by Lewis | Jul 7, 2026 | Destination Guides, England, France, Menorca, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Travel Reflections, USA
Some of my favourite memories have one thing in common. I wasn’t actually looking for them. It’s something I’ve realised over the last few years. The places I remember most aren’t always the famous landmarks or the restaurants I’d spent weeks trying to book. They’re...
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 easy to assume restaurants like this are all about the food, but that would...
by Lewis | Jun 22, 2026 | England, 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, 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...
by Lewis | Jun 13, 2026 | Destination Guides, England, Wine Experiences
One of the greatest joys of life is discovering places that surprise you. Sometimes that means finding a hidden cove in Menorca, stumbling across a charming wine estate in Mauritius, or losing yourself amongst the streets of Kraków. Occasionally, however, the most...
by Lewis | Jun 9, 2026 | Cornwall, Destination Guides, England, Mauritius, Menorca, Morocco, Poland, Uncategorized, Wine Experiences
People often ask me what my favourite destination is. In fact, everyone keeps asking me what it is. The truth is that after a lifetime of travelling, I’ve discovered that travel isn’t really about ticking countries off a list. It isn’t about collecting passport stamps...
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