The Museum of Innocence: The best museum in Istanbul

With all the drinking, eating and people-watching to do while travelling, sometimes — sometimes — I find the museum-going with travel to be a bit…obligatory. Some museums are life-changing for me, like the Reina Sofia in Madrid. Others are full of important and beautiful works that leave me feeling like I really *should* read moreContinue reading “The Museum of Innocence: The best museum in Istanbul”

In Pictures: UK Point-to-Point races

They make movies about toffs in country houses and TV shows about vicars who solve mysteries in villages, but in my opinion to capture something indelible about Britain they should make a film about the British point-to-point races — steeplechases so-named because they would take place from one church steeple to another – from oneContinue reading “In Pictures: UK Point-to-Point races”

Review: K-Spa, K-West Hotel, London

You could hardly find a more incongruous spot for K-Spa, the spa with treatment rooms and wet spa facilities at the K West Hotel. The chic glass-and-metal building sits amid the tidy white Regency-style houses of West London, just steps down from the roar of buses and the alarmist hurry of Shepherd’s Bush station. ThisContinue reading “Review: K-Spa, K-West Hotel, London”

Best trips for teenagers: Tips for walking tours with teens

  No matter where you go on holiday with teenagers, walking tours are a great way to see a lot of a place you’re visiting or do more of a deep dive into one aspect like architecture, street art, design, history or crime. My friend Tula and I still talk about the great Jack theContinue reading “Best trips for teenagers: Tips for walking tours with teens”

Berkshire: Eat well & stay at Hurley House Hotel & Pub

Like most people who live in London, I think about how nice it would be to live in the country about, oh, once a month. Whether or not I could actually leave the big city is different matter — I’ve lived in London and New York City before that for more than 25 years —Continue reading “Berkshire: Eat well & stay at Hurley House Hotel & Pub”

7 free beauty treatments at the airport

Here’s a twist: Wouldn’t it be great to arrive at the airport and be happy to lose your bags? You can if that means your under-eye bags, along with dull skin, lackluster makeup and scaly hands.     I recently discovered fantastic shortie beauty treatment that you can get at the airport and best of all,Continue reading “7 free beauty treatments at the airport”

Child-free zone on planes? Heck, yeah!

  Boarding a flight and seeing a crying baby is a moment none of us relishes, especially if that child is our own. Some airlines have introduced child-free seating zones where customers can ensure they aren’t sitting next to children. Some parents are in an uproar. I think it’s a great idea. I’ve been writingContinue reading “Child-free zone on planes? Heck, yeah!”

The complete checklist for car journeys with kids

Being from Texas, I have a particular love for road trips; the journey is part of the experience, with the open road, good music on the car stereo, chat, everything you need packed inside. Once you have kids, that list definitely expands and changes, as it does as children grow up. Here, our list, honedContinue reading “The complete checklist for car journeys with kids”

Review: Hollie & Harrie Sombrilla sun shade

I wouldn’t venture out for a day at the beach without major sun protection: a rashguard for my shoulders, surf shorts to protect my blue-white thighs, zinc oxide for my nose and my trusty cowboy hat. (What can I tell you? It’s a look.) Plus, when we hit the beach, we like to bed in, with sandwiches,Continue reading “Review: Hollie & Harrie Sombrilla sun shade”

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