Europe
Lisbon, the City of the Count and the Prostitute
I once had an unforgettable experience in a prostitute’s house in Lisbon. It was no longer a prostitute’s house, the line was just for dramatic effect, but the… […]
Month: November 2015
Europe
Review of citizenM in Glasgow
When did city hotels become so cool? I can say, hand on heart, that staying at the citizenM in Glasgow was the best British city centre hotel stay I’ve experienced… […]
Food & drink
It’s not a German Pizza, it’s Flammkuchen and it is Delicious
Flammkuchen looks like a pizza, but there are important differences; the base is thin and crispy but the sauce topping isn’t tomato based, it’s a creamy blend of… […]
Austria
All Ears in Innsbruck
And we’ve listened through our elbows, a newly discovered talent that I’m immensely proud of and am almost certain, will one day prove invaluable… […]
Africa
Review of Casa das Ilhas, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Casa das Ilhas sits in the Ribeira do Paul, one of the most beautiful valleys you’ll see anywhere, in the north east of Santo Antao. Although it’s not actually far from the coast, it feels as though it may as well be Shangri-La […]
Europe
An Awakening in The Black Forest
From wooden cottages whose roofs bow low to the ground in defiance of the weight of impending winter’s snow, thin columns of white smoke spiral into the sky, perfuming the air… […]
Food & drink
How To Give a Croque Monsieur a Sex Change
What I didn’t know until we spent a few hours in Montparnasse in Paris was the croque-monsieur can have its sex changed by the flip of a fish slice. […]
Germany
The Colours of the Black Forest
“So, is it black?” Our neighbour wasn’t the first person to ask the question after hearing I’d just spent two weeks walking through Germany’s immense Black Forest. […]
Barcelona
What’s Hot and What’s Not, World Travel Market Industry Report 2015
The World Travel Market Industry Report session which more or less kicks off the World Travel Market at the Excel in London is the ideal event to find out what’s going to be hot in the travel world in 2016. […]