In June 1863, a Victorian diarist and six companions set off from London on holiday. Their destination was Lucerne to what had become the vogue attraction of its day, watching the sunrise from Mount Rigi. 150 years later, Larry joined an exhibition group recreating that journey…
Burritos are back. No, don’t yawn. I know what you’re thinking, “They’re already two-a-penny”. Well,…
Larry reviews the ENO’s latest production of The Magic Flute, by actor and theatre director, Simon McBurney…
There aren’t many things that are genuinely frightening in the cinema. Horror films? Forget it.…
“I was discovering a different side to Italy, the path distinctly less travelled…and the feeling of wonder when one comes across something not seen in books or media, as if stumbling across it for the first time.”
“As we turned into the throng of the city I was aware of the juxtaposition of the ultra-modern with the elemental.” Larry leaves the green jungle to enter the grey in the conclusion of his Thai adventure…
Navigating London Cocktail Week is akin to entering a new city. Even if you attacked…
Everyone’s at it these days. It seems the public’s appetite for it is insatiable. Hotels…
“I have arrived in the most extraordinary place. As I write I am sat in a wooden treetop bar, straining against candlelight, the distant hills of Burma sporadically illuminated by streaks of lightning.” In Part 2 of his epic adventure, Larry enters the wilds of northern Thailand…
“A warm orange sun burned through the haze that diffused the Doi Suthep mountains and, instinctively, I heard the theme to ‘Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence’ in my head – until I realised it was coming from the stereo in the bar behind me.” Larry begins an odyssey across Thailand…
I’ll say one thing for Penhaligon’s, they certainly know how to name a scent. Not…
From the Algarve through Alentejo, up to Porto and the Douro valley, we conclude our journey across Portugal as Larry arrives just outside the capital, Lisbon, from an invitation On Her Majesty’s Secret Service…