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”
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10 bars every American should visit in London
There are world-class bars in cities across the globe, but the best ones in London have a particular style when it comes to drinking. You can lift a glass in a room bedecked in period lavender cornicing or in a historic music hall that references several eras of its history all at once. For Americans, theseContinue reading “10 bars every American should visit in London”
Video: How to make perfect guacamole
As a Texan, I grew up eating guacamole. I moved to New York City and went to expensive restaurants where the waiters made the guacamole at your table with a flourish of movements and dashes of this spice and that. It wasn’t until I went to a pool party and took charge of the guacamoleContinue reading “Video: How to make perfect guacamole”
Things to do in Paris with kids: 7 do’s and don’ts
What to do in Paris with kids? Paris is no secret destination when it comes to travel, whether you are on your own, with a partner or taking the entire family. When I lived in the City of Light in my early 30s, I discovered just how wonderful the city is — not just theContinue reading “Things to do in Paris with kids: 7 do’s and don’ts”
Afternoon tea in London: Harvey Nichols 5th Floor
The esteemed high-end department store Harvey Nichols serves afternoon tea in its light-floored fifth floor restaurant. Should you go? Here’s what the experience is like. (Be sure to check with the venue on Covid restrictions.) Harvey Nichols 5th Floor Restaurant 109-125 Knightsbridge, Belgravia, London SW1X 7RJ The menu for afternoon tea at Harvey Nicks featuresContinue reading “Afternoon tea in London: Harvey Nichols 5th Floor”
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”
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”
15 pictures that make you want to visit Athena Beach Hotel
From the moment we stepped inside the Athena Beach Hotel — wait, strike that. From the moment we arrived at Paphos airport in Cyprus and met the Olympic Holidays rep after collecting our bags, we knew we were in good hands. We were whisked to this gorgeous 4-star family-friendly hotel on the water in Paphos,Continue reading “15 pictures that make you want to visit Athena Beach Hotel”