Author Richelle Harrison Plesse

An Australian-born writer and chanteuse, Richelle adores nothing more than dancing ‘till dawn, eating out, eating in, and maintaining a shoe wardrobe that would render even Imelda Marcos jealous. After a three-year affair with London, this well-heeled globetrotter now calls Paris home, where she has lived since 2006.

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The low-hanging clouds and steely grey sky are ominous signs as our bus traces the…

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Continuing our coverage of Brazil – is something going on there this year? – Richelle settles in to the bohemian hilltop enclave of Santa Teresa and an impeccably stylish guesthouse…

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It’s times like these I’m thankful I know no fear of heights, for there’s no place for the vertigo-prone on the 35th floor of the Mandarin Oriental New York.

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‘In fair Verona, where we lay our scene…’ A city so enchanting it provided the setting for no less than three Shakespeare plays…

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“Celebrity chefs are somewhat rare in France, a country that takes its food very seriously. Culinary masters should be slogging it out in the kitchen rather than gracing television screens, many would agree.”

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“Loafing needs no explanation and is its own excuse,” the American writer Christopher Morley once said. Wise words Mr Morley, words I kept in mind when I booked a signature massage at the Spa Le Bristol…

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“The Plaza Athénée, the Parisian palace par excellence. Pair it with one of the world’s most prestigious fashion and beauty houses and a girl’s dreams come true. Or at least mine did…”

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“Boats pottering about the harbour, skirting its curves from Camp Cove to Rose Bay, meeting at Circular Quay where the iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House dominate and command attention.”

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“Anxiously eying the turtle soup laid out on the table before me, I was hesitant to sample my first spoonful. It was a first, let alone at breakfast time, but it was only one of many exotic entrées to pass our lips…”

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Spies, intrigues and secret tunnels. London’s St Ermin’s Hotel was the location for gatherings of Winston Churchill’s Special Operations Executive and the notorious spy ring The Cambridge Five. Richelle investigates its secrets…