Reviews

If anywhere is about power dressing, it must be Washington DC.  Imagine what bargains are to be had in the second hand clothes shops.  Americans don’t call them that, of course, it’s far too vulgar.  No, they like to call them “consignment shops”.   Secondi, near Dupont Circle is one of the better-established ones, situated in large, bright,

In the attractive town of Grasmere, next to the church where William Wordsworth is buried, is this delightful cottage, built in 1630 and formerly a school (William taught here) but now a shop making and selling genuine Grasmere gingerbread.  Sarah Nelson took over the cottage in 1850 and her gingerbread has been sold here ever

The new open air Rocket Boat tour of San Francisco Bay allows you to see the sights and have some excitement at the same time.  The boat accelerates to 44 knots, rock music blasting from the speakers and then makes hair-raising sharp turns, leaving your stomach behind and causing all the passengers to scream.  Choose

It’s sweltering hot outside, and much as you enjoy messing around on your yacht, it’s a long time since you had a really nice shower, a comfortable bed and a room that doesn’t move.   Perhaps it’s time to check in here.  Many of the rooms overlook the harbour and some have small gardens with terraces.  

The biggest nuisance with flying is getting to and from the airport, especially for an early flight.  I therefore tend to try to stay at airport hotels to avoid the dreaded shuttle bus nightmare.  It probably isn’t a nightmare at all, but in my head and at some ungodly hour in the morning, my brain

If there is a hotel room with a better view, I’d like to see it.  And you really can’t beat turning up to a hotel in a boat, in our case a dinghy, which we moored just in front of the hotel reception.   The location helps, slap bang in the middle of the British