The Foody Traveller
The iconic Battle of the Somme, which began on 1st July 1916, was the bloodiest day for the British Army and became a symbol of the First World War in Great Britain. The Thiepval Anglo-French Monument The Thiepval Anglo-French Monument is one of the main memorial sites in the Somme region and the repository of 72,194 […]
We have long enjoyed Greek food – Mediterranean cooking, fresh, healthy – and usually good value. So, the Fantasia Palace, a small restaurant a few minutes’ walk along Praed Street from Edgware Road tube station had been recommended to us. Crisp white tablecloths We hadn’t expected crisp white tablecloths and napkins, but very much approved. […]
Sun, a somewhat rare event this summer, shone on West Hampstead and residents and tourists alike were out and about enjoying themselves. ‘Would you like to sit outside on the decking?’ asked Lisa, ‘it’s great for people watching.’ But instead we opted for a table just inside the Alice House. The big sliding windows had […]
Set between bustling, fashionable, Knightsbridge, within a few yards of Harrods and Harvey Nichols, and green and leafy Hyde Park, the Mandarin Oriental hotel is in one of London’s most accessible and enviable locations. It is a beautiful hotel, made even more special for some of us – for within its walls can be found […]
This terrific Marco Polo guide to Madeira is also entitled ‘Perfect Days in…Madeira’; and that just about sums it up. Crammed with lots of useful information, with maps and charming photography, the book has been designed to ensure that visitors will indeed enjoy perfect days on the beautiful island of flowers with its forests and […]
The My Way Marco Polo Travel Journal is a handy-sized travel book with a difference. Basically it contains no words, information, plots, maps or advice (apart from a few themed stickers and emoticons) – just lots of lovely blank pages waiting to be filled up by the book’s owner. In other words the story will […]