Best 5 Products at Southampton Boat Show
Our Best-in-Show product selection for luxury travellers who don’t necessarily need a new ‘ship’! A day at the Southampton Boat Show is always a good one – even if it always serves up a mixture of wind, sunshine and showers – but what else would boaties expect? We spent the Preview Day scouting around for new or novel ideas that might appeal to you, our luxury travellers. Products you might not have seen,...
Best in show – 6 luxury products
Six quality products that we think you’d really like to know about from our day at the New Forest Show. The New Forest Show, in the heart of the New Forest, Hampshire, has become the premiere showcase for all things agricultural, sporting and family fun over a three day period in late July. Unlike many county shows it retains its agricultural heritage with cattle, poultry, horses and other livestock forming a significant part but it’s...
No Man’s an island
If you’ve ever wistfully gazed out to sea and thought you’d really like to get away from it all – the mayhem of cities, the noise of incessant media and crowds, crowds, crowds – then relaxing on an island in the middle of the sea with nothing but seagulls, some staff… and friends if you want them… is sure to be idyllic. If you haven’t got your own private helicopter, like us you’ll board a boat in the shadow of Spinnaker Tower...
Scandalous luxury at Cliveden
Scandalous luxury at Cliveden Do you fancy being a little risqué or simply regal? As that time of year approaches, why not consider extending your visit to Ascot races, or to anywhere in Berkshire, England, with a short break at Cliveden; luxurious home of international intrigue for the rich, royal and famous and now a sumptuous hotel for all to enjoy. We, with two friends, were attending Royal Ascot for a day that promised as much in...
A Jurassic jaunt back in time!
Why don’t you consider spending some time in an historic pile? Discover how our afternoon walk turned into an inviting prospect for a long weekend in one of Britain’s historic houses. International travel is always fascinating and enlightening but we find that it’s often at the expense of learning more about our own country – Great Britain. Given that we have a condensed package of history within our shores, made up of remarkably...
Luxury Art Deco Island
Fancy being marooned on an island surrounded by shining seas and golden beaches that mysteriously drew Agatha Christie to its shores, took the drama out of life for Noel Coward and yet still offers all the luxury and pizzazz associated with the roaring twenties? Burgh Island could be for you – and amazingly it’s not in the Caribbean but in Devon, England. We donned our glad rags, popped the champagne, dined, partied and danced ‘til...
