Vienna – A Visit En Famille
None of us meant to be ill. Not me, certainly, about to celebrate an unimportant…
Browsing: The Explorer
At Leisure with the Literati: The Bloomsbury
I had a surprise for Mrs L on her birthday. “Are we going shopping?” she…
Four Seasons London at Ten Trinity Square
With the Tower of London and Tower Bridge situated opposite the hotel’s grand neoclassical entrance,…
Dublin: Conrad, Ophelia and I
“Hello, Miss Sander. This is Jack on reception. I’m calling to check that the furniture…
Time Flies at Coworth Park
A childish sense of delight fills one on entering the 240 acre estate of Coworth…
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…