A Few Days in Menton
Do you remember the Rum Baba? It used to be a standard on the Dessert Trolleys which whizzed round the dining rooms of hotels in my youth. I suppose they are banned now (dessert trolleys, I mean) as being a …
Miss Beatrice’s Pink Palace
Beatrice de Rothschild and the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Cap Ferrat.
On Cap Ferrat, it sits like a cherry on the top of a trifle, the pink palace of Beatrice de Rothschild. The views from it and of it are …
A Few Days in Edinburgh – May 2015
How proud Scotland should be of its National Gallery on Edinburgh’s Mound. This handsome Greek Revival building by William Playfair is one of the most intimate of great world museums, thanks to Timothy Clifford’s splendid recreation of the original interiors. …
A Few Days in Nice, Spring 2015 – 49
Why would you want to be in England in late March when you can be in the South of France where the air is balmy and the sky that colour that gives the coast its name, azure?
We were visiting …
A Few Days in the Scottish Borders – 47
Will there be border-guards next time I drive across the River Tweed into Berwick? Will I pay for my petrol…
A Winter Visit to Prague & Dresden – 46
The days are shorter and the nights are darker in December as you gaze at Prague from the river. St Vitus Cathedral and Prague castle stand silhouetted against the sunset, and the baroque spires, turrets, and domes resemble an architectural …
A Few Days in York – 45
You are familiar with Davidia Involucrata, the handkerchief tree which originates from Southern China? Well, I have to say that…
Rothay Manor – 44
Our most recent expedition has been to the Lake District and the Rothay Manor Hotel. Not for us the hearty…
A Few Days in Derbyshire – 43
We are just returned from a few days in our favoured hotel Fischer’s, Baslow Hall. Conveniently situated within a cock-stride…
Eshott Hall – 42
We have been up to Northumberland with its beautiful coastline, wide expanse of sandy beaches and high, blue, pellucid skies…