– With Dr Susan Merrell
As we cautiously slide into 2021, happy to leave behind a disastrous year, I am aware that, for some of us, we are leaving loved ones behind there too. What’s more, Covid-19 has meant that we have been unable to mourn their passing as we would have liked. However, most have done their best to […]
Milton Park is a country house/hotel in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales (Australia) near Bowral – just a 90-minute trip from Sydney’s CBD. Easily accessible from the hustle and bustle, it is a tranquil world away. Originally the country estate of the Hordern family of Sydney retailing fame, the homestead… “…reveals […]
I grew up in Wales but have lived most of my life in Australia. Lately, I have also been spending a considerable amount of my year in France where I consolidated my commitment by buying a small townhouse on the banks of the river Rhone in the Provençal town of Arles five years ago. I […]
There are four hotels in this category and all four are in France, which is not surprising as this is where I spend a good part of my year. These are the hotels in which I haven’t stayed (but would like to) but where I’ve eaten in the restaurant and/or drank at the bar. Two […]
I admit to not knowing much about Bologna in northern Italy – until recently that is. I knew that Spaghetti Bolognaise was probably named such because it was from Bologna and that was about the sum total of my knowledge. As it turns out, the citizens of Bologna don’t use spaghetti in their cooking – […]
