” Noah visits the Ritz Madrid…
Little Girl in Big China: Beijing
“I awake to a hazy city scene blanketed in smog, like a particularly foggy Lowry painting, a subdued contrast to the flashing brilliance of the animated adverts of the night before…” Like a modern day Alice, Gabrielle arrives in Wonderland…
The Cosseting Cotswolds
“If ever there was a day to be out in the British countryside, it is this day. Early-August and baking – the hottest day of the year.” Noah reminisces on a trip to the Cotswolds…
Thailand in Four Seasons: Jungle
“I have arrived in the most extraordinary place. As I write I am sat in a wooden treetop bar, straining against candlelight, the distant hills of Burma sporadically illuminated by streaks of lightning.” In Part 2 of his epic adventure, Larry enters the wilds of northern Thailand…
It’s a Swiss Life, Dear Daughter
“My father spent much time in Geneva…and suggested that I spend some time there in the calm and tranquil surroundings of classically approved beauty. But what did I care for such things?” Lavinia Blundell-White savours a Swiss idyll…