Revolution Russian Art 1917-1932 – Royal Academy of Arts, London
With a frequently expressed sentiment that that we are currently living in troubled times it is interesting to reflect with...
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
The Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur is part luxury hotel (managed by Taj Hotels), part museum, and is also one...
Bailey, NW1 – Heni Publishing
In pride of place in the CELLOPHANLAND* office hangs David Bailey’s iconic black and white portrait of Paul McCartney and...
Ski Talini – St Martin de Belleville, France
St Martin de Belleville is a very special resort indeed. High in the French Tarentaise mountains, this improbably pretty village enjoys...
Hotel Straf – Milan, Italy
Literally just steps from Milan’s Duomo cathedral and La Scala opera house, Hotel Straf, is the perfect place to stay...
Wolfgang Tillmanns 2017 – Tate Modern, London
This is photography Jim, but not as we know it. Visiting the latest Tate exhibition Wolfgang Tillmans 2017 many unfamiliar with...
Hotel Palazzo Victoria – Verona, Italy
It is rather unfortunate that any mention of tourism in Verona is inevitably linked with Romeo and Juliet. In advance...
Hockney – Tate Britain
Writing about the latest David Hockney exhibition at first seems rather like trying to write about a Stones concert. These...
The Clifford Slapper Conversation
Cliff, at what age did you begin to play the piano, and who or what were the influences which led...
Hotel Baur au Lac – Zurich, Switzerland
Arriving at Zurich’s original ‘Grand Dame’ hotel, the Hotel Baur au Lac, on a grey and snowy mid-winter day we...
The Gombit Hotel – Bergamo, Italy
It is not often one gets an offer to stay in hotel in a medieval tower. As this one was...
C-Hotel & Spa – Como, Italy
Following closely on the heels of our review of the B2 Hotel in Zurich we move through the alphabet to...