by Lewis | Jul 1, 2026 | Cornwall, England, Travel Reflections, Wine Experiences
Some meals satisfy your appetite. Others become part of the journey. Ugly Butterfly, overlooking the dunes and rolling waves of Fistral Beach, is firmly in the second category. Forever. It’s really easy to assume restaurants like this are all about the food, but that...
by Lewis | Jun 24, 2026 | Destination Guides, Menorca, Spain, Travel Reflections
If there is one thing Menorca does exceptionally well, it is beaches. Actually, that’s probably underselling it. Menorca doesn’t simply have beaches. It has the kind of beaches that make you question whether your eyes are working properly. Water that looks digitally...
by Lewis | Jun 22, 2026 | Destination Guides, Menorca, Uncategorized
There are islands that impress you. Then there are islands that quietly work their way into your heart and refuse to leave. Menorca falls firmly into the second category. I’ve travelled extensively throughout my life, stayed in thousands of hotels and visited more...
by Lewis | Jun 22, 2026 | England, Great Britain Hotel Reviews, Hotel Reviews
Some hotels are memorable because of their luxury. Others because of their location. The DoubleTree by Hilton Leeds City Centre has earned a place among my favourite UK weekend stays for an entirely different reason: it simply gets the balance right. Leeds is one of...
by Lewis | Jun 22, 2026 | England, Great Britain Hotel Reviews, Hotel Reviews
There are hotels that simply provide a place to sleep, and then there are hotels that become part of the destination itself. Southampton’s Harbour Hotel firmly belongs in the latter category. Rising above Ocean Village Marina, its distinctive superyacht-inspired...
