Having touched down at Belfast Airport at 8am that morning, we hardly took any time to drop our bags off at the Culloden Estate, our home for the next two nights, before heading out to explore County Down, Northern Ireland. Most people know County Down for its most famous golf course, the Royal County Down, […]
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A Best Bits Hotel: The Culloden Estate & Spa, Belfast, Ireland
Every time I mentioned where I was staying in Belfast, the response was always the same: “Aye, that would be the best hotel in Northern Ireland.” Those utterances made for pretty high expectations. Approaching The Culloden Estate & Spa from Belfast City Airport, our GPS lead us down a small service road and then into the […]
When an invitation arrives from Jing Tea, I attend. I had recently discovered Jing Tea at Brown’s Hotel last November and have been a devotee ever since – truly living on their Verveine! The aforementioned invite was not only beckoning me to sip my Jing tea, but also dine at Benares Restaurant. Michelin-starred Chef Atul Kochhar was […]
I am always impressed with Jennifer. Not only is she a mother, the hardest job in the world imho, but she founded and runs Britmums.com, writes her own travel blog, and is from Texas! I was lucky enough to meet her at the first Traverse Mingle (a travel-blogger friendly cocktail party) I ever attended. There she […]
My first morning in Paris was spent crying in my café au lait. I just didn’t know where to start. Paris was so big and there was so much to see. As my croissant got soggy, I got back in bed and pulled the covers over my head. Then, all of a sudden, I remembered the very sage advice […]
Once upon a time, there was a travel blogger who knew in her heart of hearts that she was destined to stay in a palace. Day and night, she looked longingly out of her Chelsea window, dreaming of a palace to call her own. There would be a spa, pools, banquets and handsome princes in […]