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What do a lighthouse in Newport, a luxury spa hotel in Cardiff and a thatched cottage in Cheshire have in common? They’re all featured in Laterooms 52Sleeps, a free brochure download showcasing luxury places to stay in the UK, one for every week of the year. I was fortunate enough...

Walking the streets of the City of London is to have one foot back in time, whilst the other is firmly planted in the present. Truly iconic sights such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London and the quirky ‘Gerkin’ dominate the skyline. The City of London at dusk...

  As I got out of the taxi in the dark, tree-lined street, a passing stranger nodded, said, “Bon soir”, smiled and walked on.  It was 11pm and I’d just arrived at the Montreal home I’d be staying in during a visit to the French-speaking Quebec Region of Canada.  I...

Just what is it that makes a hotel truly memorable to you? Is it great food, comfy beds, a room with a view? Well we think a hotel needs to have all of this and more if it’s going to live up to our standards. If a hotel is really...

Driving through the gates into the grounds of the Bahia Del Duque Resort  is to enter another world. A world of luxury, of beauty, of elegance and so many swimming pools that the lovely beach onto which it fronts is almost redundant. It’s a little village of escapism, hedonism, indulgence...

In the fifth of the ‘Challenge Zoë’ activities for The Kendal Courier  I had an extremely indulgent pampering session at local Bellissimo Beauty Salon.  Here’s a version of the original article that appeared in the magazine. Now you may be wondering quite how such an ‘adventure’ could possibly come under the title Challenge Zoë.  Well, let’s just...