Every city keeps its secrets close to its heart and those secrets, those special somethings I long to find when traveling somewhere new. If lucky enough those secrets are revealed and I can truly call myself a local. I was invited to a wonderful lunch at the InterContinental Park Lane here in London to launch its new collection of Insider Experiences. […]
I know it doesn’t sound luxurious but eating at a counter can be just that. You have the full attention of both the waiter and the cook. Climbing onto the stool, feet hanging, watching the ritual that makes a meal emerge from its ingredients is one of my culinary pleasures and, don’t get us wrong, […]
Elizabeth is one lucky women – she lives in Venice 24/7. Venice is a special place and she imbues her posts with the enthusiasm of a first-timer visitor to the city. We met in a class last February and I have followed her blog ever since. She has been bitten by the Italian bug and […]
Afternoon tea – what a luxury. Who gets to spend two hours eating tiny sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, and then finish off with lovely cakes! It’s always the same menu, but no one here is complaining! I was lucky enough to be the guest of the Conrad St. James for the afternoon […]
Everyone is looking for the newest things to do in Paris. Sometimes it’s great to feel you are the first on the block but it’s equally fun to haunt the same old place for hundredth time. So on my last trip to Paris. the Cypriot and I not only joined the hoards in visiting the beau nouveau, but […]
Without Vanessa, I don’t know where I would’ve ended up! Last year, I arrived in rainy Dublin for the TBEX conference not knowing a soul. Without an umbrella, I sprinted from the hotel just in time catch Vanessa from Turnipseed Travel talk about making blogging her business – a concept that seemed miles away from where […]