Rooftop Restaurant, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon
The famous cathedral in Stratford – aka The Royal Shakespeare Company’s recently extended and reconfigured building – sits majestically at the side of the River Avon. It doesn’t quite have […]
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Café Concerto, York
After the chance find of Le Langhe in York last week, we find ourselves there again, this time on the train rather than chancing the very slow traffic. York was […]
Babylon at The Roof Gardens, London
London in the 1960s and early 1970s was the place to be… the “happening place, man”. Unfortunately, we weren’t there. In spirit maybe, but not in the flesh. Too busy […]
Old Cataract Hotel, Aswan
There are three famous hotels on the Egypt “Grand Tour”. Mena House at Giza, The Winter Palace Hotel in Luxor and the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan. All with great […]
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, […]
Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire
Mount Grace is never going to be a tourist hot-spot, but its definitely worth a visit. It’s very easy to get to [right off the A19 in North Yorkshire] and […]
Paramount Hotel, New York
This is more of historical record, than a destination. The Paramount Hotel is a large hotel [nearly 600 rooms] at 235 West 46th Street, and was originally completed in 1928. […]
Casa Talia, Modica
Time stands still. A perfect terrace overlooking Modica Storica, a deserved world heritage site, from every one of the small number of individual little one bedroom villas. Beautifully restored by […]
Pompeii
Pompeii. As memorable now as it was on the first visit, nearly fifty years ago. The restoration and excavation has progressed well [with a few collapses on the way] but […]
