Portugal
Beautiful Madeira
I hadn’t realised that Madeira is best known as the birthplace of Christian Ronaldo, the footballer, nor that he was named after Ronald Reagan his father’s favourite actor. But I could quite imagine that he […]
Year: 2019
Cruises
MSC Bellissima Naming Ceremony
MSC names new flagship in UK and announces partnership with Raymond Blanc MSC Bellissima – the largest ship ever to be christened in the UK and the biggest vessel in the MSC fleet – was […]
London
Pi Battersea Rise
These days if someone mentions Clapham it’s to complain about its imminent gentrification, the scourge of yuppies, and the rising house prices. However, this is an unfair reflection on the rest of the neighbourhood and […]
London
Chokhi Dhani London
An increasing number of people are venturing south of the river these days, be it to live, with modern new apartment blocks seemingly going up all the time, or visit some of the new restaurants […]
Yachting
Horizon FD77 Heading For Europe
A new model in the Horizon Yachts’ Fast Displacement series, has completed sea trials successfully and is now on her way to the U.S. to make her debut at the Palm Beach International Boat Show. […]
Cruises
A Right Royal River Cruise With APT
A magnificent sail and – new for 2019 – steam through Europe Princess Heide von Hohenzollern opened the vast doors of Namedy Castle in the German town of Andernach and beckoned us inside. “Please look […]
Yachting
The Silent 55 All Electric Cruising Yacht
With all-electric cars, the likes of the Nissan Leaf and those from Tesla, catching on quickly, it was only a matter of time before the all-electric yacht made an appearance. Silent-Yachts, an Austrian company have […]
Culture
The Hague, Rembrandt And A Lot More Besides
So as this adventure unfolded, I found myself enjoying the lowlands of Europe, taking in art from 400 years ago right up to the present day. There was wonderful food on offer, and I hadn’t […]
Cocktails
National Margarita Day – 3 Perfect Recipes
Today is National Margarita Day and we thought we would celebrate it with three very different recipes from Cuervo Tradicional. Jose Cuervo’s tequila expert, Oli Pergle, has created his own interpretation of the classis Margarita, […]
California
Il Piccolo Ritrovo
For a locale that is not remotely Italy adjacent, us Angelenos excel at being Italian food snobs. We like a wood burning oven, and we know our optimal wood burning temperature. We like our cheese, […]