Just imagine this chateau perched high on an ancient volcanic hill overlooking rolling hills loaded with grapevines. Imagine tasting the most incredible rainbow salad of local tomatoes, washed down with a glass of Château la Sauvageonne red. Imagine floating through the villa and out to the pool and dipping a toe into that water just taking in that view… Welcome to my…
When the Air France invite to the Gerard Bertrand harvest celebration in Narbonne arrived, my eyes glazed over a little… for France, you see, is my probably my most favourite country in the whole wide world and being whisked away for a weekend there with one of my very best friends was almost too good to be true. It was only…
48 hours ain’t long… but I always think I’d rather have even a short time somewhere new than no time at all. So I’m darn well gonna be making the most of it and cramming in as much as possible. So here are my tips for a weekend in Berlin wearing that Zalando capsule wardrobe carry on we talked about…
One night in the Bordeaux countryside. And if I could have stretched that one night into a week I would have believe me, but that one night alone at Les Sources de Caudalie was pure bliss… We flew from Edinburgh to Bordeaux direct and hired a tiny car to nip around. After two nights south in Biarritz we were back…
If I could transport myself right back to the vineyards of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, deep in the Bordeaux countryside, right now… I would. Secret cellars and 100 year old bottles and hand crafted barrels and French sunshine and delicious tastings and bike rides through the vines and a stone’s throw from my new favourite hotel… … top – Zara …
