Oslo’s Sommero is, Judith Baker discovers, an opulent neighbourhood gem of a hotel Norway’s cool coastal capital has seen a wave of new openings this year with new museums, ambitious architecture and cultural initiatives. And it has also lifted the curtain on the fabulous Sommerro in the elegant Frogner district. The stunning building was formerly…
See the former. Pack the latter. There are many reasons to visit New York and, at last count, at least two of them are called Katz. For gargantuan sandwiches, recreations of famous scenes from When Harry Met Sally, or the sending of salami to your boy in the army, you want the deli. For a…
Loisaba Conservancy now offer helicopter excursions to their visitors When you’re exploring some 56,000 acres of Kenya, you need a little help. And that’s why Loisaba Conservancy are now offering guests staying at their Elewana properties the option of, well, air support. Adding to what’s already a life-affirming experience, five new helicopter tours are on…
Celebrity hair-colourist Josh Wood lends his name to the new Claridge’s Spa Josh Woods is, apparently, THE name in celebrity hair. I’ll take their word for it – all my head needs these days is a spray of polish and a buff with a soft cloth. But moving on… For those of you with hair…
York’s finest hotel, The Grand, opens a new fine dining restaurant. Over the years, York has been synonymous with a number of things. The famous Minster. The number of ghosts believed to reside there. THAT smell at the Jorvik Viking Centre. Outside of a Betty’s Tea Room though, or its place in chocolate history as…
There are bridges and locks and moorings and docks… so maybe let English Holiday Cruises take the helm charge? There are many things that signify being British. Queues. Tutting. A strange dependency on tea. Poor political decisions. You know the things. And somewhere in that list is the desire to mess about on the river.…
The Wall Street Hotel in New York’s famous financial district epitomises all the glamour, history and elegance of this quarter of Manhattan The city of New York never fails to entertain and surprise and the Financial District , or Fi-Di as it is called, has a sophisticated energy all of its own. The beautiful classic…
The New Forest’s Carey’s Manor & Senspa launches a Thai Tea Spa Break Forget the passport queues, the long wait for luggage. And you can even forget the endless debate of whether its jam then cream or cream then jam on a scone. Although, obviously, it’s jam then cream and everything else is wrong. But…
Takumi is the ancient Japanese concept and tradition of artisan craftsmanship. It is, finds Neil Davey, an apt epithet for this fourth generation of the RX luxury SUV Word of warning. This is probably going to be a very different type of car review than anything you’re used to. It’s not that I’m a motoring…
Juva Lodge is the closest you can get to the North Pole without going on an expedition There’s seclusion and there’s seclusion. And then there’s Juva Lodge. While there are never guarantees you’ll see the Northern Lights, there are ways of improving those odds and, frankly, the latest experience from Off The Map Travel, slashes…