Tag: Food

Fera at Claridges: London

Fera at Claridges Mayfair London     From the moment you swivel through the famous rotating doors of Claridges the luxury begins. Polished black and white marble floors, Lalique glass, vast chandeliers all tied together with plenty of charm. I was fortunate enough to have been taken to dinner on my birthday to Fera at

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Jungfrau: Switzerland

Jungfrau region Bernese Oberland Switzerland    Read more about this wonderful region in Switzerland that is impossibly beautiful and tremendous fun (and it’s not all about skiing)!  It’s ridiculously easy to get to Zurich from London, only a 75-minute flight from Heathrow. From there I travelled on the superb Swiss Rail system that saw me

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VOLT Restaurant – Berlin

VOLT Restaurant Paul Lincke – Ufer 21 10999 Berlin Germany Tel: 030 3384 02320   Kreuzberg has always been one of those edgy places. Marginalised by the close proximity of the Berlin wall for 28 years it has been the haunt of many a punk rock band of the 70’s, David Bowie and Iggy Pop

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Vienna – Austria

Vienna Austria   At the beginning of Carol Reed’s 1949 film The Third Man the narrator talks of not knowing the old Vienna before the war referring to the days of imperial splendour and pomp. That may have had validity when the movie was made but it seems a little quaint now. Today Vienna has

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Costa Navarino – Greece

  The Westin Costa Navarino Messinia Greece Costa Navarino is the place to go if you want that little bit extra from a holiday in Greece. Yes, it has sun and sea and of course wonderful food but it also has so many other delights and year round activities to lure the family, it is

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Quex Park – Kent

Quex Park & Powell-Cotton Museum Birchington Kent CT7 0BH Tel:  01843 842168   There is something charming about a visit to Quex Park and House near Birchington in Kent. On the surface it appears to be a collection of over 600 stuffed animals gathered by one Victorian gentleman who liked collecting so much he built a

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