Irene Caswell

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Irene Caswell

Irene is a freelance writer with a special interest in destinations, arts and culture, food and wine. She believes a life well lived is about experiences and aims to provide readers with informative and evocative stories. Follow Irene on Instagram at @hashtagtravelin.
Discover the Benefits of Forest Bathing UK

Discover the Benefits of Forest Bathing UK

Irene Caswell takes the short trip to West Sussex to discover the health benefits of forest bathing and discovers there is much more to the practice than tree hugging. Over…

Victoria & Albert: Our Lives in Watercolour

Victoria & Albert: Our Lives in Watercolour

A new exhibition at the Palace of Holyroodhouse featuring watercolours collected by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert is set to open this March in Edinburgh. Throughout their marriage Victoria and…

Virtual New Year’s Eve 2020 Celebrations

Virtual New Year’s Eve 2020 Celebrations

2020 has been the most forgettable of years, so why not give it a proper send off? Here is our round-up of virtual New Year’s Eve 2020 celebrations. While we…

Sustainable Christmas Gifts for Gourmets

Sustainable Christmas Gifts for Gourmets

Irene Caswell takes a virtual trip to Santa’s grotto and returns with some sustainable Christmas gifts suggestions especially for gourmets. Food and drink is one of the special delights of…

Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema

Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema

The pioneering and unparalleled work of Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013), the cinematic titan whose films shaped the face of modern cinema, is the focus of a new exhibition. Ray Harryhausen: Titan…

Coffee Clubs: Experience a World of Aromas

Coffee Clubs: Experience a World of Aromas

With her travel wings clipped temporarily due to travel guidelines, Irene Caswell has decided to explore the world of Coffee Clubs from her home in the UK. Trying new food…

Green Gastronomy: Traditional Food in Slovenia

Green Gastronomy: Traditional Food in Slovenia

Irene Caswell looks forward to a world where we can travel internationally once more and explores the delights of traditional food in Slovenia. Slovenia is less than a tenth of…

UK Staycation Ideas to Learn a New Skill

UK Staycation Ideas to Learn a New Skill

From the Hebrides to Cornwall, Irene Caswell runs through some UK staycation ideas where you can learn a new skill – from beekeeping to surfing or even playing the fiddle…

Aubrey Beardsley at Tate Britain, London

Aubrey Beardsley at Tate Britain, London

Aubrey Beardsley, a major new exhibition of over 200 works celebrating the artist’s brief but astonishing career opens 4 March at Tate Britain London. This will be the first exhibition…

Troy: Myth and Reality at the British Museum

Troy: Myth and Reality at the British Museum

A new exhibition at The British Museum Troy: Myth and Reality is the first major Troy exhibition in the UK. Irene Caswell reviews it. The Trojan War lasted for 10…

Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh

Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh

In the lead up to the 100th anniversary of the discovery the tomb of the boy king a new exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh…

Languedoc Wine Tourism: a Sustainable Approach

Languedoc Wine Tourism: a Sustainable Approach

Irene Caswell travels to the Langueoc-Rousillon region of France to discover why such a fuss is made about Languedoc wine. In the Langueoc, France, winemaking is taken very seriously. It…

A Rothschild Treasury at Waddesdon Manor

A Rothschild Treasury at Waddesdon Manor

Irene Caswell takes a sneak preview at A Rothschild Treasury, a new permanent exhibition space at Waddesdon Manor in the Aylesbury Vale, showcasing a micro collection of over 300 exquisite…

War Graves in France, Pas-De-Calais

War Graves in France, Pas-De-Calais

Irene Caswell visits war graves in France to pay her respects to those who fell in both World Wars and finds the trip a deeply moving experience. When I mentioned…

Holiday Inn Winchester: Ideal Festival Base

Holiday Inn Winchester: Ideal Festival Base

Irene Caswell stays at the Holiday Inn Winchester and finds it an eminently reasonable place to use as a base for the final Winchester Festival. Winchester festival events are held…

Bath Spa Hotel: The Royal Crescent

Bath Spa Hotel: The Royal Crescent

If you are looking for a Bath spa hotel, there really is just one place to choose, as Irene Caswell discovers, when she visits the only Landmark building in the…

Midhurst Spread Eagle: Fit for a Queen

Midhurst Spread Eagle: Fit for a Queen

Irene Caswell takes a micro-break to the Midhurst Spread Eagle in the West Sussex market town and discovers a hotel steeped in history that is truly fit for a Queen…

Dresden Giant Stollen Parade 2018

Dresden Giant Stollen Parade 2018

In recent years stollen has become as much a feature of Christmas as figgy pudding. But nowhere do they celebrate the festive cake as seriously as in Dresden where each…