Secrets Of The Thames: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures
Robert Spellman wades into an exhibition at London Museum Docklands to discover the Secrets Of The Thames unearthed by the river’s mudlarks If mudlarking – the act of scouring riverine…
A Bezzymoon in Paradise at the Ozen Reserve Bolifushi
The idyllic Indian Ocean islands of the Maldives have long been a haven for honeymooners, but a new trend is emerging – families and groups of friends are now visiting…
The Heart of Portugal: Part 3 – Casas da Lapa Nature & Spa Hotel
Nature meet Nurture, as Judith Schrut concludes her travels in Centre of Portugal with a rejuvenating stay at Casas da Lapa Nature & Spa Hotel. I discovered many wondrous things…
Muir Hotel Halifax Nova Scotia Review
I first heard of the Muir hotel Halifax Nova Scotia in Canada at a travel convention in London. I was so impressed by the presentation that I put it on…
Ellen Kensington Hotel Review
Mark Bibby Jackson reviews the Ellen Kensington hotel, part of the Montigo Resorts UK Group to discover an authentically Asian hotel in London. It was while staying at the Montigo Resort…
Combe Grove Metabolic Health Wellness Centre
Eileen Wise spends a week at Combe Grove near Bath to see if the wellness centre can change her life. A few months ago, I was idly flicking through the…
InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort Review
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise stay at the InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau resort to swim with manta rays. It’s 10.30 on a Saturday morning on a boat in the middle of…
From Le Touquet With Love: L’Hotel Barrière Le Westminster
Mark Bibby Jackson checks into L’Hotel Barrière Le Westminster Le Touquet and falls in love with this Anglo-French gem on the Opal Coast. For the past hundred years there has…
NH Wien Belvedere Hotel Vienna Review
On his way from Carinthia Austria to Bratislava in Slovakia, Mark spends a night in Vienna, to review the NH Wien Belvedere hotel, next to the famous Belvedere Palace. A…
Montigo Resorts Somerset at Charlton House Review
Mark Bibby Jackson stays at the Montigo Resorts Somerset at Charlton House, a beautiful Georgian country house that has been given a fresh spice of life. Sometimes I find myself…
Escapism and Conservation at Gili Lankanfushi Maldives
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise discover their inner Robinson Crusoe at Gili Lankanfushi resort in the Maldives, a very eco resort. It will read like the most overblown set of…
Buckingham Palace and The Cadogan Hotel Review
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise visit Buckingham Palace on their London stay at the Cadogan Hotel If its walls could talk London’s Belmond Cadogan Hotel would have some mighty colourful…
Nothing Else Like It : Andres Carne de Res Chia Review
From humble beginnings in Bogota´s dormitory town of Chia, Andres Carne de Res Chia has rapidly become a Colombian cultural phenomenon. It mixes tasty, filling food with a Carnivalesque energy…
Monkey Island Estate Bray Review
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise review Monkey Island hotel and Estate on the banks of the Thames near the village of Bray. It is just a small, seven-acre island in…
Congham Hall Hotel and Spa Review
There are hotels you go to for their destination and hotels that become destinations in themselves, Congham Hall Norfolk is both. Set in glorious countryside just outside of the Sandringham…
Tracey Emin, Sex and Afternoon Tea at the Walpole Bay Hotel
“This is the room where Tracey Emin says she had her best sex,” Jane Bishop informs me as she as she hands me the key to room 302 at the…
NHOW Berlin : Striking the Right Note
If you are looking for a funky hotel in Berlin then NHOW Berlin is the one for you. How many hotels do you come across with their own recording studios…
A Night at the Hilton London Gatwick Airport Hotel
I always thought airport hotels were stale affairs something only to be frequented in emergencies. A 5.45am flight from Gatwick airport to Montenegro counts as an emergency to me. However…
Hambleton Hall Hotel : Staying in History
It was 1979, and the future was looking somewhat chilly for English country houses. The Labour Government’s ‘Winter of Discontent’ with the unions had left its mark, another energy crisis…
Cromlix Hotel : Having a Ball in Scotland
Tucked away in the lush green landscapes on the borders of Stirling and Perthshire lies Cromlix hotel, recognised as one of Scotland’s top country hotels. Andy Murray Cromlix House Hotel…
The Barnsdale : Country Escape in Hidden England
Rutland is a wonderful place to relax, or explore the countryside, as Mark Bibby Jackson discovers on his stay at The Barnsdale Hotel. Rutland is one of the UK’s best…
nhow London Hotel Review : a Creative Place to Stay
On a cultural trip to London, Mark Bibby Jackson stays at the nhow London while catching Othello at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and Entangled Pasts at the Royal Academy. Having…
Hospitality, Heritage and Northern Lights at the Tynemouth Castle Inn
On his first visit to Tynemouth and Newcastle upon Tyne, Mark Bibby Jackson receives a hospitable welcome at the Tynemouth Castle Inn. The recently refurbished, Tynemouth Castle Inn is a…
Le Jardin des Douars Essaouira Morocco
Neil Hennessy-Vass visits Le Jardin des Douars in Essaouira Morocco and finds himself at home in the space. One instinctively knows when one has arrived, I mean really ‘arrived’, and…
