Spend holiday evening with several friends and family members. Young parents with offspring are present. One mother and daughter have spent entire morning serving breakfast at homeless shelt… Read More
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I have been to Yashin several times in Kensington as it was very close to our old flat but I had not got around to trying their sister restaurant, Yashin Ocean House. Now tha… Read More
I booked dinner at Foley’s Tasting Kitchen as soon as I first read about it, and counted the days till our dinner. Foley’s kitchen is headed up by Head Chef Mitz V… Read More
I LOVE Poke! I first tried it in Hawaii a long time ago and it immediately became my favourite Hawaiian food (yeah, not Spam!). Last year I went to San Francisco and one of our best dinners… Read More
Britain has one of the worst records on gender equality at work, according to a new report that highlighted the high pay gap for working mothers. … Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist… Read More
These days, it is surprisingly easy for hackers and thieves to steal our credit card information. There have actually been instances in which… Read More
Dreamers Creative Writing Prompts: Writing Prompt #2
Here is a writing prompt about how writing is a form of listening. It’s from the Narrative Possibilities class taug… Read More
A love bag is easy to put together and can make a positive difference in someone’s day. A love bag is simply a bag filled with consumable goodies and a message of love… Read More
It’s all about getting the right balance when it comes to selecting custom party supplies. Considering high quality products that are memorable, suited to your chosen theme and the na… Read More
I am so thankful for so many things everyday.We do birthdays big around here and, of course, yesterday was fun with family celebrating freedom and America!My sister and her family went on va… Read More
By coming close to the night skies with fresh eyes, you end up being extra intimate with the world. Discover how you can grow nonconceptual understanding when checking out nature.
When… Read More
I can’t believe how quickly this year has flown by! New Year celebrations are a great way of getting everyone together, especially if it’s with family and loved ones. I’ve… Read More
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Tetley® Tea. The opinions and text are all mine. This recipe for Very Cherry Iced Tea is the perfect twist on classic sweet te… Read More
This week was pretty uneventful with just a couple highlights – we celebrated Valentine’s Day early with a Peruvian twist, cheered on runners at the Donna Marathon and made somet… Read More
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– Fierce Fiction by Derek Dubois –
Sometimes
it comes in fits and starts and sometimes all at once in a deluge, but when
you’re edging thirty years old… Read More
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– Fierce Fiction by Lily MacKenzie –
The Calgary Stampede
had roared into town. My friend Sharon and I met at the Fairgrounds’ entrance
at 8:00 PM. We pushe… Read More
If there’s anything we can all agree on, it’s this: dating sucks. Even if you’re been happily coupled up for a while now, you still shiver at the memory of all the terrible… Read More
The Why I am Weird TagThis post contains affiliate links.Thanks to Delly of Delly Bird, I've been tagged in the blog tag she herself created - the Why I am Weird tag. The aim of this tag is… Read More
Reaching Thurlestone hotel in south Devon is like going down Alice in Wonderland’s rabbit hole. You plunge off the main road along one of those high-hedged, single-track lanes which De… Read More
Brockencote Hall, set in several acres of lush green Worcestershire countryside, turned out to be an almost perfect stay, with the comforts and treats of a luxury country house hotel, from i… Read More
The first time I visited Burley Manor Hotel in the New Forest I had absolutely no expectations – not because I thought it was going to be terrible, but because it had never even c… Read More
‘Kanpai!’ The cry echoed around the hotel dining room. It was the fifth ‘Kanpai!’ of the evening in our trip to Japan and it wouldn’t be the last. At this rally… Read More
The joy of reviewing hotels and restaurants is that with every new visit there is often something which will surprise, delight or even shock you. The Montcalm at the Brewery London… Read More
Walking into a really gorgeous hotel room can be such a bittersweet moment. There is the initial reaction of ‘Wow! This is really, really nice….!’ and delight that th… Read More
To arrive at Langshott Manor hotel is to jump back in time. One moment you are in urban Surrey, passing through towns like Redhill and Horley and driving though a modern housing estate, and… Read More
Being in the Land of the Midnight Sun can do strange things to you. A few days into my cruise along the Norwegian coast, I’d been chatting on deck after dinner with my fellow pass… Read More
Exactly 600 years ago, the Bel and The Dragon coaching inn was built in the pretty Berkshire town of Cookham and six centuries later, I took a friend with me to stay at the pub and see… Read More
If the England rugby team need somewhere to recharge their batteries after this year’s bruising contest in which they finished a lowly fifth, then they needn’t travel very far: t… Read More
Things to do in Las Vegas come rain or shine…
It was my fourth visit to Las Vegas, but the first time I’d seen it raining on the famous Las Vegas Strip. Unsurprisingly, Vegas, b… Read More
Turning up to lunch at Dinner restaurant in Knightsbridge – the restaurant from top chef Heston Blumenthal – with a copy of the menu from The Fat Duck at Bray (also by… Read More
The Arch hotel is not a flashy hotel. For a luxury hotel near to Oxford Street and just across the road from Madonna’s London home, the Arch is neat, calm, and quiet.
