Here, in Düsseldorf’s historic Altstadt district, known as the “longest bar in the world” (due to several hundred bars crammed so close together that there is barely any space between them), the streets are packed with English football fans, drinking large quantities of Altbier, the local beer. England fans celebrate narrow victory over Serbia on… Read More »
Ian McKellen had a slightly stronger performance than he intended this week. The 85-year-old actor fell offstage while playing dashing knight Falstaff in Player Kings at the West End’s Noël Coward Theater on June 17 and was taken to hospital to have his hip treated. Fortunately, it is said that he has recovered and will… Read More »
Grenoble is a destination that exceeds expectations. It has a terrible reputation. It was the first place I stayed when I moved to France. When I was considering whether to live there or in Lyon, an hour away, people’s reactions said it all. “Why do you live in Grenoble?” they asked. “The pollution is terrible,… Read More »
Located in a pine forest on the Turkish Riviera, the newly opened Bijal, which means ‘enlightenment’ in Hindi, has a fun, retro vibe but is unquestionably high-end. The 19 villas are adequately spaced to maximize privacy and each has its own private pool, walled garden and personal butler. This is next-level luxury and a game-changer… Read More »
It may seem a little early, but I already know where I want to shrink. I love where I live now and I don’t think I would want to leave. The village in Hampshire where my wife and I live is close to London, surrounded by hills and, just as importantly, our friends. However, there… Read More »
In 2004, I camped for the night at Roses Beach; I was attacked by sandflies for six hours while my then-boyfriend snored under the inky Catalonian sky. Iona Sharkey, a 48-year-old mother of three from Somerset, enjoyed a more successful beach camping trip around Greece in her late teens. “It was the best holiday I’ve… Read More »
Hollywood loves a redemption story, and we got two for the price of one on Sunday night. Daniel Radcliffe finally received the critical acclaim befitting his great Potter fame, winning his first Tony Award for his supporting role in the Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along; This acclaimed Broadway production received three more Tonys,… Read More »
This is exactly the desire for travelers to “discover” truly untouched destinations; desire. But in 2019, I set out to explore a group of 88 islands and islets in the Atlantic that few people have ever heard of: the Bissagos archipelago. New to cruise itineraries, this place has proven to be one of the most… Read More »
Seinfeld is often praised as the definitive TV show of the 1990s, so it’s always jarring to remember that it first appeared in the 1980s. During its first season in September 1989, America’s biggest comedy movies were: The Cosby Show, Cheers, Who’s the Boss?, Roseanne, The Golden Girls and a long-forgotten Cosby Show spinoff, A… Read More »
There’s a new member of the family at one of London’s biggest hotels. Last week I was among the first to set foot in the capital’s newest super-luxury hotel, the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. Located on the south-east corner of Hanover Square, it is one of London’s most coveted addresses and Mayfair’s first new-build hotel in… Read More »