In the Spotlight
Happy New Year!
It's been about year since I embarked on my journey into travel journalism. I have visited 6 new countries, revisited another 6 or so, and stayed in 34 hotels for the sole purpose of reviewing and publishing them on this blog. Looking back, it has always surprised me just what makes me love one hotel over another. The reasons are just about as many as there are people on earth. A cursory glance on Tripadvisor reveals that this is the case with many of my fellow travellers the world … [Read More...]
February Highlights
Travel Diary: The South African Edition – Day 1
I have just arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa after an 11-hour overnight flight from London. I'm exhausted but expectant. Although I was born in Kenya, I have never visited any other country in the continent. … [Read More...]
Culinary Digest: A21, Helsinki, Finland
What the experts say Steve Hart, MD of Helsinki-based The Travel Experience: After opening in the summer of 2007, A21 Cocktail Lounge quickly established itself as an elite amongst the Finnish bar scene. … [Read More...]
Culinary Digest: Juuri, Helsinki, Finland
What the experts say Lorraine Elliot, author of Not Quite Nigella: Juuri Sapas is a not quite Michelin starred newbie on the Helsinki scene. Popular and recommended by some of my husband’s gourmand cousins, we … [Read More...]
Beat of…
Travel Diary: The South African Edition – Day 1
I have just arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa after an 11-hour overnight flight from London. I'm exhausted but expectant. Although I was born in Kenya, I have never visited any other country in … [Read More...]
2012 destination wish list
The 31st of December is once again upon us. For me, this day always finds me busy taking stock of the year that has been, and making plans for the one that's just about to begin. Last year one … [Read More...]
Beat of…Paris
Few cities have been more oft mentioned, cited or quoted than Paris. The city that exudes haute in both fashion and gastronomy was only beaten by New York in this year's Conde Nast Readers' Travel … [Read More...]
Reviews
Travel Diary: The South African Edition – Day 1
I have just arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa after an 11-hour overnight flight from London. I'm exhausted but expectant. Although I was born in Kenya, I have never visited any other country in … [Read More...]
Culinary Digest: A21, Helsinki, Finland
What the experts say Steve Hart, MD of Helsinki-based The Travel Experience: After opening in the summer of 2007, A21 Cocktail Lounge quickly established itself as an elite amongst the Finnish bar … [Read More...]
LTB Trio: Scandinavia’s Radisson Hotels
The Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Copenhagen: As the first ever Radisson hotel in the world, The Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Copenhagen is the granddaddy of the Radisson Blu hotel chain. The Arne Jacobsen … [Read More...]
