The best shopping areas in Paris
Paris – the city of love, the city of lights… and the fashion capital city of the world! Paris makes a cult […]
Spotlight on The Ritz-Carlton Berlin
Germany’s capital has emerged in the last quarter of a century as one of the great business and leisure destinations of Europe. […]
Berlin Beauty – Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
On my recent city break to the Germain capital, I knew I had to pay a visit to the Grand Dame of […]
Short stay: Middlethorpe Hotel and Spa, York, UK
The red-brick and white-sash-windows house, built in 1699, has echoes of both the grandeur of Hampton Court and Sir Christopher Wren’s elegant […]
Packing checklist: what to pack when you travel?
Friday newsletters always feature luxury travel contests, tips, series, or news. Today (August 14, 2020): Travel tip: packing checklist. Whether it is your […]
Iceland in the shadow of COVID-19: A day on top of a volcano
The title, ‘In the shadow of COVID-19’ sounds a little ominous, don’t you think? Trust me, it’s intentional! Iceland is operating again, that’s […]
Time to dream of tomorrow
It has been a challenging year. We may have booked our holidays and then seen our hopes scuppered thanks to the closing […]
Photograph of the week: The Berlin Falls in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Although South Africa’s Mpumalanga province is better known as “the place where the sun rises”, it is also the place where the […]
Review: Lufthansa Airbus A380 First Class from New Delhi to Frankfurt
Wednesday newsletters always feature a hotel or flight review. Prior to the pandemic, I enjoyed a ‘colorful’ holiday in India. You can read my trip reports here: Review: Lufthansa […]
The colours of Ibiza holidays
When thoughts turn to a holiday in Ibiza, you may picture its edgy nightclub scene in the heart of the resort of […]