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A thing of beauty

by Saturday, March 30, 2019

Do you have a favourite garden that you love to travel to? Maybe it’s your own backyard, or Sissinghurst in England, the blossom season of Japan, or your local nursery? My Nan and I used to have cappuccinos at the nursery up the road from our house. All those camellias were a thing of beauty ...

The incidental tourist: Peter Doherty, Nobel Prize winner

by Saturday, September 8, 2018

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 ...

Catriona’s Travel Tips – Your Travel Questions Answered #10!

by Thursday, June 14, 2018

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 ...

Four Seasons London at Park Lane, England

by Tuesday, October 24, 2017

The Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane has certainly got its act together when it comes to knowing and sharing the best things to see and do throughout the city which it describes as a "vibrant, global destination ...  bustling nightlife, rich cultural offerings and upscale shopping districts". The hotel publishes on its website a list of its ...