Après-ski in Zermatt and Saas Fee

Zermatt in Switzerland is renowned for being rather posh, and tends to summon up images of well-dressed people in casinos, rather than casually-dressed people enjoying a young, upbeat nightlife – but, rest assured, the trendy night spots, where you can get a good conversation, and spot beautiful people are there. You just have to know […]

The Culloden Estate & Spa offers a night at the opera

If you find yourself in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in June 2008, you might be tempted by a night at the opera – especially so if that night is held at Northern Ireland’s most prestigious five-star hotel.
Standing high on the wooded slopes of the Holywood hills, overlooking Belfast Lough and the County Antrim coastline, is the […]

Chic après-ski in France

If you are into skiing, snowboarding and the like, then no doubt you will also enjoy the après-ski scene, and it is important to know where the good places are. The slopes of France are ever popular in winter, and so here are a few après-ski recommendations that have come to my attention recently:
The Jam […]

Haworth - where the Brontë sisters wrote

If you do happen to visit Bradford, mentioned in my previous post, then you might also be interested in taking a look at the pretty village of Haworth, which is within the Bradford district, and ten miles to the west of the city.
Surrounded by the moors, Haworth is a popular tourist destination due to the […]

Bradford - textiles, media and food

With its National Media Museum, elegant Victorian civic buildings set alongside old mills built from local sandstone, and some of the finest Indian food in the UK, Bradford in Yorkshire, England, is a wonderful city for a great day out.
Long a centre for the woollen industry and textiles, Bradford became prosperous during the Industrial Revolution, […]