Eats, Reads And Leaves
A good read is one of the essential ingredients for a relaxing holiday, according to 80 per cent of holidaymakers who always pack one for their travels. Despite this, around…
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Desirable destinations for weekend breaks, spas, destination holidays, adventures and day trips
A Summer On The Water at Runnymede-on-Thames
Cruising down the Thames in Surrey in our private Olympic Class launch with champagne, afternoon tea and a skipper at the helm, watching the weeping willows, birds and life of the river going by.…
Yodel-ay-ee-oooo Your Way Around Austria
If the hills are alive with the sound of music then the mountains positively reverberated with our yodels. It was not the most tuneful of choruses, we must admit. But…
Center Parcs: The Ultimate Family Staycation
Planning a summer holiday takes military precision once children come along. Gone are the days of last minute lucky dip flits to remote Greek islands, now you find yourself writing…
A Birds-Eye View Of New York
New York is a city that likes to show off and it truly excels when it comes to rooftop bars. From the low key Art Roof Garden at the Met with…
Unwind In The Midlands: Spa at The Belfry
As I plunge my tired feet into the foot bath I can feel the tensions of the week start to melt away. And this is only the beginning… I am…
Marrakech’s Most Captivating Spas
In my humble opinion, there are few places in the world as intoxicating, vibrant and stimulating to the senses than Marrakech. To first-time visitors, the sun-filled city is full of…
East Meets West in Tunisia
We have just finished a scrumptious lunch when a violinist makes his way into the room we’re sat. Obviously he has been told that we are a group of Brits…
Hedonistic Hiking In Tuscany
In the Tuscan courtyard a table decked in chintzy tablecloth is stacked high with a lunch fit for hungry hikers: asparagus salad dusted with parmesan shavings, blood oranges with pumpkin…
5 Minutes With Hotelier Beatrice Tollman
As I walk into the conservatory at The Milestone Hotel in Kensington I am warmly greeted by the elegant Mrs Tollman. Offering me a canapé from a delicious array she is eager to chat…
