Kew Gardens, the Royal Botanical Gardens in the South-West of London, is a special place any time of the year, but at Christmastime it becomes a magical place. When the sun goes down the garden transforms into a fairytale wonderland … Continue reading Kew Gardens Christmas Magic
The much anticipated ‘Departmentstore of Dining’ – The Kitty Hawk – finally opened its doors to customers last Monday. The first venture from the Wright & Bell Group is part of a multi-million pound development at River Plate House in South … Continue reading The Kitty Hawk
This competition is now closed! The winner is: Sarah Anderson. Congratulations! ____________________________________ Love the lush, sparkling freshness of a good G&T? Well, Art de Parfum has captured it in its Gin & Tonic Cologne, and let us tell you, it’s … Continue reading Win a bottle of Art de Parfum’s Gin and Tonic Cologne!
German Christmas markets are a popular travel destination this time of year with people flocking to the wonderful big markets in Aachen, Cologne, Nuremberg, Munich, Dresden or Rothenburg ob der Tauber, but I if you have been to all of … Continue reading Christmas in Bad Berleburg
This weekend has a bit of a French theme to it. Another event we went to recently was the UK launch of SASSY Cidre at ‘Lights of Soho’ Gallery in London’s West End. Surrounded by neon art we sipped the … Continue reading SASSY Cidre, Made in Normandy
Last week we went along to a special Christmas evening at PAUL, the French bakery & café, at their Tower 42 branch in the City of London, one of the two London branches that also include a restaurant, to see … Continue reading Christmas with PAUL & Competition
This competition is now closed! The winner of the Al Pacino DVD is: Rowena Wood. The winner of the Robert Redford DVD is: Jenny Rogers. Congratulations! ____________________________________ We have one each of the following DVDs from Odyssey Video up for … Continue reading Robert Redford or Al Pacino DVD Competition
Sunday evening saw the start of Planet Earth 2 on BBC1, something we, along with millions of others, are really excited about. That iguana baby escaping the snakes! The sloth! The penguins! And, of course the wonderful Sir David Attenborough. … Continue reading BBC Earth Magazine Launch at Sea Life London Aquarium
Last week we had the pleasure of attending Aubaine’s Noël menu tasting at their Marylebone branch which was a very enjoyable evening of the most wonderful Provençal food and wines. Aubaine are relaxed all-day dining French brasseries with their own … Continue reading Un Noël Provençal Avec Aubaine
Proud Gallery Camden November 3rd 2016 – January 22nd 2017 I have to admit, punk as a music genre pretty much passed me by when it actually happened. I was 14 years old in 1976, growing up in rural Germany … Continue reading 40 years of Punk – Photographs by Adrian Boot
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