Boho Soho
If you’re visiting London and want to escape the Oxford street high-street hell, just a quick walk and you’ll be in the heart of Soho.
Lessons From Lost Luggage
Turkish Airlines lost my luggage. Twice. Here are some words of advice learnt the steely-hard way.
In the footsteps of philosophers
Somehow the pedestrian area of Plaka, at the base of the Acropolis, still manages to maintain a taste of bygone Athens.
Making tracks
You can travel through the dusty back roads of the South Australian desert without passing another vehicle, and that is a key to it’s delight.
Gastronomy on the go
Toulouse is young and vibrant, in large part due to the University of Toulouse, one of the oldest universities in Europe.
Bush boho
Victorian country town: Castlemaine is tipped for a property boom and Melburnians who have already made move, nostalgically compare the arty bolthole to Fitzroy or Northcote.
Cult British Notebooks and Diaries – London, England
Cult British Notebooks and Diaries Smythson produces visiting cards, writing paper and wedding invitations for the great and the good. It also offers a series of tiny, cult-status leather notebooks and diaries. Expensive but worth it. We still think their ‘Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads’ notebook is the wittiest. Visit www.smythson.com
Beryl Cook Drank Here – Plymouth, England
Much-loved painter Beryl Cook drank at The Dolphin in Plymouth and also immortalised the place, in one of her chunky-women art works. This place inspired her throughout her career. For you, it’s an excuse to admire the dolphin (still there) over the door. No website. Tch! Visit them at 14 The Barbican. Telephone 01752 660 […]
Colin Dexter’s local pub in Oxford, England
An Inspector Morse Approved Pub Inspector Morse writer Colin Dexter drinks here, appropriately enough with a ghost. It’s classic ye olde English pub territory, right on the Thames (be early to grab a table for lunch) and local ales. For more information visit www.thetroutoxford.co.uk
Ultimate Summer Pub in Bristol, England
The Ultimate Summer Pub? A huge terrace with umbrellas to shield you from the relentless, scorching English sun (ha!) make the view-tastic Avon Gorge Hotel possibly the best summer pub in the area. Children can stay until 9pm and local cider is available to try. Visit theavongorge.
Free Trade Inn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Jimi Hendrix Drank Here Rumour has it that Jimi Hendrix wrote Stone Free at the Free Trade Inn in Newcastle upon Tyne. The jukebox is suitably loaded. It’s a great place to be at midnight on a Saturday. For more information visit freetradeinn.
Wine Tasting Pub in Wiltshire, England
A Wine Tasting Pub You can buy a bottle of wine at the shop at The Vine Tree in Norton, drink it in the pub, and take the remainder home if you like. Or – try a wine in the pub, then buy a case from the shop. There are more than 40 bottles sold […]