It has the highest concentration of Michelin stars in Germany. But does our reporter have the guts to eat his way round the Black Forest?It’s planned with military precision. Run, swim, sit-ups, press-ups, crunches, eat. Rest. Run, swim, sit-ups, press-ups, crunches, eat. It’s the only way to survive. I’m not sure whether this is an [...]
Nothing brings home the cruel distance between pre- and post-baby existence quite like a holiday. So Ickworth in Suffolk is a real eye-openerNothing brings home the cruel distance between your pre- and post-baby existence quite like holidays. Gone are those long, lazy lunches eating oysters with icy white wine at a table overlooking the sea; [...]
Even if you don’t find anything for dinner, a gastronomic break at Ynyshir Hall in Powys is just the ticket to liven up jaded tastebudsSaturday morning and, after a regal sleep and a hearty breakfast, we’re set for our foraging adventure. It’s raining. A lot. But knowing that we’ll be returning to the cosy Ynyshir [...]
It’s the place where the fish is as fresh as the airMy boyfriend Alex and I are sweating our way through an after-dinner sauna on one of Sweden’s most westerly, deserted islands; part of a group known collectively as the Weather Islands (Väderöarna). We’ve been here a few hours, and we’ve already met the only permanent resident, [...]
The designated chalet chef on cooking up a daily feast for 10 hungry skiersHeading home from my family ski-trip to Les Crosets, Switzerland, I’m carrying with me, along with the bumps, bruises, chapped lips and sunburned nose (and an as yet undigested kilo or so of Swiss cheese), a genuine longing to return. Odd because, [...]
Can the city’s great culinary tradition survive the fallout of Hurricane Katrina? Oh yesOne of my favourite dining memories involves a lunch that became a dinner at Galatoire’s restaurant in New Orleans. I was with a party of locals including my friend Julia Reed, a writer and epicurean from Mississippi who considers nine-hour lunches part [...]
It’s not just the pigs with foraging rights in the woods that eat well round these parts. Guests at the Montagu Arms can do, tooOn a golden autumn afternoon in the New Forest, we were getting off our hired bikes for a breather when a pig with several rings through its nose mooched out from [...]
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters Life!) – Banda Aceh, the northwestern tip of Sumatra island ravaged by the Indian Ocean Tsunami five years ago, has bounced back, and is increasingly becoming a tourist destination.
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – For those wondering where to go this year, U.S.-based travel company Gate 1 Travel (www.gate1travel.com) has come up with a list of what it believes will be 2010’s top holiday destinations.
In the month of February some important events are to be organized in the important cities of US. Such as Chicago Auto Show, Times Travel & Adventure Show, Couture Fashion Week, Las Vegas Fashion Week and the most important Valentine Day.