Tequila: The Collective Spirit
In the Tlaquepaque neighbourhood of Guadalajara, bright sunshine bounces off pink and orange walls, spilling…
Author Sophie McLean
St Patrick’s Paradise: Jameson’s of Bow Street
The Dublin Writer’s Museum sits on a corner of Parnell Square, housed in an ornate,…
Castello del Nero, Tuscany
The quintessential image of Italy might be all 1950s glamorous gelato and bikini-strewn lakeside bathing,…
Cuba Moderna
I first visited Cuba in 2015. A trip where I left feeling inspired having toured…
Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, Part II: On Water
In the second part of our visit to Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, Sophie McLean does what many…
Cordeillan-Bages, Pauillac
In front of me tonight sits a bottle of wine. It is two-thirds full, and…
Château St Pierre de Serjac, Languedoc
In the bright, high-ceilinged foyer of this Southern French luxury residence are two long rectangular…
Crossing The Bridge: 48 Hours in Scandinavia
In mere minutes on the metro at a happy 35DKK (roughly £4), arriving into Copenhagen…
Spotlight on: Bermuda
Imagine an island, a little home-from-home, with pink sandy beaches, where the sea matches the colour…
The Old Rectory, Hastings
In my bag there are three books, a half bottle of Champagne, pyjamas and my…
The Very Model of a Modern Marrakech
In the first part of a double feature this weekend, Sophie McLean revisits Morocco’s capital and…
Cafés and Cocktails: Paris en Boisson
It is 22:02 and from the back of our cab to our left-hand side, we…