Spa of the Month: Byblos, St Tropez
As you’d expect from the place that was built as a palace in St Tropez…
Browsing: The Explorer
Almanac, Barcelona
From the second we arrived at the five-star Almanac Barcelona, we were transported into a…
Into the Blue: A Snorkelling Sojourn…in Iceland
I’ve always loved open-water swimming, from the adrenalin-infused January cold of Loch Eil – where…
The Purity of Puglia
Puglia’s popularity in recent years is hardly surprising: if Tuscany is gentle rolling hills and…
The Idle Rocks
The boutique Idle Rocks hotel, a member of Relais & Châteaux, boasts a prime waterfront…
Hotel Endsleigh
A country house hotel hardly qualifies as such without a mile-long drive and Grade I-listed…
Finding Bliss in St Kitts
THAT damned intro music keeps playing in my head. You know the one. It crashes…
Thornbury Castle
The utterly romantic 27-room Thornbury Castle hotel, a member of Relais & Chateaux, is bursting…
A Gothic Weekend in Auld Reekie, Part II: The Witchery
So named for its proximity to the castle, where witches were burned at the stake…
A Gothic Weekend in Auld Reekie, Part I: Prestonfield House
It’s become the preserve of sugar-charged children, getting over-excited and given an excuse to behave…
Temple Guiting Manor, Cotswolds
I’m fresh from a soul-soothing stay at Temple Guiting Manor, an exclusive-use property in the…
Coursing through Corsica
In which Alice Payne enjoys a whistlestop journey through this beguiling French island… Early this…