Canada
Exploring Vancouver Island
I wasn’t going to write about Vancouver Island. This was a family trip, and I was off the clock. But as anyone who’s visited the area can attest, the island makes plans of its own. […]
Year: 2018
Hotels
Hotel Prinsenhof Groningen
The Prinsenhof Groningen is a luxury hotel on historic premises that have served both as the premises of a religious order and a palace of the Nassau viceroys to Groningen. The site, which has a […]
Canada
The Algonquin Resort, St Andrews By-The-Sea
The Algonquin Resort is a luxury resort-hotel at St Andrews By-The-Sea in New Brunswick, Canada. The property features a recently redesigned 18-hole golf course, a treatment spa, an outdoor swimming pool (open between May and […]
Berkshire
The Vineyard Hotel
Sometimes my job just couldn’t be better. Asked to review a five-star hotel, tick, ‘oh it’s called The Vineyard’, tick and they have a lot of wine there as well as top notch food to […]
Buckinghamshire
Hartwell House and Spa
Nothing quite beats packing an overnight bag and speeding out of London for a night in the country, especially as it doesn’t involve passport control, waiting for security and squeezing into an ‘orange’ seat for […]
Hotels
Kahanda Kanda
The Kahanda Kanda is a luxury resort set amid a low altitude tea plantation near Galle, in the south-west of Sri Lanka. The resort has 10 chic villas with verandas overlooking the estate. It’s possible […]
Hotels
One Aldwych, London
There aren’t many London theatreland hotels that still possess the razzle dazzle of the West End but when a timeless classic comes around you know it’s in for a long run. A stone’s throw from […]
Events
The Grand Prix Ball 2018
Now in its eighth year, the Grand Prix Ball once again played host to a mix of motor racing enthusiast and celebrities last Wednesday evening, as the normally tranquil Hurlingham Club and residential Fulham was […]
Asia
Northern India’s Maharajahs, Forts and Tigers
Mark Nicholls visits the land of tigers, maharajahs and fabulous forts on a visit to northern India. The old palace at the top of a winding, climbing, road through the town of Karauli, has a […]
Lifestyle
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? Not With Jabra Elite 65es!
Ever got last minute tickets to see your favourite band? Of course you have. Ever ridden the night bus home afterwards, listening to the group’s classic album? Thought so. Ever nearly lost your cool when […]