The Loveliness of Lech
There aren’t many places on earth that combine the grandeur of mountains with fine dining…
Browsing: The Explorer
Spa of the Month: Forsthofgut, Austria
Simply put, Forsthofgut is gorgeous. An hour from Salzburg, and you are up in the…
Salzburg Celebrates: Mozart Week 2021
“Mozart lives!” is the cry that goes up (after the reminders about phones and photography)…
Spa of the Month: Grossarlerhof, Austria
It’s no understatement that 2020 has been a strange year. As a travel journalist, being…
Travel Trends 2021: The Alternative View
At what would normally be the time of year to make predictions for the next, author…
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…