Following a bit of a hiatus, I'm sharing more of my September road trip around northern Spain with my friend Becky. After starting in Bilbao and journeying south to the wine region of La Rioja, we headed east into the province of Navarra. Our destination was the Bardenas Reales Natural Park - a hauntingly beautiful semi-desert that I'd wanted to explore for ages . . .
6 stylish places to stay in Comporta, Portugal
Today I'm continuing my series sharing some of the gorgeous accommodation options that I came across while researching my recent road trip through Portugal with a round-up of the best hotels, B&Bs and holiday rentals in Comporta. Set on the Sado river estuary in the Alentejo region and surrounded by salt marshes, pine forests and rice fields, the village of Comporta . . .
Top tips for the Penwith Peninsula, western Cornwall
There’s something magical about Cornwall as a whole, but it’s the Penwith Peninsula – the far western tip of both the county and mainland England – that draws me back again and again. I can’t quite put my finger on why I love this remote, rugged corner of the UK so much . . .
Plácido y Grata – a new minimalist design hotel in Seville
When I was 17 and studying A-Level Spanish (I later went on to do a university degree in it), I persuaded my parents to choose Seville for our annual family holiday. In many ways it was a disastrous trip: my mum left her purse in the back of a taxi, one of my brothers got food poisoning and our flights in both directions were delayed due to storms. But I fell in love with this seductive Andalusian . . .
The Audo – a new hybrid space from Menu
I have another highlight from 3 Days of Design to share with you today, and it's a place that definitely merits a dedicated post of its own. Called The Audo and unveiled to the public during the event, it's the new HQ of Danish design brand Menu. But it's also so much more than that - in fact, it's an office, a showroom, a boutique hotel, a concept store, a café and a co-working space all rolled . . .
A magical stay in Matera
Today I'm sharing the final leg of our September trip to Italy, and the part which I had been looking forward to most of all: a stay at utterly unique cave hotel Le Grotte della Civita, located just across the border from Puglia in the neighbouring province of Basilicata. It sits in UNESCO-listed Matera, which is perched above a steep-sided ravine and famous for its troglodyte old quarter known . . .
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