All hotels were independently reviewed and selected. If you book through the links below we will earn a commission but this never affects our rating. Our expert writers are often hosted free of charge to gain the first-hand experience they need to review. Stretching south and east from stylish Bodrum in the Aegean to the… Read More »
New research from which? A few surprises have emerged about the cost of summer holidays. Searching for the best value packages this summer, he found the Greek island of Kalymnos to be the cheapest place to book, with an average price of £847 per person for a week’s stay including flights and transfers in early… Read More »
Rachael Stirling emerges from behind the stage, joins her colleagues in the stands, and then immediately bursts into tears. “I’m tired,” he explains. Stirling is playing the great 18th-century actor Sarah Siddons in The Divine Mrs S at London’s Hampstead theatre, and we chat midway through the preview. It’s an anxious time. “We still haven’t… Read More »
We’re becoming all too familiar with strikes impacting our daily lives, and upcoming strikes could wreak havoc on your spring break plans, too. A new wave of strikes was announced at the end of April, with more than 300 Border Officers expected to strike. It is the latest development in a series of strikes affecting… Read More »
It is my life’s mission to quote Frasier whenever possible. There’s a great quote that I repeat over and over on TV: “What’s the only thing better than a delicious meal? A delicious meal with one small flaw that we could choose from all night long!” The flaw noted in the show was that there… Read More »
This year’s Super Bowl was watched by more than 120 million people in the United States; This number was almost as large as the number of people who watched the moon landing. During the halftime show, Sean Bankhead was dancing right behind R&B superstar Usher. “It was a really intense sensory experience,” says Bankhead. “It… Read More »
The transformation of Helsinki’s once-industrial Konepaja neighborhood is drawing visitors to this new cultural center, where trendy bars and restaurants are located and the historic Folks Hotel is in full swing. Where? Konepaja is often described as the ‘urban culture’ center of Helsinki; but this fails to do justice to the architecture and historical fabric… Read More »
While anti-tourist protests have become a feature in many of our favorite holiday destinations (especially Spain), Britons hoping for a warm welcome this summer should look no further than Greece. The country I have lived in for 15 years, phylloxenia (love of foreigners), but the British have long been treated particularly well – exactly since… Read More »
All good hotels should take their guests on a “journey” and if the hotel has a theme it should come off perfectly. I found the theming confusing at the Grand Hotel Bellevue, but this new London hotel is still very nice. Let me explain. I’m in a French-owned hotel with a French name, mostly French… Read More »
Conductor Sir Andrew Davis, who has died aged 80, had the extraordinary honor of simultaneously being chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and music director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera in the last decade of the 20th century. The cheerful and giggly Davis brought a great sense of humor and an innate musicality to both… Read More »