Austria
Söll – Austria’s Summer Paradise in the Mountains
I am very fond of Austria and have visited many times. It has the clean air of Switzerland but you don’t have to hike over the Alps to get to it and as I found […]
Month: October 2017
Africa
Fez: Inside The Medina Walls
“We have old things to see. And then we have very old things and even older things to see.” Thus speaks the man who has asked me to call him ‘Sammy’, claiming that he looks […]
Motoring
The New Aston Martin DB11 Volante
The ultimate convertible Sports Grand Tourer has just been revealed by Aston Martin powered by an all new powerful 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine with deliveries beginning in Spring 2018. This beautifully sleek car is built […]
Middle East
Adventures In Bahrain
Donning my desert boots and Tiley hat I’m off again to the historic jewel that is Bahrain. This trip includes being taken for a ride by a stunt driver (time to hold onto that Tiley) […]
Restaurants
Walking On Sunshine At The Sipping Room, Canary Wharf
Walking over the bridge towards Canary Wharf’s West India Quay, a panorama of sunlit restaurant fronts surrounding us, even hassled buskers are in a good mood. A security guard is asking a wannabe Beatle to […]
Wine
Pongrácz Sparkling Wine Launches Rebrand With Oysters
As many wine lovers know, South Africa produces some superb wines and Pongrácz, for those of you unfamiliar with the brand, is part of the portfolio of Africa’s leading producer of wines, spirits and ciders, […]
Hotels
The Chedi Muscat
The Chedi’s central location in Muscat might lead prospective guests to miss its charms. In fact the hotel is hidden in a vast private estate, with mountains to one side, and the shining blue Gulf […]
Restaurants
Cook Old School In Chinatown’s Hot Pot
In this review find out how I taste something that is so hot I couldn’t eat it (but my dining partner had no problem at all) and learn how to cook old school with a […]