Europe and Middle East
Blakes Hotel, London
21/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Blakes Hotel on .
The Headland Hotel and Cottages, Fistral Beach, Newquay.
21/07/2013This entry was posted in Devon and Cornwall, England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, United Kingdom and tagged Cornwall, Headland Hotel, Newquay on .
The Headland Hotel, overlooking Newquay’s Fistral Beach, is a surprise on many levels. The heart sinks slightly driving up to the impressive but distinctly Victorian pile, much like those which sit atop cliffs all round the British coast. But inside, while resolutely Gothic in character, recalling the great age of the railway, the hotel is anything but faded.
Read the full story hereHotel Belles Rives. Juan-les-Pins
18/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, France, Hotel Reviews, South of France and tagged France., Hotel Belles Rives. Juan-les-Pins on .
It’s 90 years since Cole Porter and F. Scott Fitzgerald took homes on the Cap d’Antibes, raised hell with their Hollywood friends and persuaded the glitterati the Côte d’Azur was the place to party in the summer.
Milos Restaurant Athens
13/07/2013This entry was posted in Athens, Europe and Middle East, Greece and tagged Best Athens Restaurants, Eat in Athens, Restaurants in Athens on .
The tasting table at Milos Athens restaurant provides no hiding place from the open kitchen embracing it.
Read the full story hereIl Salviatino. Florence.
10/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Florence, Hotel Reviews, Italy, Tuscany and tagged Best hotels in Tuscany, Florence luxury hotels, Luxury hotels in Florence, Luxury hotels in Tuscany on .
Standing on the terrace of Il Salviatino, a stunning 16th century palazzo in the hills above Florence, you might be forgiven you’ve died and gone to heaven.
Read the full story here51 Buckingham Gate. London
10/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Best hotel in London, Luxury hotels in London on .
So here you are, riding in a horse and carriage, following the exact route of Kate and William’s royal wedding with your own princess by your side. The only things missing are the crowds and the mounted guards of honour, but you can’t have everything can you.
Read the full story hereGolf in Madeira
02/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Madeira, Portugal and tagged Best golf in Madeira, Golf in Madeira, Madeira golf on .
“Remember Andy, the greens here always slope towards the sea.” I was being reminded about this again by my playing partner, who knew every inch of this fabulous course, as I sized up yet another tricky putt, I suppose a little sigh was not out of order given the situation I found myself in.
Read the full story hereGolf on the Costa Brava
28/06/2013This entry was posted in Costa Brava, Europe and Middle East, Spain and tagged Golf in Spain, Golf on the Costa Brava on .
September 2008 was quite a special month for the Costa Brava. It was, no less, one hundred years old. Ferran Agullo wrote an article in the esteemed Catalan newspaper La Veu de Catalunya in September 1908, where he described the ‘rugged coastline’ around Girona as the Costa Brava which is Catalan and Spanish for you know what.
Read the full story hereEpic Sana Algarve
28/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Portugal, The Algarve and tagged Algarve hotel reviews, Luxury hotels in The Algarve on .
Building a 5-star hotel from scratch is quite an epic challenge in anyone’s book, but opening three of them in the last 6 months is on another level entirely.
Read the full story hereA Weekend in Riga
26/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Latvia and tagged Guide to Riga, weekend in Riga on .
Riga is a walking city, just the right size for a weekend break, and the old town, which has now been fully restored to its former colourful glory, contains many hidden gems that you’ll just stumble across when you explore all its little winding back streets.
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