Lima, Peru

Lima is full of contradictions: preserved colonial buildings sit next to glass skyscrapers and run-down high rises.  Busy …

The Westin, Lima

In May I finally visited South America for the first time.  For the past few years we've gone for one long 2/3 week hol…

Berlin Botanical Garden

In March I spent 36 hours in Berlin on a blogger trip with a jam-packed first day and time to do my own thing on the secon…

36 hours in Berlin

Back in March I received an email asking if I'd like to go to Berlin to see the new Scotch & Soda production at Th…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: PERU

Signing off for sixteen days as I'm flying out to Peru today and visiting South America for the first time - hast…

SAPA, VIETNAM

After  five days in Hanoi , we hopped on a rather bleak overnight train to Sapa in northwestern Vietnam for a day of hikin…

BAY OF BISCAY

When I took my Dad to Bilbao last summer  for his birthday, we travelled west on the subway out to the Bay of Biscay using …

Hanoi Photo Diary

I liked Ho Chi Minh City , but I loved Hanoi.  We were in Vietnam last year for a total of eleven days, spread over four da…

INTERCONTINENTAL HANOI WESTLAKE

After four days in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, we took a flight to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh for a few d…

A WEEKEND IN BILBAO

When I was looking for a place to go for my Dad's birthday (which is conveniently the same week as Father's Day) la…

MANCHESTER WEEKEND

In November we went up to Manchester for a long weekend for our friends' wedding.  As a Smiths obsessive and live music…

HOTEL MIRO, BILBAO

To celebrate my Dad's birthday and Father's Day, last summer we went to Bilbao in the Basque region of northern Spa…

PHNOM KULEN

Discovering the ancient Angkor temple ruins at Siem Reap is undeniably magnificent, but the crowds are not.  On our last d…

SIEM REAP

You can't go to Vietnam without hopping over to Cambodia, and you can't go to Cambodia without visiting Laos - but…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: PALM

dreaming of warmer climes...

ANGKOR VILLAGE RESORT

After a few days in the Cambodian capital , we drove north to Siem Reap to explore the ancient temples, Angkor ruins and th…

SAN FRANCISCO

When we were over in Los Angeles last November for a friend's wedding, we took the opportunity to drive up the Californ…

HOTEL DE NELL, PARIS

Tucked away in a quiet street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris is Hôtel de NELL , a beautiful five star in a restored 19t…

PHNOM PENH

When we arrived in the Cambodian capital I didn't know what to expect.  It was my first time in Cambodia and I knew it …

BIRTHDAY WEEKEND IN PARIS

We went to Paris for my birthday this May, hopping on a Eurostar after work on the Friday to arrive in time for a late din…