Where I’d Go On Holiday, Right Now.

Where I’d Go On Holiday, Right Now.

If I didn't have a house renovation happening (aka "the money pit") and a baby about to emerge, then I would one hundred percent be going on holiday right this very minute. You know when you get to the end of your tether and the only thing you want to do is run away...

The Swan, The Weavers and The Waterbed.

The Swan, The Weavers and The Waterbed.

The wisdom behind hoisting a heavily pregnant woman up onto a narrow, high table that's been fitted with a slippery water-filled mattress seemed questionable to me at first; I must have looked like a very pink, slightly anxious whale trapped in low tide as I clambered...

Hotel Review: The Pig Near Bath

Hotel Review: The Pig Near Bath

I had the great pleasure of staying at the Pig Hotel near Bath, last weekend. It was a bit of an impromptu booking; I was going to a wedding in the area and my sister was supposed to be putting me up, but her husband came down with something unknown (man flu?) and I...

Family Get-Togethers + Luxury Houses = Perfect Stays.

Family Get-Togethers + Luxury Houses = Perfect Stays.

Last Autumn I started thinking about holding a family get-together: me, parents, all siblings and babies and other-halves and various add-ons such as dogs and fluffy dinosaurs and pull-along ponies. It would be fun, I mused, to get everyone in the same place at the...

Jo Malone: My Wanderlust Collection

Jo Malone: My Wanderlust Collection

I think that the new collection from Jo Malone is just lovely; it's called My Wanderlust and the scent combinations have been inspired by the travels of the brand's style director, fashion stylist Charlotte Stockdale. There's a Night Jasmine & Oregano linen spray...

What’s in my Bag? The Holiday Edition

What’s in my Bag? The Holiday Edition

Just a bit of fun: a trawl through the contents of my handbag. Or should I say "holiday bag"; I was on my way to Athens airport, so my bag was full of bits and pieces to see me through the flight. If you'd like to see a little of what I got up to on holiday then...

My Greek Holiday: The Kinsterna Hotel

My Greek Holiday: The Kinsterna Hotel

I've just returned from a wonderful week in the Peloponnese, a region of Greece that had previously escaped my attentions, despite having taken my hols in various parts of Greece for the last ten years. I stayed at the Kinsterna Hotel and Spa, which is just a few...

Greece, Beaches and Bumps in the Road

Greece, Beaches and Bumps in the Road

Another lazy post, perfect for a bit of Saturday perusing: you don't even need to read any words for this one, just click the play button below and I'll do the work for you. It's a short video that I filmed the other day when we were visiting the island of Elafonisos...

Lobsters and Doc Martin: My Holiday In Port Isaac

Lobsters and Doc Martin: My Holiday In Port Isaac

The recent weather conditions in the UK (rain, more rain, torrential rain) are precisely the reason why many Brits shun the idea of "staying at home" for their holidays. It's just too bloody risky. You could land yourself an epic week of blissful sunshine or you...

Castello di Casole: a Luxury Tuscan Disneyland.

Castello di Casole: a Luxury Tuscan Disneyland.

Ciao! I went on a little trip to Tuscany last month and it was wonderful. I hadn't been to Tuscany for almost twenty years (the last time was a school trip when I was fourteen, we did a big tour starting in Florence and ending down in Sorrento, via Rome and Pompeii...

Off to Cannes!

Off to Cannes!

Today I am going to Cannes Film Festival with Dior and I must say that I am incredibly excited. I have never been to Cannes before and I'm looking forward to seeing all of the glitz and the glamour and perhaps doing a bit of swanning about pretending to be a film...

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