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Hotels

The Wellesley Knightsbridge

May 31, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

When it comes to luxury London hotels, there are few that can transport you to a time long forgotten quite like The Wellelsey. Sitting back off the bustling streets of Knightsbridge, the 1920’s townhouse boasts […]

European Travel

Dutch Asparagus

May 25, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

I have often wondered where the best asparagus comes from and just as importantly what’s the best way to prepare and cook it. Read on to find out more. Limburg in Holland is the centre […]

Trulli Enchanting – Puglia in Spring

May 19, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

The paradise of providence. That’s how I felt about Puglia in Spring. So fertile for its dry, hot climate. So uplifting with its masseria, the whitewashed farmhouses with their singular but solid shapes and spacious […]

Restaurants

JW Steakhouse London

April 21, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

If you are looking for a good quality steak restaurant in London that’s a little more upmarket but with a relaxed and informal atmosphere paired with superb service, then JW Steakhouse in the Grosvenor House […]

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 […]