Travel Trends 2021: The Alternative View
At what would normally be the time of year to make predictions for the next, author…
Browsing: The Explorer
Cheltenham In Autumn
‘By the waters of Cheltenham, I sat down and drank.’ So wrote the poet and libertine…
The Eastbury Hotel, Sherborne, Dorset
It’s all about comfort and joy at this cosy bolthole in Dorset, as Angelina Villa-Clarke…
A Bath Weekend
The past couple of times I’ve visited the glorious Georgian city of Bath, there has…
48 Hours in Lisbon
If you can remember back that far, you might recall that, for a short while,…
Spa of the Month: The Dorchester
You’d expect a bit of glam, a bit of luxe at the spa of the…
A View with a Room: Shangri-La at The Shard
Talk about a room with a view. From the 45th floor, the city is laid…
A London Staycation
Usually, in August, my family and I start to think about exotic locations to head…
Welsh Wonders: Celtic Manor Resort
If you are a golf player, then the gods have been somewhat in your favour…
The Ballad of Reading, 2020-style
It is a sad reflection of Reading that one of its two most famous inhabitants…
Spa of the Month: 111 Skin
Facials are finally back! And to celebrate this particularly depressing bit of the lockdown restrictions…
The Cotswolds Revisited
Heading off for a trip to the Cotswolds at a time of national pandemic might,…