Hotel d’Inghilterra Penthouse Suite
Occupying the top floor of this historic hotel, a few minutes from Piazza di Spagna and Via Condotti, the Penthouse Suite comprises 80 square metres of interior space and a remarkable 70-square-metre private terrace. From here the view stretches from Villa Medici towards the Vittoriano, with the Quirinale Palace among the landmarks visible across the […]
Girls, Grapes and the Alpine A390
Most people, if pressed, would tell you that the French do wine and the English make cars, and that the two nations should really stay in their respective lanes. It’s a reasonable adage, the sort trotted out at dinner parties by people who have never tasted an English sparkling wine or driven a French sports […]
From Rome to Positano: 80 Years of Vespa
Sex sells. But so does adventure. As does aspiration. When that winning trifecta oozes from a brand, a product can become an enduring symbol that spans decades. So, it’s no wonder that Vespa, Italy’s most cherished luxury scooter, has sat comfortably at the top of the two-wheel lifestyle world for 80 years. In 2026, Vespa […]
Savoy 1918
Recently, I was lucky enough to spend four days at the newly opened Savoy 1918 in Tullinløkka, close to the National Theatre and right in the centre of Oslo. The building was originally designed in 1916 for the electrical company A/S Watt, before Hotel Savoy opened on its upper floors two years later. More than […]
A Continental in Honfleur
Ahead lay three days in Normandy behind the wheel of the new Bentley Continental GTC Speed. A dream of a car to drive, it came in Dove Grey with blackware insignia, 22-inch dark-tint Speed wheels, black-painted carbon-ceramic brakes and a cabin trimmed in Cricketball leather with Beluga accents. A Naim audio system could have filled […]
The Summer Carry-On
Packing well is an art of its own. This summer, make room for swimwear with personality, headphones that go the distance, a couple of beauty essentials for life in transit and smart accessories that bring order to even the most ambitious suitcase. Our summer travel edit has the essentials covered before you even reach the […]
What Lies Beneath
At first, I thought I’d imagined it. Not a full shape. Just something slightly off in the water. Then it moved. We were standing just off Aquarium Beach at Four Seasons Resort Seychelles Desroches Island, fins half on, the sea flat before the light started to drop. Nasreen Khan, the resort’s conservationist and marine biologist, […]
Route 66 Turns 100
Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2026, Route 66 shows no sign of losing its hold on the American imagination. Established in 1926 as one of the original roads in the United States Numbered Highway System, it became far more than a way of getting from one place to another. From Chicago to Santa Monica, its […]
Kenya: Swim with Dolphins and Turtles in Watamu
Our last stop is Watamu, a paradise of turquoise waters on the shores of the Indian Ocean. Our home for the next four days is Kusini House, a stunning, fully catered, three-story, Swahili-style clifftop villa overlooking the Indian Ocean and Mida Creek. A top-level veranda and a dedicated rooftop terrace – perfect for sundowners – offer panoramic […]
Kenya: Big-Cat Drama at Seringet Mara Camp
Another quick flight takes us to Seringet Mara Camp by Nigel Archer Safaris, on the border with Tanzania. The camp is positioned in a secluded, shady pocket of forest right at the confluence of the Mara and Talek Rivers, a prime seat for viewing wildlife. During the Great Migration, huge herds of wildebeest and zebras […]
