There are some places that truly capture your heart the minute you see them and for me that was Villa Cimbrone in Ravello, Italy. We were staying in Positano and wanted to book somewhere special for dinner and our research led us to Il Flauto di Pan. After a 50 minute drive, and a fair walk from the centre, we were greeted with this fairy tale entrance. It was love at first sight. We had booked dinner at their Michelin starred restaurant Il Flauto di Pan for 8:30 pm and arrived at around 7:45 so that we could walk around…
Last month my friend Jenny and I decided to take a day off and spend it together. Initially we were going to do something crafty (like a pottery class) but couldn’t find anything that was during the day. Finally we settled on meeting in Richmond and I booked lunch at the gorgeous Petersham Nurseries as I’d been before and I knew Jenny would love it – also, they allow dogs so Jenny could bring Dot, her sausage dog, with her. We parked the car near Ham House and walked along the Thames to Petersham Nurseries. We picked the perfect day…
My husband treated me to a weekend in York as part of my birthday present. We’d been before but about ten years ago to spend the weekend with my sister and her family, when they still lived in Edinburgh. I had forgotten just how gorgeous York is and I can’t believe it took us this long to go back! York is so full of ancient history and is one of England’s most beautiful historic cities, dating back to Roman times. York’s medieval buildings and streets are so well preserved and a lot of the streets are pedestrianised, making it ideal…
Thai food is one of my favourite cuisines. Honestly, I could eat it everyday! Whilst Bangkok is famous for its lively, vibrant markets and street food scene, sometimes you want to experience something a little more refined. Here are some fine dining restaurant recommendations for Bangkok, tried and tested when we were there in October. Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin at Siam Kempinski One Michelin-starred Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin is a modern Thai fine dining restaurant, situated in the Siam Kempinski hotel. It’s currently the only Thai restaurant in the world that holds a Michelin star and it’s so well…
Boston is a fairly big city, which means there’s a lot of options when it comes to eating out. In fact, Opentable has almost 11,000 restaurants listed for Boston – not as many as NYC’s 24,000 – but still, that’s a lot to consider! Here’s where we enjoyed eating when we were in Boston over New Year. Breakfast Stephanie’s on Newbury We had breakfast at the popular Stephanie’s on Newbury on a Sunday. As we didn’t have a reservation, and it was so popular, we had to eat in the bar area (which was pretty full too). It’s definitely a spot…
