From the outside looking in, I have always wondered about the rooms hidden away behind the climbing ivy which beautifully enhances the old brickwork at the front of The Angel Hotel. It especially captures my attention in the height of summer when the brightly coloured flowers – the pinks, the…
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It doesn’t matter how much I travel, I still fear flying. Stupid perhaps, and before anyone explains to me that it is supposedly the safest form of transport, I get it; but equally I still don’t like it. So when we arranged a stay at the BLOC Hotel London Gatwick…
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Bourges, a ‘“City of Art and History” is a beautiful medieval town’ according to its own tourism website. However because of its size, this small city is so often overlooked by its bigger sisters: Nantes, Paris and Lyon. For some, it is probably a place that you have never even heard…
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Do you ever imagine just whiling away your day surrounded by the warm waters of a thermal pool whilst succumbing to the luxury of a cruise ship? Perhaps you are someone that has always been curious about a cruise-type holiday but are still unsure whether it is something you would…
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Are you the kind of person who books a flight then spends hours wondering whether it’s worth booking a hotel room the night before in order to make your life that little bit easier on the day of departure? Do you sift through website after website looking for a great…
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Mount Royale Hotel York (image provided by Booking.com) Rolling our suitcases past the ivy-clad exterior of the Mount Royale Hotel, our expectations were high; nothing this picturesque on the outside could fail on the inside surely. We often find that, when planning a city break, choosing a hotel to suit…
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Restoring the heart of something that was once beating is something many people strive to achieve. Barn conversions and old build regenerations are becoming popular the world over and letting an old building regain it’s breathe is something that we should all take pride in. “The spirit awaken, the soul…
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“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.” (Albert Einstein) Many hotels today claim to be eco-friendly and are consciously aware that some guests are more inclined to book with them if they are…
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Silence, in a city is unheard of. Normally your eardrums are fighting with a cacophony of discordant sounds all vying for your attention. Here however, there are no raucous crowds or screeching brakes as cars run to an emergency stop – here I can hear the wind whistling through the…
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The illuminating, ever-moving, sea-green heavens are a big attraction for so many coming to Iceland. To glimpse, for themselves, the magical Aurora Borealis dancing across the skyline is something many people have added to their bucket lists. So when we decided to head out for a weekend escape, unsurprisingly, we,…
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