The Ultimate 2-week trip to Guyana – Sponsored Bit

Guyana

If you’re the kind of person who loves to travel off the beaten path, then Guyana is the perfect destination for you – explore virgin rainforests and discover unknown cultures, new cuisines and thrilling adventures. Guyana is just the place to switch off from city life and return with stories and experiences to last a […]

Best Bits of Val Thorens, France

Val Thorens in the snow

There’s nothing like cold crisp air to make you feel alive. Even it you don’t ski often or well, you still feel healthy on a Val Thorens ski holiday, even after eating tons of tartiflette and cheese fondue. It’s clomping through snow and all the other wintery activities that invigorate you and make you feel […]

Best Bits of Old City, Philadelphia, USA

One-day-in-Philadelphia-Elfreths-Alley

Only have one day in Philadelphia to shop, eat and drink.  Spend that one day in Philadelphia’s Old City, the 18th C historic section of downtown, that is considered the birthplace of the American Revolution. While the food scene and Philadelphia restaurants are at the top of their game, great shopping in the city of […]

Best Bits of the Château Vaux-Le-Vicomte, France

Château Vaux-Le-Vicomte

You arrive in the village of Maincy, turn down a long tree-lined avenue, and find yourself in the parking lot of le château de Vaux-Le-Vicomte. Entering through the gift shop, you really have no idea the wonders to come. Another easy day trip from Paris has brought you to one of the great French châteaux […]

Best Bits of Le Petit Trianon Versailles, France

Easy Day trips from Paris_ Le Petit Trianon Versailles

Looking for an easy day trip from Paris? Versailles is so close and Le Petit Trianon is a charm! Head out there for a glorious afternoon! For those who follow the oeuvre of Mel Brooks, it will be obvious what I mean when I say, “It’s good to be the King.” For those not acquainted […]

Best Bits of Luxury: Cowdray House, West Sussex, UK

Cowdray-Park-West-Sussex-UK

What a glorious day! I had been to Chamonix and it rained, Piemonte and it rained, Kefalonia and it rained, Thailand and it rained but West Sussex in England? The country known for its rain? Well, surprise, surprise – the sun was out and it was the most beautiful, autumn day. I was off to […]