Time Flies at Coworth Park
A childish sense of delight fills one on entering the 240 acre estate of Coworth…
Browsing: The Explorer
Tales from Oman, Part I
Stirling, our resident man with a camera, dusts off his pen and scribbles a few…
The Cary Arms, Devon
With its prime position above Babbacombe Bay near Torquay, The Cary Arms is understandably a…
Spa of the Month: Princess Yaiza, Lanzarote
Spas are traditionally associated with water. And mineral-rich healing springs are generally the reason that…
Xiamen: China’s Mediterranean
Chinese travellers have a secret – they don’t spend their precious holidays in the smog-thickened…
Organic Matter: Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
Don’t let the words ‘concept hotel’ put you off. Mandarin Oriental Tokyo’s design ethos is…
Stockholm on a Plate
Some will view it as a stroke of genius, others the work of a madman.…
Spa 15: Bath’s Hippest Retreat
We all know that the World Heritage City of Bath has been famed for its…
Under Sail in Zighy Bay, Oman
My travel companion bursts into my cabin with an evangelical look on his face. He’s…
Sri Lanka in Style, Part II: Chena Huts
Tom Bangay’s Sri Lankan escape continues as he departs tea country, avoiding the hair-raising hours-long…
Hampton Manor Revisited: A Restaurant With Rooms
The last couple of years have brought change upon change for Hampton Manor. This a…
The Spa at Cliveden
There’s probably no other hotel spa with quite such a notorious pool. Yes, other ‘waters’…