2019 - Our Man On The Ground Travel and Lifestyle

England

Historic Arundel – A Very British Affair

December 28, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

“Yes it could be, but you will have to wait for the answers” stated the HF Holidays guide as patrons of Abingworth Hall sat clustered in groups in the main lounge and conservatory. The guide […]

France

Castelnau Des Fieumarcon – Gascony’s Hidden Gem

December 26, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

Leafing through an eclectic mix of prints, maps and posters collected by Frederic Coustols, owner and conservator of the 12th and 13th century ‘Castelnau des Fieumarcon’, an ancient village in Lagarde, Gascony (France) gave a […]

Austria

Licence To ‘Thrill-Seek’ In Austria

December 22, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

A study has calculated how far 007 has travelled to save the world – an enormous 276,745.2 miles across 24 movies, with Austria having been the location on three separate films. It is a country […]

Hotels

Dunes By Al Nahda

December 12, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

“We can’t go for dinner. It’s flooded,” might just be the most atypical sentence uttered in a desert. I heard someone say so as I walked up to the restaurant where we were meeting to […]

Checking Out the Haunts in New Orleans

December 5, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

Shaped by a melting pot of European and Caribbean cultures, Louisiana’s largest city is unlike anywhere else in America As the street busker burst into a stirring rendition of the Johnny Cash classic Folsom Prison […]

Europe

Secrets Of The Côte d’Azur

November 27, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

“Be prepared for crowds,” we were warned, before travelling from Provence to the Côte d’Azur. The streets were busy, but thankfully, I couldn’t describe any of them as over-crowded. We had plenty of space to […]

England

The Gunton Arms

November 22, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

“It will do you good to get back to the people” grumbled the old newspaperman known to all in the office as The Editor. “You spend too much time in the air or with your […]

England

Cranmer’s Garden House

November 15, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

“I promise I won’t use my passport for the next piece Ed” I said as I quietly checked out the superb restaurants in North Norfolk online. “Back in a few days” I shouted as I […]

Caribbean

Discovering Barbados

November 14, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

Mooching round the office with not much to do I casually asked the editor “anything interesting going gov?” “not at the moment he growled, we haven’t got the budget for your usual level of extravagance, […]

England

Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa

November 11, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

Constable and Gainsborough loved to whip out their oils to commit the gentle beauty of the Dedham Vale to canvas, and Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa sits right at its heart, straddling the […]

Our Man On The Ground Travel and Lifestyle

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Year: 2019

Historic Arundel – A Very British Affair

Castelnau Des Fieumarcon – Gascony’s Hidden Gem

Licence To ‘Thrill-Seek’ In Austria

Dunes By Al Nahda

Checking Out the Haunts in New Orleans

Secrets Of The Côte d’Azur

The Gunton Arms

Cranmer’s Garden House

Discovering Barbados

Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa