Although we would probably have been quite happy feasting on local fish and chips for a whole week, we made a family decision before we arrived in Woolacombe to try out Noel Corston’s fine...
A Unique Home Stay in Tamarisk Beach House
Imagine a house, perched high up above a beach, with views down to the sand and across the horizon. Imagine it’s a 1930s home, lovingly restored by an interior designer, who has kept the...
In the Buff
“Can I have a Buff?” “No, what’s wrong with a scarf?” “But look what you can do with them – you can wear them as a neckerchief, a headband, a beanie, a bandana –...
Backing up your computer files if you aren’t good at that sort of thing…
For someone who spends a lot of time on the computer, I really am quite a technophobe. I’m also not very sensible. Documents and photos have...
The finer things in life at Sandals Royal Plantation Hotel
“Underneath the mango tree me honey and me….” Honey Ryder emerges from the warm Caribbean sea onto the shore in Jamaica wearing a white bikini, a knife at her hip and carrying two pearly...
Taking a close look at Beaches Ocho Rios and Beaches Negril
Island Routes Catamaran As a family we have had several beach holidays but usually in the Mediterranean or the Canaries. We never thought it would be worth travelling further than Tenerife in order to...
Review of Mondrian Hotel, London
Exterior of Mondrian Hotel (courtesy of hotel) This hotel is now called Sea Containers, London Mondrian London only opened last year but has certainly made its mark as one of the best hotels in...
A place to celebrate: review of Klaus K Hotel, Helsinki
Room 707, Sky Balcony, Klaus K Hotel There can’t be many hotel rooms in the world where, hanging up on the wall near the mini-bar, is a guitar. A full size Spanish guitar...