London
Vinoteca di Sartoria – City
I’ve been on the hunt for a good Italian restaurant in the City to replace a much-loved restaurant that closed it’s doors a few months ago and stumbled upon Vinoteca di Sartoria, which is located […]
Articles by Our Man On The Ground
Culture
Rollers Forever
A night of tartan Tam o’ Shanters and half-mast trousers brought memories flooding back for fans of the epic Bay City Rollers. The audience at the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow embraced the cultural clothes and […]
Travel
5 Benefits of Booking a Multi-Dive Package for Your Florida Keys Vacation
Booking a multi-dive package can help visitors organise several diving trips during their Florida Keys vacation. Combining multiple dives in one reservation can simplify scheduling and may offer better value than booking individual outings. It […]
Hotels
1955 Tokyo Bay by Hoshino Resorts
Showa nostalgia is big in Japan. Symbolizing a time of prosperity celebrated with bold, coloured retro-kitsch and a chance to escape. The Hoshino Resort’s 1955 Tokyo Bay hotel opened in 2024 to bring back the […]
Culture
The Royal National Mòd
There’s something so hauntingly beautiful about Gaelic singing. The words and music are soft and so full of love. And it’s wonderful to see how close the community is, even so far from home. The […]
Hotels
Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva
34 years of travelling and not once before had I missed a flight. None of us had. But for some reason, this time the excitement had got to us. This was our first girls’ trip […]
Hoteliers
Ramón von Schükkmann – General Manager of Pine Cliffs Resort
In our continuing series of hotelier interviews, I spoke with Ramón von Schükkmann, who recently returned as General Manager of the picturesque five-star Pine Cliffs Resort in Portugal’s Algarve region where he previously worked as […]
London
Quaglino’s London Reopens its Doors
There’s good news for those of us who remember Quaglino’s. Following a glamorous launch party last Wednesday 7th October, the St James’s institution has reopened its doors following a major restoration by the Evolv Restaurant […]
Culture
East is East
There’s a warning before this 30th anniversary revival that the play dates back to 1970 when times were different. So, it was lovely to see just how today’s multi-cultural society is making East is East […]
Culture
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Miss Jean Brodie is the teacher you wouldn’t want your children to meet. Young, elegant and mysterious but ultimately dangerous and ready to mould the young girls she teaches into how she sees the world. […]