The first thing that hits you arriving at the farm retreat São Lourenço do Barrocal – in the heart of Portugal’s wine-making Alentejo region – is the space, the sheer amount of space around you. It cleared my head immediately, almost making me feel intoxicated as we pulled up the ever-so-long driveway through the tree-lined […]
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A bit out of the ski loop these last few years (our last trip was before Gus was born!) I had no idea where to start looking… But discovering that Susanne Kaufmann (whose organic skincare range I was trying out last autumn) ran her own spa & wellness hotel in the Alpine village of Bezau […]
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It’s strange. Somehow, after a very successful jaunt to Paris as a teenager (speaking French almost fluently, making friends, navigating the city transport solo) I let the mental connection drop and subsequent trips have been so whirlwind as to feel disjointed…
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We had such a fantastic couple of days in Edinburgh I thought I’d put together a little micro-guide of things to do based on what we got up to! For the first time in years – have spent my teenage and uni years in Edinburgh – I felt I was seeing the city with eyes […]
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When I try and put my finger on exactly why I came back from Zakynthos feeling so recharged physically and mentally – not forgetting the wonderful company and how well we were looked after by The Peligoni Club – I do keep coming back to the sea, (oh Iris, the sea)…
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