REVIEW: Viking Cruises,Treasures of the Rhine

I’ll be honest. I never thought I’d embark on a cruise. The very concept was enough to raise the blood pressure. Tacky entertainment, screaming children, unimaginative food, and the inability to find five minutes’ peace? For the sake of sanity, I’d rather stay at home. But that was before I was introduced to Viking Cruises,…

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The Windy City: a cultural and culinary paradise

Not ready to wave goodbye to summer? Nor am I. While half of me is excited at the prospect of unearthing woolly jumpers from the depths of the wardrobe, the other half is being dragged kicking and screaming into a pair of cosy boots that are fit for those sneaky autumnal winds. Before the pumpkin…

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Breaking away to the Big Smoke with Lincoln Plaza Hotel

Location, location, location. Having lived in the Big Smoke a few years ago, I appreciate just how important a good base is in London. As fantastic as the rat race can be, being able to get from A to B with ease, being within walking distance of the tube, and having a place that’s relatively…

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