Slightly to the right is Beacon Hill, with its gas lit streets and brick sidewalks. Newbury Street, overflowing with haute couture and en-pointe eateries is to the left. In front, is Boston Public Garden, theContinue reading
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Captain’s House Inn, Chatham, MA
Latitude: 41.6921007 Longitude: -69.9562078, Captains House Inn. When the Mayflower neared America’s coast line, her intention was not to land in Cape Cod. Luckily, she did, bringing with her, 101 passengers. The decision to sailContinue reading
Nobnocket Inn, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Gazing out from the top deck of the ferry, excitement rises, as land ebbs into focus. The outline of the vintage, white picket fences, bobbing boats and luscious green foliage draws closer. This is VineyardContinue reading
Hotel Cala Di Volpe – The Shimmering Costa Esmeralda, Sardinia
Cala di Volpe, or the Bay of the Fox is a seductive, secluded, sultry enclave hidden in the eastern corner of Sardinia. Its where its namesake, the Cala Di Volpe Hotel, was born, during theContinue reading
Pine Cliffs Resort, Algarve. The Luxury Collection.
Stepping onto the tarmac at Faro airport, it’s the heat. It sweeps you off your feet. Still floating, and with a rising delight, you arrive at one of Europe’s most indulgent resorts – the Algarve.Continue reading
Dromoland Castle Hotel & Country Estate, Ireland
The gentleman waits patiently at the looming metal gates with a clipboard. No ordinary clipboard; gold embossed, with Dromoland Castle emblazoned across the front. Meet the gateman. Dressed in red, hat tilted to perfection, heContinue reading
Captivating Luxury, The Culloden Estate & Spa
The WIFI code is love1066. For those of us not au fait with history, 1066 was the year of the Battle of Hastings, between the Norman French Army of William, Duke of Normandy and EnglishContinue reading
Glorious Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort, St Lucia
For centuries, the British and French squabbled and waged diplomatic war to secure the mighty resourceful island of St Lucia. Sugar was its most precious commodity. The plantation is now a Unesco world heritage site, 100Continue reading
Windjammer, St Lucia. Caribbean Treasure.
One of the superb advantages of visiting an island is the ability to arrive in style, in almost any guise. I chose a boat, silently slipping alongside the jetty, like a pirate in the night,Continue reading
Swedish Lapland. Bright Lights, Big Delight.
‘Obsession’ – The Oxford English Dictionary describes this as ‘the state in which a person’s mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not normal’. TheyContinue reading
