Savvy designer shopping in Washington DC: Secondi
Savvy designer shopping in Washington DC: Secondi

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,

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Genuine Grasmere gingerbread
Genuine Grasmere gingerbread

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

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San Francisco – thrilling rocket boat tour
San Francisco – thrilling rocket boat tour

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

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Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid
Travel Time - Chile

Born in Baghdad but now based in London, Zaha Hadid has just returned from Glasgow, where her first British creation, the Riverside Museum of Transport, recently opened.

July 2011
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Golfing in Sicily
Golfing in Sicily
Savista Magazine

I must admit I was a little sceptical about golf. It’s a sport I associate with portly middle-aged businessmen, sealing a deal on the fifteenth hole, not something a woman would be interested in

April 2011
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Mariner Inn Hotel, Tortola, BVI
Mariner Inn Hotel, Tortola, BVI

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.  

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