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Featured Stories Archive
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Restoration Stories – Review by Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Posted on 24 January, 2020 | No CommentsPatina and Paint in Old London Houses by Philippa Stockley with photography by Charlie Hopkinson This attractive book tells the stories of the restoration of sixteen, mainly Georgian, houses in... -
Going Upriver in The Gambia, Africa
Posted on 21 January, 2020 | No CommentsRupert Parker gets a taste of the real Africa by travelling up the Gambia River and discovers stone circles, chimps and epic birdlife The Gambia is firmly on the map... -
Snapshots of Japan
Posted on 15 January, 2020 | No CommentsAfter a trip to this fascinating country Adam Jacot de Boinod reports on a wide range of hotels, restaurants and cultural experiences Determined to immerse myself in Japanese modernity I... -
Croatia’s Gulf of Kvarner and the Islands
Posted on 14 January, 2020 | No CommentsThe Gulf of Kvarner contains a number of attractive islands and Krk, the largest, is connected to Rijeka, Croatia’s main port, by bridge. Rupert Parker spends a few days exploring... -
Georgia on My Mind
Posted on 3 January, 2020 | No Comments“Hit the Road Jack”, said Ray Charles, so Rupert Parker does just that and discovers the places where Otis Redding, Little Richard, The Allman Brothers and many other Georgian musicians... -
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters Exhibition
Posted on 15 December, 2019 | No CommentsA gallery restores formerly marginal figures to the spotlight, reports John Westbrooke The National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibition plans to tell the untold story of the women of the Pre-Raphaelite... -
George IV: Art & Spectacle
Posted on 4 December, 2019 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke on a notorious king and great collector King George IV seems to have felt an affinity with his predecessor, Charles I. Both were men of taste who built... -
MiFi Device with Data Sim for Travel
Posted on 2 December, 2019 | No CommentsThis tiny device gives your phone unfettered access to the internet, avoiding data roaming charges, although you’ll have to pay in advance. Rupert Parker tried it out in China One... -
A Divine Finca in Andalucia
Posted on 17 November, 2019 | No CommentsAdam Jacot de Boinod spends time relaxing at Finca La Donaira near Montecorto in southern Spain When arriving late at night, it’s always worth the suspended joy of opening, like... -
On the Road in Hunan, China
Posted on 17 November, 2019 | No CommentsHunan is famous as the birthplace of Mao Zedong but Rupert Parker discovers that it’s also a place of natural wonders, its landscape inspiring James Cameron’s movie Avatar Hunan is...