Europe and Middle East
Exploring Leeuwarden. Discover the hometown of Mata Hari
Leeuwarden, the capital of the province of Friesland in the Netherlands, will become a European Capital of Culture in 2018. Preparations for taking on that prestigious mantle are already well underway. Stuart Forster goes exp0loring Leeuwarden to find out more.
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Lotus Indian restaurant – Now Closed
Lotus, two minutes from Charing Cross, breaks the rule which says an ethnic restaurant close to a mainline station is likely be inauthentic at best, a tourist trap at worst. In fact this multi-award-winning eatery is up there with the best Indian restaurants in London, as good as the several with a Michelin star this reviewer has dined at.
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The Angel Hotel Abergavenny
The Angel Hotel Abergavenny has come a long way since its early days as part of the old THF portfolio. Its family ownership over the last fourteen years has lovingly transformed the hotel into one of Monmouth’s destination properties.
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Benard Magrez Luxury Wine Experience
Classic French châteaux are by nature impressive beasts, but when you stay in one that was once the Bordeaux home of Pope Clement V in 1306, well that is another thing entirely. Such is the divine experience that accompanies a stay at Château Pape Clément with the Benard Magrez Luxury Wine Experience
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Eneko at One Aldwych
Eneko at One Aldwych. review. When a chef who already boasts three Michelin stars opens in London, it’s an event to be heralded with trumpets. When that chef is also high up the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, foodies’ tongues should be hanging out.
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Lewes Bonfire Night Parade
Donald Trump is being pulled along by three Mexicans. A throng of burning crosses carve a path through the night. Flaming torch bearers chanting strange incantations pass by too close for comfort. Is this a scene from The Wicker Man? Have I stumbled onto a movie set or perhaps I’m simply hallucinating. Such thoughts are not out of place, because this is the annual Lewes Bonfire Night Parade, it is very real and I am right in the middle of it.
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