Hotel Atala, Paris, review
Hotel Atala, 10 Rue Chateaubriand, 75008 Paris, France Price for room: From £136 a night. Bookable on Sonder* or Booking.com* Neighbourhood: Located on a quiet street in the 8th arrondissement,...
How to become a pro at packing for a holiday
I will admit it: I am truly awful at packing. It's the sort of thing that should take minutes but it just takes me hours. When I first started travelling and...
Gadget review: Huawei P8 as your travel camera
The Gear Huawei P8 smartphone* The Context I've been seeing adverts for Huawei phones on the London underground for some time, so when I was approached recently about a “smart...
Galleries, palaces & tea by David Backhouse
You’ll love this book if you’re a history buff or curious for lesser known facts about London.
Roughing It by Mark Twain, the ultimate vagabond’s book?
When I think on it, I think it’s the sense of adventure. The idea that Twain’s world was such a different time. Everything was undiscovered and anything could be possible. And we can all be vagabonds together. So much so that it verged on the ridiculous.