6 of Spain’s best Cava tours
A little bit like “the rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain”, so does the Spanish version of…
Short stay: Carloft, Berlin, Germany
Carloft is an apartment with a difference in the Kreuzberg region of Berlin, on the corner of Liegnitzer Straße…
A luxury ski chalet built for Royalty
Klosters has long been a favoured retreat for the aristocracy, movers and shakers and major movie stars and the…
10 of the best luxury food and wine brands in London
London is a true haven for many of the worlds top food and wine brands. It is a dream…
The top 4 historical hotels in Paris
Many hotels are established in buildings originally conceived for different purposes: private mansions, conference centres, apartment blocks, etc. One…
5 of London’s top burgers
For anyone who thought that the London burger craze was just a flash in the pan, think again …
The perfect guide to a mother-daughter bonding weekend in Paris
As Audrey Hepburn said Paris is always a good idea, although we think that she shouldve added especially with…
The 5 best places for luxury shopping in Barcelona
Barcelona is one of the most stylish cities in Europe. Its elegance can immediately be noticed in the architecture…
Blogging, Berlin and the BMW X4
I had the honour of being invited to Berlin by BMW recently and they arranged for me to be…
5 tried and tested travel accessories from my latest trip
On our mountain bike trip around the islands of Scotland this Summer, we had a great time exploring islands…
Short stay: Kinloch Lodge, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Owned by cookery writer Lady Claire MacDonald and home to the first Michelin star on Skye, Kinloch Lodge is…
A day out with Skye Ghillie on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
We met Mitch Partridge, aka Syke Ghillie, in the car park outside Portree Tourist Information Centre, before heading out…
Short stay: Canowindra B&B, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Run by Rick and Georgie de Boer (son-in-law and daughter to the owners of Peinmore House next door), Canowindra…
Visiting the Isle of Raasay, Scotland, UK
Just a short drive from Portree is the village of Sconser from where you can take the CalMac ferry,…
Short stay: Lochsie, Peinmore House, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Owned and very ably run by Don and Margaret Greer since 2007, Peinmore House is a beautifully kept B&B…
Visiting the Isle of Eigg, Scotland, UK
We had looked into visiting the small isles of Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna but, on studying the Calmac…
