By Catriona Rowntree
My favourite place? That's a hard question, but the United Kingdom is my favourite, in particular, London. I love its vibe, its people and its pubs. I have also achieved a lot of my professional goals there, including calling the Grand National and Olympic Games, so I feel the UK has been good to me. The Brits ...
Favourite travel destination is... London: great theatre, music, art galleries, bookshops and museums. Major priority is to visit the Tate, especially the Turner Gallery, the Tate Modern across the river and the National Portrait Gallery. Even if science turned you off at school, check out the National Science Museum at South Kensington: terrific stuff on ...
Reader Question From Cindy: Dear Catriona, My husband and I are taking our primary-school-aged daughters to London for three weeks in August and we'd love any tips you may have for activities we could do as a family. Kind regards, Cindy. Image: Nick Fewings @jannerboy62 Unsplash Catriona’s Answer: Dear Cindy, Your timing is excellent! Just last week, we ran an Ask The Concierge story ...
Eiji Tanaka is the Head Concierge at Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London, where he has enjoyed working for the past three years. He was born in Nara, which used to be Japan’s capital city, and in 1999, he moved to London to study and started his first job, as a luggage porter. He commenced hotel management school in ...
Sometimes I’m sent to do "Getaway" stories on locations I know most people will be curious about, but may never have the opportunity to explore themselves. They’re happy for me to take the trip for them. Places like Bhutan, maybe Base Camp Everest, or possibly Jordan, for example. I love it when Viewers tell me: "I ...
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