St James’s Club Morgan Bay hotel review, St Lucia

Visiting St Lucia with children provides all kinds of delights and fun. Here, we review St James’s Club Morgan Bay — one of the best all-inclusive resorts in St Lucia. [NOTE: Be sure to check the site about openings because of the pandemic.] Some of the best things about the resort: most motorised sports andContinue reading “St James’s Club Morgan Bay hotel review, St Lucia”

11 best British gifts to give Americans (and anybody else)

A couple of years ago I wrote a post about the 8 best British gifts to get Americans (that I would never give to a Brit). Whoa! People went crazy for this post. It was the hit record of posts. Styles and tastes move on, so I’ve updated my (modestly) blockbuster post, featuring the bestContinue reading “11 best British gifts to give Americans (and anybody else)”

Cotswolds: Staying at Cowley Manor with teens

Take my advice when you visit Cowley Manor, the chic family hotel in the Cotswolds. Even if the Isamu Noguchi table in the sitting room is a little ill-placed, don’t try to move it yourself. Even when you know the freeform glass top merely rests on the swiveling wooden legs and even when you thinkContinue reading “Cotswolds: Staying at Cowley Manor with teens”

What to do at the London Eye & South Bank at Christmas

  The London Eye is always on my list of places to take people when they visit the city. Every time I go up in one of the capsules, I can’t help but marvel at the view, proudly showing off my adopted city and the sights up and down the Thames. At Christmastime the LondonContinue reading “What to do at the London Eye & South Bank at Christmas”

Secret delights of Moliets, France, with Madame Vacances

  Moliets et Maa has a problem. The French beach destination is an hour and a half southeast of Bordeaux, and merely an hour north of Biarritz. It has pine forests, beaches, lakes, tennis and golf clubs, and cycle paths. There are enough activities to keep kids happy and exhausted for a week. The problemContinue reading “Secret delights of Moliets, France, with Madame Vacances”

10 British gifts to give Americans for summer

Mention the British summer and you’re sure to inspire a downpour of jokes about the cold weather and rain. That’s part of its charm! In my experience there is something quite special about summer in the UK. Perhaps because the traditional hot-temperatures-and-unending-sunshine thing is a rarity, Brits do summer with a bit of flair. IfContinue reading “10 British gifts to give Americans for summer”

21 top family travel Instagramers to follow

Half the fun of travel is planning. That means that checking out the pictures from my favourite family travel Instagrammers is not only fun and inspiring, but also I can self-righteously call it things like “research” and “work” rather than “drooling over this family hotel I just saw in Cyprus”. There are so many greatContinue reading “21 top family travel Instagramers to follow”

Hotel review: Best Western Port Aransas, Texas

Best Western is a long-respected motel chain. It used to have a great red and yellow logo with a distinctive crown. I miss that retro crown. In its place now is a clean blue-and-white “BW”. I wasn’t sure about the new-look branding but I felt comfortable booking into a brand I knew and (at leastContinue reading “Hotel review: Best Western Port Aransas, Texas”

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”

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