Le Deuxième, Covent Garden, London
Want a really good, reliable post (or pre) theatre restaurant in the heart of Covent Garden? Look no further than Le Deuxième. A low key restaurant on Long Acre not […]
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Tombs of the Nobles, Luxor West Bank
From the roof of our hotel, Beit Sabée, we can see the wonders of the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor. We look directly on to Old Gourna, where […]
Kom Ombo, Aswan
The temple at Kom Ombo stands on the banks of the Nile, around 40 kilometres north of Aswan. It’s unique, in that it’s two temples dedicated to the God Sobec, […]
Beit Sabee, Luxor
Nour El Nil run four beautiful dahabiehs on the Nile, and set the standard for quality. They also have Beit Sabee, a small, fifteen room guesthouse, perfectly situated on the […]
Mena House Hotel, Cairo
Arriving late into Cairo airport from London Heathrow, we arrive at Mena House in the dark; the taxi journey is around an hour, and our flight landed at 9 o’clock […]
Dahabieh “Meroe”, Nour El Nil, Luxor
The dahabieh Meroe, by Nour El Nil, the most beautiful boat on the Nile. Since the revolution in Egypt tourism has drained away. Nearly all of the large boats which […]
Plaza café, Manchester
If only it still existed. A legend in the 1970s, this small Somali café, run by Charlie Ali, was open until 4 am, serving a range of simple curries at […]
Kinloch Lodge, Skye
Kinloch Lodge nestles at the foot of Kinloch Hill on the tranquil shoreline of the sea-loch Na Dal in Sleat on the “wildly romantic” Isle of Skye. It’s the highland […]
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, London
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. Created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies will progressively fill the Tower’s famous moat […]
Ardanaiseig, Kilchrenan by Taynuilt, Argyll
On a road trip to the north of Scotland – and that’s the very north, see Croft 103 – we had a couple of overnight stops. This one was a […]
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