Review: The Andersen Hotel in Copenhagen – a cool boutique hotel
In a city like Copenhagen that’s awash with cool Scandinavian design, the Andersen Hotel manages to combine colourful and trendy decor with a warm welcome …
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Hotel Pullman Paris Montparnasse – a Paris hotel with a view
During our pre-Christmas weekend break in Paris we stayed at Hotel Pullman Paris Montparnasse. This large, modern hotel is in the 15th arrondissement of Paris …
St Mawes Retreats – luxury and sea views at Stargazers in Cornwall
Walking through the door of our luxury holiday house of Stargazers in St Mawes, I felt the Wow! factor as if I’d been given a …
Bosinver Farm Cottages – a family weekend in Cornwall – video
Teenage boys can be notoriously difficult to please, so I wasn’t quite sure what my sixteen year old son and his two friends would make …
Using my Leki walking poles on the Tour de Mont Blanc
When my friend Julia and I started walking the Tour de Mont Blanc three years ago, we weren’t convinced that we needed walking poles at …
The Bristol Hotel – an elegant hotel in Bristol Harbourside
Set bang on the harbourfront, The Bristol Hotel offers a perfectly central location for anyone visiting the city of Bristol and offers a luxurious base …
Visiting Thomas Hardy Country and the Acorn Inn in Dorset
Dorset in the early summer. You couldn’t get a more perfect picture of Englishness, I thought, as I drove down to meet my sister for …
Visit the Rüdesheim Music Museum on a Lüftner Rhine River cruise
Standing in the Rüdesheim Music Museum, I felt the wonder and enchantment of a child. A colourful fairground organ started into life with breathy melodies …
Enjoy a Rüdesheimer coffee on a Lüftner Rhine River cruise
On our Rhine river cruise stop at the pretty riverside town of Rüdesheim, we took the opportunity to try the famous Rüdesheimer coffee. Brandy and …
What to expect with Lüftner Cruises – on Amadeus Princess
For our first ever cruise, we joined Amadeus Princess at Basel, for our Rhine River Cruise with Lüftner Cruises. European river cruise ships offer a …
48 Hours in Budapest – top things to see on a spring break
Last time I was in Budapest it was summertime, with thunderstorms threatening to crack the warm humidity and we took the children to watch the …