Sri Lanka
It’s always a bit sad when a great holiday ends, but very rarely do I get a real feeling of sadness at leaving somewhere. Not like I feel now, sitting in Bandaranaike airport in Sri Lanka. After one week, I… Continue Reading
It’s always a bit sad when a great holiday ends, but very rarely do I get a real feeling of sadness at leaving somewhere. Not like I feel now, sitting in Bandaranaike airport in Sri Lanka. After one week, I… Continue Reading
Hotel Hilton Molino Stucky on the island of Guidecca. It’s a converted flour mill and it runs a boat to San Marco so you can go back and forth with the main part of the city. There is also a… Continue Reading
Well I haven’t done too well on the 2016 objectives so far. Namely the “leave earlier” one: I’ve been working 7.30am-10.30pm every day, so it hasn’t left much time to keep up with the blog. Here’s what’s happened in the… Continue Reading
One of my 2016 objectives is to get better at photography (hence the book “Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs” in this post). I bought a new camera (a Fujifilm X-A2) in November as well. I am… Continue Reading
Here’s a summary of the hotels (that I can remember) from 2015: the good, the bad and the ugly! The Good I’ve divided “the good” down into “The Decadent”, “The Stylish” and “The Small But Beautiful” The Decadent The Melia, Vienna… Continue Reading
As 2015 draws to a close I wanted to summarise my travels of the last twelve months before embarking on planning the next twelve months! Amsterdam A super fast trip, and not my first to Amsterdam. It was 24 hours with… Continue Reading
I have to briefly write about this place, because I think it might be one of my favourite bars I have EVER been to. You have to know about it really, as it’s not easy to find. You go down… Continue Reading
Not a Michelin star this time, but that is compensated by the stylish decor. This restaurant was awarded the Best Design Restaurant in the world, having been created by Menu and Norm Architects. The serving staff are beautiful: we had a… Continue Reading
On the harbourside in Copenhagen there is a green, art deco building with a clocktower. Opened by Claus Meyer, from Noma, and jazz musician Niels Lan Doky, the building houses a jazz club and three restaurants: Almanak serves sandwiches in… Continue Reading
This is where all the food starts to blend together, and I should have been my usual, studious self and kept up with my blog writing as I went along. Forty-eight hours after I arrived, I am back in Copenhagen… Continue Reading