Quebec City Alive With Art, Music and Snow. The true French part of Canada, the Quebec region, with its capital city Montreal, is very much America without the Americans – it has become a unique area encapsulating the 17th-century spirit of frontier life, with contemporary respect for the environment and freedom of spirit. 2% of […]
Quebec City in the Snow
Quebec City Winter Carnival: When a trip to Canada was mentioned and the possibility of visiting Quebec City, perhaps taking part in a few winter activities, I jumped at the chance. I was particularly intrigued by the trip because though it is translated as canoeing, the Circuit Quebecois de Canot a Glace race, held as […]
What To Wear To Quebec In Winter – Cold Weather Packing
How to Pack and Dress for Cold Weather! I get cold. Even after years of winter training and racing, I still feel a nip in the air and scurry off to find layers if there’s a suggestion anywhere is going to be colder than 15 degrees C. I’ve learnt it’s better to start off with […]
Stoke Place Country House – Veganuary at its Best
Vegan Fine Dining – a Feast at Stoke Place: I was very pleased to be invited to Stoke Place Country House to try the vegan menu in their Michelin Recommended restaurant The King and Lamb. This stunning house is a hidden gem, a red brick country house built in the distinctive Queen Anne style, a […]
THE Park Hyderabad Hotel – the way to explore India
Exploring India – Hyderabad: Scraping ice off of my car on a typical English frosty morning, my mind is taken back to sitting by a pool in yoga leggings, my toes dabbling in the water, whilst I watched the sun rise over the Hussain Sagar Lake, in Hyderabad, the fourth largest city in India. I […]
THE Park Hotels – A little bit of England in the heart of India.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of THE Park Hotels It is said that when the British left India, nobody told Calcutta. Flying in from Mumbai, over the bright orange, blue and yellow painted houses that hug the perimeter of the airport, flanked by the marshes of the Bengal delta, I wasn’t certain what to expect. This […]