Bedruthan Hotel a perfect getaway in North Cornwall. The stylish Bedruthan Hotel, built into the cliffs above the golden beach of Mawgan Porth, is only a short distance from Newquay airport and is an ideal base for a family or walking holiday exploring the beautiful North Cornish coast. It is dog-friendly with rooms suitable for […]
Why you should visit Hammamet – a taste of Tunisia
Tunisia – Why visit Hammamet. While we’ve written about Tunisia on London-Unattached before, this is the first time I’ve had the chance to go myself and write about this North African country renown for food, culture, heritage and beaches. I have to confess to being just a little excited. While I wasn’t going to visit […]
Opera, sustainability and the Modern Seigneur – A trip to Sark
Visiting Sark for the Opera Festival. What brings a group of strangers to spend a weekend on Sark, the smallest of the four main Channel Islands… One with no cars, with a claim to fame of being the most recently abolished feudal system in Europe and with their very own Seigneur. An intimate Opera Festival […]
Namur Belgium – A Citadel, Snails, Perfume and More
In the heart of Wallonia – What to do in Namur, Belgium. Namur, Belgium, is in the heart of the French-speaking part of the country, Wallonia. Today, Namur is a thriving University City, with a charming, friendly and welcoming atmosphere, perfect as a base for exploring Wallonia or travelling further afield in Belgium and equally […]
room2 Hometel Southampton – Review
Staying on the Dock of the Bay New restaurant concepts turn up on a regular basis but innovation in the traditionally more conservative hotel sector is harder to find. The idea of the ‘hometel’ as introduced by room2, a new hospitality brand, is to bring together the ‘best bits of hotels’ with the ‘comfort and […]
Alone with the Rosetta Stone – VIP Private Access to the British Museum
Early bird guided tour – Egyptian galleries and other treasures Did you know almost six million people visited the British Museum last year? While it’s great that so many tourists and locals appreciate the wonderful collections of artefacts that we have here in London, those of us who know the British Museum well can sometimes […]
Hotel Les Tanneurs de Namur
Boutique Charm in Namur at Hôtel Les Tanneurs. What is the thing you look for in a hotel when you are travelling? For some people being in the heart of the City is important, for others it’s finding a hotel that is contemporary, with every possible mod con. For me, it’s a hotel with heritage. […]
Home Farm Glamping – rural retreat right on London’s doorstep
London’s nearest glamping site offers something for everyone. London’s sprawl doesn’t end abruptly at a point where townscape suddenly becomes landscape, it has fringes where city bleeds into country. And near one of those fringes lies Home Farm Glamping, London’s nearest glamping site. Although only a few minutes’ drive from the end of the Jubilee […]
Châteaux and Champagne – visiting l’Aisne
Beyond the Battlefields – l’Aisne, France. A trip to l’Aisne in Picardie, France, is often triggered by an itinerary to explore the battlefields of the World Wars – but there’s much more on offer in this little-known region just an hour or so from Paris. Here’s a taster of what you can expect if you […]
Visit Antwerp – An Atypical Adventure
A Whistlestop Visit to Antwerp, Belgium. ‘Atypical Antwerp’ is the marketing slogan for a city that is creative, dynamic and vibrant, a small city of half a million people that punches far above its size in art, fashion, architecture and more. I had passed through Antwerp once before en route to Amsterdam and I suspect […]