The Swan Inn – Swinbrook, Oxfordshire always either on a peak of happiness or drowning in black waters of despair they loved or they loathed, they...
Hafod -Y-Garreg, Monmouthshire – Stay at the Oldest House In Wales Hafod-Y-Garreg, just outside Hay-on-Wye, is officially the oldest house in Wales, built from timbers that were felled in the summer...
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc – Antibes, Cote d’Azur, France Gatsby’s mansion was modelled after Hotel de Ville in Normandy, that we know. But which building did F. Scott Fitzgerald...
Muir Woods – California, USA Muir Woods is a remnant of ancient coast redwood forests that blanketed many northern California coastal valleys. Located just 11...
Le Marocain at La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco La Mamounia is the stuff of legend. Regal to the last, this grand old dame of Marrakech has been welcoming presidents,...
Cafe Zoetrope – San Francisco, California No trip to San Francisco is quite complete without a stop at Francis Ford Coppola's Cafe Zoetrope. Conveniently located just along the...
The Alpina Hotel – Gstaad, Switzerland Gstaad is no stranger to luxury and glamour, in fact it’s synonymous with both. It has always been the ski...
City Lights Bookstore – San Francisco, California Here at CELLOPHANELAND* we love bookshops. Not chains, proper bookshops: slightly messy, intimate, where the actual smell of books perfume...
Go FiSH at Four Seasons Hotel – Hampshire We recently had a brilliant stay at the Four Seasons Hotel, Hampshire (see our recent post here) and as our visit...
Four Seasons Hotel – Hampshire Four Seasons Hotel, Hampshire, sits in the most glorious 500 acres of unspoilt parkland in rural Dogmersfield, just an hour’s...
The Queen: Portraits of a Monarch – Windsor Castle At Windsor Castle’s Drawings Gallery, The Queen: Portraits of a Monarch is a truly fascinating and rather lovely exhibition which presents...
On The Trail of David Hockney – East Yorkshire Look at the incredible variety of grasses, look at the marvellous leaves; look at the colour. Isn’t it beautiful…pure joy....