It doesn’t… Read More
Its claim to fame is that it is the closest hotel to Harrods, and it’s true that less than 30 seconds walk will take you right into the iconic department store. But thankfully The Capi… Read More
Note: this review of Luton Hoo luxury hotel in Bedfordshire was first published in 2015 so some of the details might now need updating
It isn’t often you get to share a sink with Hugh… Read More
Note: my review of London Peruvian restaurant Senor Ceviche was first published in April 2015 and so of the information might now be out of date
As a late arrival to the cult of the Pisco so… Read More
Note: this review of The Botanist Sloane Square was first posted in 2015 so some details might be out of date
The Botanist, Sloane Square was packed at 7pm last Thursday as the pre-thea… Read More
[Note: this review was first published in 2015 so some details might be out of date]
It is located in the no-man’s land of offices and parkland between Exmouth Market and Clerkenwell G… Read More
Note: this review of lunch at Gillray’s steakhouse and bar restaurant in Waterloo was first published in 2015
Long-time London dwellers still remember County Hall, across the river Tha… Read More
[Editors’ note – this review was first published in 2014 and some information might need updating]
It’s just as well that an overnight stay at St Martin’s Lane centra… Read More
It isn’t every day I stay in a 17th century Palladian mansion but after just a few hours at the Luckham Park luxury hotel near Bath I was walking around as if I had lived there for yea… Read More
I’ve been fortunate enough to stay in some lovely country house hotels recently – sadly, Tylney Hall was not one of them.
[Note: this review of Tylney Hall was first publish… Read More
It is always a good sign of a hotel restaurant if you could imagine going back there without being an overnight guest and Apero definitely fits that description.
Tucked beneath the Ampersand… Read More
Cannizaro House in Wimbledon. Sadly that isn’t my car.
Note: This review is from Feb 2014. Cannizaro House is now owned by Hotel Du Vin so will have changed since my visit. If you&rsqu… Read More
The Bellagio hotel and casino – our home for the next seven days
You’re never too old to visit Las Vegas – and here’s the proof!
Just a few days in Sin City brought… Read More
In the brewery room Nika is churning the mixture in the lautering tun. With each turn of the spade a quick gush of the mixture, clear from being filtered, runs into a bucket. Nika is in cont… Read More
It is impossible to walk around the grounds at Middlethorpe Hall York and not take dozens of photos. While the front of the hotel is surprisingly close to the road, a quiet country lane just… Read More
When hotels are able to open after lockdown the Headland hotel in Cornwall might just be the place to blow away the hibernation cobwebs. Perched right at the end of the glorious Fistral Beac… Read More
5 annoying things men do on dates that women hate
You were all geared up for your last date. You’d practiced all of your party story anecdotes, brushed up your knowledge on the wine… Read More
You never forget your first Pig, as the old saying doesn’t go, and with such fond memories of my stay at The Pig near Bath (check out my review ‘A heavenly, foodie, country retre… Read More
Lagos has so many beaches I am yet to explore. There beaches that are affordable while some of the beaches in Lagos are luxury beaches. Landmark beach is one of such beaches that you can cal… Read More
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VSL Studio – BREAKTHROUGH IN VIDEO ANIMATION TEMPLATES
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VSL Studio is A BREAKTHROUGH IN VIDEO ANIMATION TEMPLATES – Well over A THOUSAND A… Read More
Big Zulu surprised after waitress kneels to serve him food – Video
Big Zulu has shown how impressed he is after a waitress knelt beside him to bring him his meal.
The star shar… Read More
It’s been said that normalcy is just like a paved road or sidewalk. They’re extremely comfortable to travel on, but no flowers can grow on them. And there is another saying pos… Read More
At last you are ready for a commitment. You intend to find the appropriate woman who fulfills your needs even though you meet hers.
You would like to miss through the areas, run along side c… Read More
Mike Sacks' self-published novelization of a nonexistent 1977 drive-in classic film, Stinker Lets Loose!, has been rereleased by Simon & Schuster. The parody of 1970s road comedies follo… Read More
Alexandra Stan is a Romanian singer and model who became famous after releasing her 2010 breakout single, Mr. Saxobeat. The track went viral, becoming global acclaim leading Alexandra to bec… Read More