The Talbot for fine dining – restaurant review
The Talbot has history. It’s typical of coaching inns all over the country and this one, in particular, has a story – well, probably many....
Hotel TerraVina for Bed and Breakfast – hotel review
We are blessed with many fine hotels in the UK. All the 5* chains are well represented in all major cities. But we also have...
Balmer Lawn: New Forest Stay – hotel review
Following the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror designated this wooded corner of southern England as a royal forest for the pleasure of the king and...
Hotel TerraVina Dining – restaurant review
Hotel TerraVina is a gem. It’s a well-appointed house – well, it seems like someone’s home (read the accommodation review here). A line of colourful...
Saturday Brunch at OXBO, Bankside – restaurant review
This isn’t my first visit to OXBO and it won’t be my last. Yes, dear reader, it’s a restaurant in a hotel but it has...
Gillray’s at County Hall – restaurant review
As with any building, and as any estate agent worth his clip-board will tell you, it’s all about location. Gillray’s must have one of the...
Langkawi – more than beaches – travel review
This tropical gem has a deserved reputation for iconic, palm-fringed beaches, dazzling white sand and sea warm enough to call a bath. Langkawi is an...
The Danna – beachside luxury – Langkawi Malaysia – hotel review
Langkawi, or to give its official title, Langkawi the Jewel of Kedah – in Malay Langkawi Permata Kedah – Is a tropical paradise. Its beaches...
The Strand Apple Apartments – hotel review
We love to travel, and a stay at a good hotel is always a treat but it’s hard to find that home-from-home feeling. We long...
Bel, the Dragon and the Village – hotel review
Sounds like the title of an improbable fable or fairy tale but here it all is and not far from London. Yes, there is more...
The Rib Room – for more than ribs – Knightsbridge – restaurant review
The food scene in London has changed so much over the past couple of decades. We have moved away from that shocking reality of poor...
Warren House, Kingston – hotel review
We might be in London for a short holiday. We see the sights, monuments, museums. We shop till we drop and we are swept along...
Brooklands Hotel for dinner – restaurant review
Brooklands is rather unique. It straddles contemporary design and the historic connections that its very name evokes. One might not be familiar with Brooklands Hotel...
Alexander McQueen at The Kensington Hotel – restaurant review
Well, perhaps not the man himself, but The Kensington Hotel is presenting a delightful afternoon tea that is inspired by the fashion designer who is...
Brooklands Hotel Surrey – travel review
I live in West London but whenever I consider a weekend break I turn right instead of left at the end of the road. That...
The Terrace at The Montagu Arms – hotel and restaurant review
The New Forest is a beautiful and ancient area in the south of England and is in fact very far from ‘new’. It was a...
Grand Imperial London for dinner – restaurant review
This recently-opened Chinese restaurant, Grand Imperial, occupies part of a striking building and has undergone a £2m refurbishment. It’s part of the Grosvenor Hotel right next...
Rotterdam – beds, buildings and gastronomic surprises – travel review
It’s attracting lots of gastronomic and architectural attention, and it does indeed offer a wealth of national and international food outlets. The new Markthal is...
Rotterdam – building with new energy, treasuring old charm – travel review
I had visited Holland once before. That was Amsterdam and many years ago. I travelled by air and the flight was quick – Holland is...
Chinese Cricket Club, Blackfriars – restaurant review
Located on the corner of New Bridge Street in Blackfriars, Chinese Cricket Club couldn’t be more convenient for those using the newly refurbished Underground station...