I have to admit I’m feeling smug about this one. As everybody knows, on Thursday 15th April, a volcano with a name no one can pronounce erupted in Iceland and grounded planes all over the world. We were due to leave for Venice that afternoon. Perhaps because I have spent so many years sitting [...]

Across the road from The Book Kitchen sits The Bourke Street Bakery. Nestled in the ground floor of a corner site, the service area is only about 4sq metres, and glass cabinets bursting with freshly-baked treats seem to surround you.

Top picks are the Strawberry & Vanilla Creme Brulee tarts, the iced coffee, an array [...]

New Zealand has a lot of luxury accommodation and I’m lucky enough to have stayed at many of them but there’s a new standard on the landscape with A Touch of Spice. Its portfolio of luxury villas and exclusive holiday home accommodation is available throughout New Zealand with their most extensive selection being in [...]

Image courtesy of Hulya Kolabas
In cities that are famous for their great galleries it’s often the little, less famous ones that give the real surprises. New York’s The Neue Galerie is one of these gems. Hidden away in a stunning townhouse, the collection is of early 20th century German and Austrian art and objects [...]

If you live in New York City and you have not checked out Marina Abramović at The MOMA, you are missing out on art history in the making. If you want to sit with the artist, be sure to get there early because I arrived in line at 11am and eventually made my [...]

Next to each other these two little spots are my new favourites in London. I would recommend a large milk coffee and the fried eggs with sage from the cafe and to order a weekly box of organic local vegetables from the shop.
Leila’s Cafe & Shop, 17 Calvert Avenue , Bethnal Green, Lodnon [...]