15th March 2018 | Everyday Luxury Travel Luxury Travel Tips Personal

Luxury Travel Tips: How to Use TripAdvisor for the Luxury Traveller

Love it or hate it, TripAdvisor can be an incredible useful tool when planning your travel. As a forum made up of user-generated content it is of course incredibly subjective and many people discount it as useless. Personally, I think TripAdvisor shouldn’t be so easily disregarded but it should be read in certain way to… Read more »

23rd February 2018 | Everyday Restaurants Personal

Valentine’s Day at SushiSamba and the Story of My Engagement Ring

Did I ever tell you the story of my engagement ring? And how I didn’t actually receive it until three months after we were engaged? The night Mr S finally put it on my finger, we went to celebrate at SushiSamba, back when it had just opened. No, I didn’t think I’d told you. So… Read more »

1st February 2018 | Everyday Luxury Travel Top Tens Personal

My Top Ten Once in a Lifetime Moments Whilst Travelling

Isn’t the most wonderful thing about travel? Those once-in-lifetime pinch me moments? Big thank you to Polly for suggesting the topic for this month’s travel link up as this post has evoked some incredible memories. 1. First Time on Safari I’m fortunate enough to done two safari holidays, the first time in South Africa and… Read more »

10th January 2018 | Everyday Luxury Travel General Luxury Travel Tips Personal

Five Ways to Relinquish Control when you’re a Controlling Travel Planner

It’s been well documented on this blog that I have a type A personality meaning I’m highly organised, an over-planner, meticulous with sticking to deadlines, always punctual but often highly stressed. Mr Silver is the relaxed, laid back and patient type B counterpart to my overly controlling personality. Generally this means we complement each other… Read more »

1st January 2018 | Everyday Luxury Travel Personal

Travel Plans and Wanderlust Wishlist for 2018

Its that time of year again and every 1st of January as part of the travel link up I publish a list of my upcoming plans plus the places fuelling my wanderlust. This will be my fourth post of the kind and taking a look through the last three years of wish lists I’ve so… Read more »

31st December 2017 | Luxury Travel Top Tens Personal

My Top 16 Travel Moments of 2017

2017 has been a fantastic year of travel for me. I’ve visited seven new countries (Iceland, The Maldives, UAE, Austria, Hungary, St Vincent, Mexico) plus been to Spain FOUR times, Italy twice, revisited Greece to see Santorini for the first time plus really enjoyed seeing more of my own country. I’ve also managed to tick… Read more »

29th December 2017 | Everyday Luxury Travel General Top Tens Personal

Top Ten Restaurants of 2017

‘One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.’ – Virginia Woolf. And dined well we did! Here are my top ten restaurants on 2017. 1. Araki, London The Araki had been on my to visit list for a while but when it was awarded its third Michelin star in September… Read more »

27th December 2017 | Everyday Luxury Travel General Top Tens Personal

My Fifteen Favourite Hotels of 2017

The end of the 2017 and it’s time for my round up of my favourite hotels of the year! Beautiful Beach Hotels 1. Rosewood Mayakoba, Mexico Visiting Rosewood Mayakoba, part of the Mayakoba resort in Mexico, was my first taste of sunshine in 2017 and it was also my first ever visit to Mexico. I… Read more »

14th November 2017 | Everyday Events Personal

The Birthday Party

As much as I enjoy writing restaurant reviews and travel recommendations, my favourite part of blogging is being able to keep a personal diary. The chance to look back and remember fun times shared with friends, family and loved ones. The pictures maybe less than perfect, poses not quite ‘grammable and not every hair in… Read more »

1st October 2017 | Everyday Luxury Travel General Top Tens Personal

10 Reasons Why Mr S is the Perfect Instagram Husband

As social media rapidly continues to take over the world, the phrase ‘Instagram Husband’ has entered our vocabulary and has become a common phenomenon. So what exactly is the somewhat elusive Instagram Husband? He’s the man behind the lens, the one getting in awkward positions as his wife or girl friend demands the perfect photo…. Read more »