Secret Bay, Dominica
Whereas Papillote Wilderness Retreat is all homespun, rustic and very simple, Secret Bay veers dramatically in the opposite direction. A hideaway with only eight spacious villas, it clings to the […]
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Villa Rosmarino, Camogli
If every holiday has to include drama and spectacle, then it should balance it out by tranquility, peace and restrained stylish luxury. Welcome to Villa Rosmarino. The Cinque Terre have […]
Palazzo Victoria, Verona
Verona. City of Romeo and Juliette, and the Opera Festival in July and August. Also home to statues of Dante and Garibaldi (of biscuit fame). Seriously, the crowds flock to […]
Albergo Gardesana, Torri del Banaco, Lake Garda
It took us over eleven hours to drive the 350 miles from Stuttgart to get here. OK, it was a Saturday in August but tales of super fast Autobahns were […]
The Wolseley, Piccadilly, London
We were “up to London” – we know, it’s really down for us – on an annual pilgrimage to the Royal Academy, this time to see the David Hockney series […]
Green’s, Duke Street St James, London
January and the sun has finally returned – well, in London at least. Leaving Yorkshire this morning the air was as cold and damp as it has been all winter. […]
Annabel’s, Mayfair, London
Apparently around 2008 there was a bit of a world financial crisis [apparently also known as the Global Financial Crisis]. Banks failed, people lost money and confidence in the ability […]
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, London
It’s a strange feeling, walking around London on the day that the House of Commons votes on whether to send our planes and bomb Syria. There’s almost an expectant air […]
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 […]
The Orangerie, Rockcliffe Hall, County Durham
Rockcliffe Hall Hotel is a luxury hotel, spa and golf course in Hurworth. It sits right on the banks of the River Tees, where the Tees is a beautiful river […]
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