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Culture

High Art In The Low Countries – Leiden And The Hague

April 20, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

Art is the new rock ‘n’ roll or so it seems. It’s everywhere. High profile new unearthing of lost greats such as the recently discovered Tutu by Nigerian Ben Enwonwu, unseen since 1974, fiercely contested […]

Hotels

The Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimbabwe

April 18, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 1

The Victoria Falls Hotel is a southern African institution. It’s a luxury hotel with colonial style interiors. If you’re travelling to Zimbabwe and plan on spending time at Victoria Falls, whose waterfall is full flow […]

Hotels

The Hari London

March 26, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

If you are looking for a hotel in Knightsbridge that’s a little bit different, more down to earth but with a chic boutique ambience, then may I recommend The Hari, tucked away in a residential […]

European Travel

Chiesa Del Carmine

March 20, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

North of Rome in Orvieto I called in on the Palazzone Winery. Generating only 1% of Umbria’s wine output it has long since realised the real joy and rewards of concentrating on quality not quantity. […]

European Travel

St. Moritz Gourmet Festival

February 27, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

I wasn’t there to ski I’ll leave that to the brave and the beautiful, I was there to try some of the fabled food at the tables of the lauded and applauded from the culinary […]

Hotels

Andersen Boutique Hotel, Copenhagen

February 18, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

Flying over the expansive tundra frosted like a Christmas cake iced to within an inch of its life is my lasting memory of the short flight from London to Copenhagen. We arrived in only 90 […]

European Travel

The St Moritz Olympia Bobsleigh Run

February 12, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

Devilishly quick…Mark Nicholls experiences the superfast bobsleigh course in stylish St Moritz It is devilishly fast: within a matter of seconds you are nudging speeds of 100kph as the sleek red bullet of an Olympic […]

Guatemala

La Lancha

January 24, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

We approached the beautiful La Lancha by a small boat across the lake, spying its pretty thatched rooftops peeking out from the rainforest high above. To the sound of birds and howler monkeys we were […]

European Travel

Walking Tour Of Western Crete

January 20, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

Thinking about a walking holiday and some sunshine in 2018? Mark Nicholls joins a walking tour across rugged western Crete for a bit of both. The shoreline of western Crete is as dramatic as it […]

European Travel

Arnhem Allied Forces Anniversary

December 19, 2017 Our Man On The Ground 0

I decided on a change of pace for this trip. I could have flown to the Netherlands in an hour from London, but the stress involved in airports creates a journey full of angst and […]

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High Art In The Low Countries – Leiden And The Hague

The Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimbabwe

The Hari London

Chiesa Del Carmine

St. Moritz Gourmet Festival

Andersen Boutique Hotel, Copenhagen

The St Moritz Olympia Bobsleigh Run

La Lancha

Walking Tour Of Western Crete

Arnhem Allied Forces Anniversary