Monthly Archives: April 2015

France: Skiing in the Alps and sun in Nice

Isola 2000 and Nice France As incongruous as it sounds getting to the southern French Alps is best achieved by flying into Nice. The ninety-minute flight takes you to the land of yachts and the super rich with all those beautiful people to look. I was to discover more of this luxury later but first

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The Duke on the Green – London

The Duke on the Green 235 New Kings Road Fulham London SW6 4XG Tel: 020 7736 2777   Parsons Green is really Fulham. The Duke on the Green sits prominently in front of the green. It is a glorious Victorian pub that has retained much of its character despite the ravages of fashion to remove

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Egypt: The Red Sea and Luxor

Egypt: The Red Sea & Luxor The 5-hour flight from Gatwick to Hurghada gave me plenty of time to check in my guidebook on what I wanted to do when I arrived in Egypt. The short transfer to the Makadi Spa Hotel seemed over in minutes and I was ushered into the luxury of a

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The Sands Hotel – Margate

  Sands Hotel Marine Drive Margate Kent CT9 1DH Tel: 01843 228 228 A trip to the seaside is one of those evocative phrases that we all have our own version of.  As a child I spent quite a bit of time at West Wittering near Chichester on the south coast.  Sometimes I was bored

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