1st March 2016 | Everyday London Life Luxury Travel UK General Personal

My Greatest Adventure: Country Mouse to Town Mouse

You know that old tale The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse? Each mouse wants to try out each other’s lifestyle and see how the other half live. That was me, a country mouse that dreamed of the life of a town mouse… I grew up living in a teeny, tiny village in the countryside… Read more »

26th November 2015 | Everyday Luxury Luxury Travel UK

A Luxurious Guide to Mayfair

When I think about the most luxurious and exclusive areas of London, my mind immediately turns to Mayfair. A district encompassing some of London’s best restaurants, designer shops, beautiful houses and with the highest concentration of five star hotels in London, it’s the perfect place to spend a luxurious day. Here’s a list of some… Read more »

17th September 2015 | Everyday London Life Luxury Travel Europe UK Tours Top Tens

A Luxury Stay at The Conrad St James

A couple of months ago I wrote a luxury guide to Victoria, in which I described how the area isn’t just a train station or a business hub any more. Actually ongoing developments in the Victoria and St James area have made the area more and more exciting with new restaurants, bars and shops opening… Read more »

25th May 2015 | Everyday London Life Luxury Travel UK Top Tens

My Top Ten Luxury London Loves

I so excited that Lauren and Amy have launched a brand new London link up celebrating everything about our capital. The first topic is what do you love about London and I thought it was a great opportunity to tell you my top ten luxury London loves. 1. Best Super-Luxe Hotel for Feeling Like a… Read more »

11th May 2015 | Everyday Luxury Travel UK

The Royal Crescent: A Great British Bank Holiday Weekender in Bath

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person with a desire for a great British Bank Holiday requires three ingredients: 1. Great company 2. Wine, always wine… 3. Lots of food More often than not that unwelcome extra ingredient, rain, can impinge on the fun…but we are British and in the tradition of the… Read more »

6th May 2015 | Everyday London Life Luxury Travel Europe UK Tours

Macarons and Mews: A Tourist in my own City

I’ve lived in London for ten years now and I really try to never take it for granted. I feel so lucky to live in a city with so much history and culture and so many fun things to do. I’m always looking for something a bit different and I’d already read about Yannick’s Macarons… Read more »

13th March 2015 | Everyday London Life Luxury Travel UK

A Luxurious Guide to Victoria

In it’s previous incarnation, Victoria wasn’t particularly luxurious. It was a hub for business people who would leave their offices at lunch time to grab a sandwich from Pret, maybe have a drink in the pub post-work but would then leap on the train home to get out of the city. Victoria, does of course… Read more »

12th March 2015 | Everyday London Life Luxury Travel Europe UK

A Day in the Life: Exploring Victoria

Of all the wonderful areas of London to explore, Victoria may not be top of your list. When I first moved here it was pretty limited in terms of places to eat and shop…there were two Pizza Expresses, Ask, Zizzi and the standard million Starbucks and Pret a Manger. But Victoria is undergoing a regeneration… Read more »

6th February 2015 | Everyday London Life Luxury Travel UK

Fuelling Creativity at The Hospital Club

The other day I asked my fellow bloggers on Twitter what was their favourite time of day to write…I got all sorts of answers from first thing in the morning to 12 o’clock at night! I’m actually very routine about when I write. I wake up, publish a blog post and send it out across… Read more »