INTERCONTINENTAL ASIANA SAIGON

The first stop on our Asia trip in March/ April was the largest city in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (the former Saigon), know…

BIG SUR

Driving up the California coast was one of my favourite experiences last year.  We set off from Santa Monica at 6am and d…

SKIING IN VAL THORENS

Earlier this year we took the snow train for the first time, jumping on board the Eurostar at St Pancras and travelled thr…

HOTEL JOSEF, PRAGUE

Prague was high on my list of places to go for a while and we finally got around to visiting a couple of months ago. I boug…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VIETNAM

Good morning from Vietnam! Excuse the radio silence over the next two weeks, I'm currently in  Ho Chi Minh City befor…

ORIENTAL RESIDENCE, BANGKOK

Bangkok is a vast, crazy city, with over 8 million residents sprawling across 606 square miles of streets filled with traf…

THAILAND BOAT TRIP

A holiday isn't a holiday without a boat trip.  Lots of my favourite holiday memories have been at sea: sailing on a ca…

THE FAIRMONT, SAN FRANCISCO

The Fairmont is one of the most iconic hotels in San Francisco.  Perched atop the exclusive Nob Hill area in a cluster of …

GLEN OAKS, BIG SUR

One of my favourite places I stayed last year was in our very own log cabin at Glen Oaks , by the Big Sur river in Californ…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VAL THORENS

Tonight we're travelling to Val Thorens for a week of skiing in the three valleys  and lots of fondues.  À bientôt!…

OLD PHUKET TOWN

Whilst staying at  Paresa in Thailand , we took a day trip to the old Phuket Town in the heart of the island. We set off at…

SANTA MONICA

Last month I was over in California for ten days, starting off in Santa Monica for our friends' wedding  in a beautifu…

WEEKEND IN GLASGOW

A few weekends ago I flew up to Glasgow with a handful of lovely bloggers for the annual Scottish Style Awards. We arrived …

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: SAN FRANCISCO

After a week in Santa Monica and Big Sur , I'm now in beautiful San Francisco  for a few days. Happy weekend!

BIG SUR

I love living in the middle of a huge, busy city but it makes me appreciate countryside breaks , going home for the weekend…

THE SAROJIN, THAILAND

After five lovely days on Phuket we waved goodbye to the island and were driven two hours north onto the mainland to check…

THE QUEENS ARMS, SOMERSET

I recently spent a lovely weekend with my mum at a charming little 5 star country inn called The Queens Arms at Corton Den…

LAST DAY IN HONG KONG

On our last day in Hong Kong earlier this year we walked along the Avenue of Stars outside our hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui   be…

THE SURIN, PHUKET

After three days in Phuket we drove to our next home: The Surin Hotel , an exclusive, secluded beach retreat on the west c…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: ROAD TRIP

Rocky Mountains, Colorado