Captain Sir Tom Moore recalls his travels – his love for Yorkshire, India and Menorca and how driving Route 66 in a Bentley is a dream trip (he has tips for dealing with mosquitoes, too) By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 13:33 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 13:33 GMT, 7 November 2020 … Read more
An Inspector calls… at The Pig at Harlyn Bay, the Cornish outpost of a shabby-chic hotel chain that can seemingly do no wrong The Pig at Harlyn Bay is an ‘exceptional’ manor house – it has been booked solid since it opened in July The Inspector liked the ‘shabby-chic’ interiors and said his room was … Read more
High above Frigate Bay, a large brown pelican circles, pauses, does a swift about-turn, then swoops 20ft into the blue waters of the Caribbean. A minute later, the same bird is perched nonchalantly on the side of a catamaran, digesting its breakfast, while we are tucking into bacon and eggs, and fresh fruit on the … Read more
Florence unmasked: Beat the crowds and unearth little-known treasures in Italy’s cultural capital Jane Keightley travelled to Florence with two of her girlfriends to explore the city’s lesser-known sights They visited the English Cemetery – the resting place of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and other notable expats Another highlight was a trip to the National Museum … Read more
You may well find yourself in kinship with W. H. Auden’s soldier from his poem Roman Wall Blues at some point when walking Hadrian’s Wall. ‘Over the heather the wet wind blows/I’ve lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose/The rain comes pattering out of the sky/I’m a Wall soldier, I don’t know why.’ … Read more
Early snow cover at altitude in the Alps is the deepest in recent years. Sadly, we can’t enjoy it at the moment. But it’s my belief that the European ski season will have a strong second half from mid or late February until late April. In Austria, France, Switzerland and Italy too many livelihoods depend … Read more
When London‘s renowned Connaught Bar in the opulent Connaught Hotel reopens following England’s national lockdown, staff will no doubt be popping a few extra Champagne corks – because it has taken the World’s Best Bar Award crown. The revered Mayfair bar has swapped places with last year’s winner, New York’s Dante, which takes the No2 … Read more
Inside the incredible ‘five-star hotel’ for HORSES, where the animals enjoy hypoallergenic bedding, marble stables, swims and hot tub sessions in a life of million-dollar luxury British travel photographer Simon Urwin , from Dorchester, was allowed inside the elite equestrian centre He was bowled over by the facility, which is home to 700 horses, from … Read more
A post-lockdown trip to infinity and beyond: The incredible Toy Story-themed Airbnb with a Woody-style bedroom and dazzling living area Three-bedroom house is located in El Paso, Texas, and according to the listing, can sleep up to eight people Its striking, open-plan living area has images of the characters on the walls and an Etch … Read more
An Inspector calls… at an 18th-century coaching inn on Lord Bath’s Longleat estate that exudes ‘character and romance’ The Bath Arms in Wiltshire underwent a transformation during lockdown with its ivy facade stripped away The Inspector was shown to a room at the top of the house, ‘reached via various fire doors’ He was impressed … Read more