Exploring Camden and the Holiday Inn Camden Town brings back fond memories of my teenage years; lazy days wandering around the labyrinth of eclectic market stalls and late boozy nights in music venues including Dingwalls, the Electric Ballroom, the Roundhouse, the Jazz Café and what once called the Music Machine.  So I was thrilled to […]

Snuggling down with Jock – a Five Star Hotel with a Heart. What makes a hotel special?  I start with a tickbox list of things I am looking for. Room size, location, friendly staff, cleanliness, a decent bar and a good restaurant.  Somewhere quiet enough that I’ll get a good night’s sleep.  Somewhere with good […]

Overnight stay at the Crowne Plaza London Docklands There has never been a better time to take a city break and enjoy all that London has to offer.  Hotels in the city are quiet at the moment, with rooms readily available while overseas tourism is limited.  I’ve wanted to explore London Docklands for a while […]

St Ermin’s  – An elegant hotel in the heart of London It’s always a good sign when you want to go back somewhere and jump at any invitation. This was my third visit to St Ermin’s Hotel, first for a quintessentially English afternoon tea, next for Provence Rosé on their beautiful terrace and now for […]

A newly opened hotel gives food for thought. The Fellow House Hotel impressed me before I even set foot in the elegant lobby. I lost my way into the parking garage and was rescued by an attentive staff member who cheerfully escorted me into the hotel, retrieved my husband in the underground parking and deposited […]

Following in Dickens’ Footsteps  – From Broadstairs to Ramsgate My trip to Thanet began in Margate where I spent a fantastic couple of days,  Next, my travels took me just a few miles down the coast to Broadstairs and Ramsgate. It was my first time visiting both of these Georgian and Victorian resorts which sit […]

Margate – things to do, where to stay, and places to eat Have you noticed that lots of people are upping sticks and heading to the Isle of Thanet? Thanet is at the very edge of the Garden of England, Margate, Broadstairs, and Ramsgate, three lovely Georgian and Victorian resorts, each with its own distinctive […]

Exploring the Dorset Jurassic Coast With Bridgestone Potenza Written in conjunction with Bridgestone Potenza I am a Londoner through and through, but as much as I love city life, I have been longing to escape to the countryside and go exploring again after a long winter in lockdown. Now that restrictions are easing and that […]