It was nearly a year and a half ago, on a cold and wintry day, that I stumbled across a big building site in the very heart of Soho, where the streets are small and windy, and it’s very easy to lose your way. From the corner of my eye I spotted the give-away Firmdale […]
It’s not very often that I visit a hotel which I think deserves its very own blog. So far, in the history of the Tiny Traveller’s Top Ten, only one hotel has received this honour. However, on a recent trip to Hyderabad, where I stayed at the no-words-or-pictures-do-it-justice Taj Falaknuma Palace, I knew that I had […]
The months of February and March took me on many mini travel adventures. So many in fact, that I’ve found it difficult to squeeze in time to write them all down. I’ve visited family in the South of France, spent a sunny weekend in Marrakech, went skiing in Austria and popped up to Scotland for […]
One of the many benefits of living in a city like London is that there is always a restaurant, bar or pub that you haven’t been to yet. The vast majority of Londoners have their own version of the ‘list’ – nearly always ambitious and completely unachievable – an eclectic range of the eateries and […]
As part of a new series of posts, I am going to be sharing the top ten things I love about some of my favourite hotels around the world. Where better to start than one of my absolute favourite hotels in London, Corinthia. Formally the Hotel Metropole, a home of society balls at the turn […]
If, like me, you were a big fan of Baz Lurhmann’s re-imagining of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, you may now be looking for locations to relive the glamour and the glitz of the roaring twenties with your equally enamoured bon viveurs. Although, at the moment, every hotel, restaurant, bar and even shops, has got in on […]
The combination of ever diminishing open space and tighter smoking laws means that terraces have never been more in demand. Bars that can offer thirsty guests a great view of their respective cities and a mean cocktail are therefore becoming the hottest tickets around. Often closed in cold winters, it’s in summer that the rooftop […]
The Tiny Traveller's Top Ten 
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