Avalon Hotel & Bungalows – Palm Springs, California Viceroy Palm Springs traces its heritage back to the 1930s when it was a desert inn. Now a leading boutique hotel...
Hotel Le Bellechasse – Paris, France Hotel Le Bellecasse ticks three very important boxes for a good stay in Paris: excellent location, blissfully quiet, and all...
The Kennedy Homestead, Dunganstown, County Wexford “The best four days of my life”. – John F. Kennedy on his trip to Ireland, 1963. It’s been a...
A Visit to the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon We’re ashamed to admit it but when we lived in London we hardly ever visited the home of the Royal...
39th American Film Festival – Deauville, Normandy, France Last night, Night Moves, a film about three environmentalists who plot to blow up a dam, took the top prize...
Manoir des Lions de Tourgéville – Deauville, Normandy, France This week we’re on assignment in France, covering the 39th Deauville American Film Festival for a print client. We didn’t...
The Real Casino Royale – Deauville-Trouville, Normandy, France “The formalities of getting into the casino need not deter you. All you need is your passport and a respectable...
Summer Opening at Buckingham Palace: The Queen’s Coronation 1953 ‘Opposite are row upon row of peeresses mounting towards the very roof: They look like a lovely hunk of fruit...
Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace – London We couldn’t make last week’s press viewing of Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace, so took the opportunity yesterday, to spend...
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...