Last weekend Chris and I popped down to St Ives for what we expected to be a lovely, cosy autumnal break by the sea. It was certainly lovely, though anything but autumnal: rather than blustery winds and crashing waves, we were greeted by balmy sunshine, spotless blue skies and gin-clear turquoise seas. Huddled on a beach-fringed headland near the tip of Cornwall, St Ives is one of my favourite . . .
Hotel des Galeries | Brussels
As autumn drizzle begins to set in here in the UK, I thought I'd try to cheer everyone up by sharing a few photos of the wonderfully bright, fresh interiors at this Belgian boutique hotel, which has just popped onto my radar. Hidden behind a listed façade in 19th-century Brussels shopping arcade Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, its 23 rooms, communal library and ground-floor restaurant have . . .
Hotel Miss Clara | Stockholm
In my final post about our recent trip to Sweden, I want to share a few snaps of the stylish Hotel Miss Clara, which sits in the very centre of Stockholm on the buzzing thoroughfare of Sveavagen. It’s been on my radar ever since it opened a couple of years ago, so we decided to make the most of our last night in the city and treat ourselves to a stay. Part of the Design Hotels group, it . . .
A magical summer moment
I feel very lucky to live in a part of the world with defined seasons, and I love watching the landscape change around me as the months roll on. But I think this time of year is perhaps my favourite of all: branches sagging with fruit, swathes of flowers along verges and hedgerows, the scent of wild garlic lingering in the air... There’s something particularly magical about the golden evening . . .
Lazy days in the Stockholm archipelago
After a visit to friends in Stockholm, our recent Swedish adventure continued with a few blissfully lazy days in the archipelago – a vast scatter of forested islands and rocky outcrops stretching from the city’s eastern flank out into the Baltic Sea. Our base was Hotel J, which sits on the shore in Nacka Strand, a 20-minute ferry ride from central Stockholm. Spread across a 19th-century . . .
Summer postcards from Stockholm
Well, after trips to Copenhagen, Oslo and Sweden, my ‘Summer of Scandinavian Adventures’ has sadly come to an end. We flew back from Stockholm last Friday after a fantastic week staying with friends in the city centre and then pootling around the archipelago that spreads out to its east. Stockholm is a city of islands, water and vast skies, and I was instantly struck by its beauty when we first . . .
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