A NIGHT IN LONDON – WITH A BABY

A NIGHT IN LONDON – WITH A BABY

Roll the clock back six months and we’d stay in London every few weeks. A date night supper somewhere fancy and then we would use up a few accumulating hotel points for a free stay, to avoid our commute! Now however… A night in London is a holiday! Not necessarily relaxing. But a…

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P&P RECOMMENDED: LONDON HOTEL DIRECTORY

P&P RECOMMENDED: LONDON HOTEL DIRECTORY

If we stay in London then it’s normally got something to do with work. Or to break up the commuting week. As stays are mainly for work they err on the practical and functional side of things. Sometimes though, we make a London date night of it and have been working our way around…

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AN INTIMATE SUPPER AT EVELYN’S TABLE

AN INTIMATE SUPPER AT EVELYN’S TABLE

When you find a food style you enjoy… Stick to it. We were taken to Machneyuda when we were in Jerusalem. And to our delight, there’s a growing list of restaurants in London run by the same group. I’m pleased to say we have now enjoyed them all. Each slightly different, but all…

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10 things: to eat in London

10 things: to eat in London

My travel style is discreet and homely. It follows that my food taste would be similar. Working in London, on and off for ten years and more solidly over the last theee, has been a fun foodie discovery. There is such a choice and something for all tastes. Hidden amongst the big brand…

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Tickled tastebuds at The Palomar

Tickled tastebuds at The Palomar

The Palomar really did tickle our tastebuds!  If you have been under a rock or hibernating recently you won’t have noticed that we went to Israel in May and loved it – the place, the culture, the people and the food… For everyone else, you know already!  Imagine our delight when we ate…

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There’s something about – London

There’s something about – London

I spend a lot of time in London for work but don’t really get to explore and be a tourist.  But I still love London, there’s something rather special about it. Pounding the pavements There is always something new to see and I always walk to the office or to visit a client…

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London with Starwood and Hermes

London with Starwood and Hermes

I can count on one hand the amount of times that I have been staying in London for work and not carried on working into the evening from my hotel!  Last week however it was a case of all change – twice! SPG Moments The lovely people at SPG invited me to join them…

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A night in an EasyHotel!

A night in an EasyHotel!

And now for something completely different…. A night in an Easyhotel!  And before you ask, it wasn’t me – Mr P stepped forward to take on this challenge!  Whilst it doesn’t quite fit into the niche of my website, a hotel room for £40 in central London in the Christmas party season should…

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It’s beginning to feel a lot like #Christmas… everywhere we go!

It’s beginning to feel a lot like #Christmas… everywhere we go!

This is actually a post from Christmas 2013, but so far this year my search for Christmas things in the UK has been hampered by a pre-Thanksgiving trip to the USA!  As a result having toured much of the US, I saw just one Christmas tree – so my Christmas count is currently…

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