I love New York and I can’t believe it was almost a decade ago that I was last there. I spent a Christmas in New York and it snowed – it was wonderful. There are so many things to see and do in New York, you could spend months discovering them all. Me, I’ve always […]
There’s usually a time, late in Christmas holidays spent at home in Sydney, when we try to get away for a few days. In recent years it’s been a shopping trip to Melbourne or a beach holiday on the Gold Coast. It’s always difficult because, being the school holidays, our last-minute booking means the more […]
A harbourside seat. It’s midnight. To all my readers: a very happy new year.
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 […]