Oddly Great Steak in the West End – Heliot Steak House Review
We seem to have been in the West End more in the last couple of years than we have in the previous ten. And no, that’s not a complaint; it’s one of my favourite places to spend a few days! The lure of the theatre is strong in this one, and when it’s surrounded by amazingly fascinating places to visit, and some of the countries finest places to eat… well, frankly what’s not to love? A few weeks ago we were...
Need a hotel in the West End? Try the ugliest one we’ve seen… | Thistle Trafalgar Square Hotel Review
A night out in the West End usually necessitates a stay over for us; the last train out to the West Country usually leaves before we’re even out of the theatre! So we either stay, or train out to Basingstoke and then drive the hour and a half on from there. Not ideal! In the end, we usually make a trip out of it and stay the night – come on, if you’re in the West End you might as well, mightn’t you? Besides,...
La Cour Carrée – brilliantly chic boutique hotel in Bordeaux
Last week we had the pleasure of a short city break, staying in a boutique hotel in Bordeaux. For only the third time in over seventeen years of parenthood, this one was without any kids. Oh Yes. Just us. The Grown Ups. I know, right? Ridiculously exciting and worryingly abnormal, all at the same time. (NB don’t fret, we didn’t just abandon them – a grown up moved in for a few days to make sure...
No-Fly City Break – Bordeaux, anyone?
So why a No-Fly City Break I’m married to a non-flyer. It’s not always been the case – he dragged me on to my first plane for our honeymoon in Kenya, but over the years for whatever reason a deep instinctual fear of flying has set in. And he’s not alone – apparently 30% of us suffer from aviophobia, in varying degrees from faintly worried to unspeakably terrified. Whilst Mr...