There aren’t any tunnels. But there is plenty of history. And now you can sleep over. Kettner’s one of London’s most famous, and oldest, restaurants, has a new lease of life.

Opened in 1867, by Auguste Kettner, a former chef of Napoleon III, the choice of Soho was not promising.…

Apart from a half-day of hiking in Muir Woods (highly recommended by the way) I’ve mostly remained in the city when visiting San Francisco. And as you’ll know if you’ve been, whilst it’s a great city, it can also get pretty intense.…

The Waldhaus Sils Hotel has been around for more than a hundred years, but it’s lost none of its charm and grandeur. Ski bums (and others) from around the world are enchanted with the nostalgic rooms, the impressive staircase and the sophisticated manner in which this has remained a young hotel.…

An upturn in fortunes for the Corsican independence movement hasn’t managed to put off a new wave of buyers. Located just 1 hour 30 minutes from Paris, the “Isle of Beauty” certainly lives up to its name.

In the French elections in June, Emmanuel Macron’s coalition won a landslide victory, but did not take a single seat in Corsica.…

Part one of our summer holiday officially kicked into gear a week ago when we boarded our flight, collected our little Fiat 500, and sped across the border to the Ligurian alps.

Unlike our Scandinavian compatriots we usually escape quite late, and per usual at Nice airport we’re met by the great European summer holiday handover, a concept that sees Swedes, Norwegians, Finns and Danes ease out of beach loungers, pack up H&M holiday-wear strewn along the coast and board their flights to start the journey north and give their more continental neighbours the chance to kick off their own holidays.…

The creme de la creme of boatmakers are ambitiously growing their brands at both ends, building mightier superyachts alongside sportier and more nimble crafts. In today’s summer special, we turn our focus to some of the greatest boating brands out there – where they’re heading as companies – and the best places to actually steer their boats.…

More than thirty years ago, the Harmon family opened Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley, a restaurant (eventually with a few gorgeous rooms to accompany it) inspired by Provence but infused with a wholesome Northern California feeling.…

In our world, nothing says summer like a classic road trip, bonding passengers and creating lasting memories. In fact, some of our best memories come from driving cars across Europe and the US together with friends and family.…

The capital of Scandinavia might have lagged behind some of our favourite cities when it comes to hospitality, but in today’s post we discover three locations that have raised the bar for hotels in Stockholm – giving “Stockholm Syndrome” a whole new meaning.…