Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration, Buckingham Palace Last Friday, the day before the official summer opening of Buckingham Palace, we visited a remarkably quiet palace (if you...
Andaz Liverpool Street – London What we love about Hyatt’s Andaz hotels, is that visually, they are all uniquely different. Recently we stayed at the...
What to buy in Marrakech, Morocco Our editor first fell in love with Morocco on a trip to Tangier when barely out of her teens. She...
Jardin Majorelle – Marrakech, Morocco For visitors to Marrakech, this gorgeous twelve-acre botanical garden really is a must see. Designed by the expatriate French artist,...
The Spoken Word: Travel Writers ‘In spite of all hardships, discomforts and sicknesses, the lure of exploration still continues to be one of the strongest...
Andaz Hotel West Hollywood – Los Angeles, California From the moment one enters Andaz West Hollywood smack bang in the middle of the Sunset Strip, greeted by a host who offers you...
HR Giger and Gruyère, Switzerland Last night I watched Alien; a film I last viewed around ten years ago, and was once again struck by its...
James Dean And The ‘Little Bastard’ This was the nickname which James Byron Dean gave to his 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder. He purchased the ‘Little Bastard’ new from Competition Motors in...
A Saunter around 20th Century Fox Studios – Los Angeles Last week we spent a fascinating afternoon wandering around the backlot at 20th Century Fox. A friend is working on a...
Hearst Castle – San Simeon: A Californian Fairy Tale Every time we visit California, we always have good intentions to visit the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, but for one reason...
Palm Springs, California: The Home of Desert Modern Palm Springs became a fashionable resort in the 1900s when tourists suffering from ailments requiring dry heat, arrived to take advantage...
Portmeirion Village & Hotel, Gwynedd, North Wales: The Last Folly of the Western World We crafted the above heading from a borrowed quote in The Times. In 1973, this is how the paper described the beautiful, unique resort...