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The Tetley, Leeds

February 26, 2020by Chris Leave a comment

The papers are full of the joys of leaving London and moving north. Young people are finally seeing the benefits of cheaper housing, cheaper beer (though not restaurants unless you […]

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England

Hill House, Helensburgh

February 17, 2020by Chris Leave a comment

Britain (and America) is permanently in love with Georgian architecture. It seemingly evokes a period in which we would all like to live. Beautiful buildings, fabulous fashions, all simple and […]

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Scotland

Notting Hill Carnival, London

August 30, 2019by Chris Leave a comment

Well, it started in 1959 apparently. In St Pancras Town Hall, of all places although, after sixty years this is the 53rd Carnival? Claudia Jones started it in 1959 to […]

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England

Venice Biennale 2019

June 30, 2019by Chris Leave a comment

Every couple of years Venice hosts the art festival that is the Biennale. It’s all very, well, arty. A chance for (1) someone to feel important curating the exhibition and […]

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Italia

The Café at Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire

June 28, 2019by Chris Leave a comment

There’s a little almost derelict Priory near Osmotherley in North Yorkshire. It’s the ruin of a 14th Century Carthusian order dissolved, like many others, by Henry VIII when he set […]

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England

Maison Polanka, Siem Reap, Cambodia

June 19, 2019by Chris Leave a comment

We arrived at Maison Polanka after three weeks travelling – flying, driving, sailing – around Vietnam and Cambodia. We moved every couple of days, the longest being the sail up […]

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Cambodia

Design Museum, London

October 31, 2018by Chris Leave a comment

Actually we didn’t eat here. There is a restaurant but it was closed – and there are several mixed reviews about Parabola, the in house restaurant run by Rowley Leigh. He […]

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England

Kanana and Shinde Camps Botswana

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Botswana’s tourism model is simple. High value, low volume. In other words, if we charge enough, we restrict the number of people who can visit. The more the prices go […]

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Botswana

Ardardan Estate, Argyll

December 22, 2016by Chris Leave a comment

As you head west from Glasgow along the A82 towards Loch Lomond you pass from Dumbartonshire into the highly sought-after “Argyll” postcode. Well, that’s a double-edged sword. Once you get […]

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Scotland

Mushara Outpost, Namibia

November 7, 2016by Chris Leave a comment

We leave Ongava for our shortest drive – just under 200 km – right across the Etosha game reserve. There are a couple of small administrative settlements along the way […]

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Namibia

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