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Mandarin Oriental, Singapore

January 7, 2024 Our Man On The Ground 0

The Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, is a five-star hotel close to Marina Bay. Built in 1987, the property reopened in September 2023 following major renovations. I was given a hearty welcome to the hotel by Krishan, […]

Les Marguerites

November 22, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 65

It is a pivotal, primordial paradox, feeling fifty at your fingertips. For me, it’s queued up for this July, and with it, a wealth of anticipation, hope, ambivalence, and aspiration. There is a reckoning of […]

Murrayshall Country Estate

November 9, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

Arriving late on a chilly autumn evening I was greeted by delicious ‘light bites’ and a crackling log fire in the library. What better way to start a visit. Four hundred year old Murrayshall Hotel, […]

Casa de Campo Resort and Villas

October 17, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

A unique destination of Caribbean fun. The eleven square miles of the Dominican Republic’s Casa de Campo is home to two thousand villas where the rich and famous – think Bill Clinton, Beyonce, Justin Bieber […]

The Frenchie Boutique Hotel

September 24, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 51

Start with a farmhouse from the 1800s, set back off a gravely road seemingly pulled from so many movies. Don’t touch those captivating bones, they can’t be improved upon. Factor in a century and a […]

The Good House

June 23, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 30

The desert draw is not the same as the magnetic force field that defined our spring break teen scene circa 1990anything. The want for waterslides and mega resorts have given way to something not quite […]

Dye House – Providence

April 11, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 37

Behind the barn door that all but brands New England, neighboring the mills to which it once belonged, Dye House in Providence, Rhode Island, packages an impossible amount of panache within some pretty petite packaging, […]

Solo Traveller Activity Weeks at Cretan Hotel

March 26, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

As the clocks go forward this weekend many of us are hoping for an improvement in the weather after what has been a rather long and dreary winter. But with no warm weather in sight […]

Taj Holiday Village Resort and Spa beach and pool

Taj Holiday Village Resort and Spa, Goa

February 19, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

Mark Nicholls heads to Goa on the western coast of India and a stay at the Taj Holiday Village Resort & Spa. The peace is palpable; just the waves crashing ashore in the distance, the […]

Hotel Restaurant Bären

February 16, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

The Hotel Restaurant Bären in Gsteig, just a 15-minute drive from the glittering resort of Gstaad – synonymous with the likes of Roger Moore and Brigitte Bardot – is like a picture postcard of mountain […]