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on October 19, 2017March 5, 2021 Pimlico

sleep retreat

last week i was invited down to the beautiful artist residence hotel in london by marks and spencer for a wonderful sleep retreat designed to unlock the secret to a restful night's slumber. m&s have long been a go-to destination for all things better sleep related on the british high street, offering outstanding quality and product innovations to ensure their ...

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on July 16, 2017May 25, 2021 Kos

Europe Places & Spaces

sea you soon

i don't have a summer holiday booked this year but if i did, then the newly opened casa cook kos is the place i'd be headed! regular readers will remember that i was lucky enough to be invited to sister resort casa cook rhodes last spring, and it was hands down the best hotel i have ever had the pleasure ...

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on June 6, 2016June 13, 2019 Rhodes

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mi casa es su casa

i have a recurring daydream in which i'm lounging on a deck in the sunshine, my feet hanging over the edge into crisp turquoise waters. all around me is peace and calm, in the distance the melodic chatter of cicadas in the trees, the tantalising aroma of freshly cooked bread gently wafting over in the breeze; not a care in ...

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on June 19, 2014June 13, 2019 Copenhagen

Europe

a local soul

when i was in copenhagen a few weeks ago i spent the night at ibsens, a boutique hotel furnished with quintessential danish design located in the artsy nansensgade neighbourhood known for its cafés, galleries, vintage shops and secondhand bookstores. easily identifiable by the original red neon HOTEL sign, ibsens has a slightly downtrodden façade in keeping with the ambience of the surrounding neighbourhood, which it strives ...

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on May 18, 2013October 9, 2019 Paris

Europe

mama knows best

"an affordable philippe starck-designed hotel in paris?" you scoff. well, yes, actually. truth be told mama shelter is a little way out of the centre of paris but don't let that stop you; i was able to walk from le marais to it's 20th arrondissement location in just over 30 minutes, taking a route through a few pleasant suburban areas of ...

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