Photo by Peter Hunt
Favourite movie of all time, Local Hero (put it down to Scottish island blood and perpetual search for the perfect little hotel).

Favourite moment; the ringing from the red phone box right at the end.
Nice to know then, that while the classic red phone box has largely disappeared from the British Isles, it [...]

Just around the corner from the Pantheon this is the perfect spot to stop for an afternoon coffee. Its 1930’s interior adds to its charm and sitting on the delightful terrace at any time of day one has a lovely outlook of the pretty square, meandering locals and the Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza chapel. [...]

Photo Courtesy of The Morgan Library
The Morgan Library is a gem I discovered from a subway poster on the L train–thanks MTA! Initially the personal library of finance mogul JP Morgan, the Morgan Library has evolved into an artistic venue that will stimulate any history buff to the fullest and is currently housing the Mark [...]

Photo of Donna Hay’s General Store by Anthony Whittle
Good news from Sydney for those wanting to feel cherished from tip to toe and then add a cup cake! How’s this for the perfect combo; complete beauty treatment, then a hop and a skip round the corner to Donna Hay’s lovely store?
POLISHED
Polished is the place all [...]

Photos by Peter Hunt
Following on from a barnstorming speech at The International Herald Tribune’s annual conference, held in London November 2010, David Lauren, son of Ralph, took to the streets, or Bond Street to be precise, to launch a new generation of digital. After a few moments standing out in the chilly night air, the [...]

If someone is treating you in Venice, do suggest they take you to The Danieli, where old smoothy, Roger Moore - surely the most sauve Bond if not quite the most believable secret agent - is said to have stayed. Certainly, scenes in Live & Let Die (1973) show off the hotel’s astonishing chandeliers.

The restaurant, [...]

On a brisk fall day, my boyfriend and I decided to do something cultural in NYC. Our first stop was the Ellis Island Ferry in Battery Park. There were swarms of tourists everywhere in white sneakers wearing their I LOVE NYC t-shirts (something that makes me cringe) all standing in line for the [...]