With Ryanair now flying from Bournemouth to Girona, it is an excellent destination for a relatively stress-free mini-break or holiday. Bournemouth airport is small with limited number of flights per day so easier to manage than the larger international airports. Girona is a great city in the north of Spain,...
The 'unexpected red theory' is a term recently coined by Brooklyn-based designer Taylor Migliazzo Simon on TikTok. It describes the interior design idea of adding a pop of red, which in turn instantly improves the look of a space, especially in places where it can enhance the overall palette. Having worked in...
For the last 25 years I have been lucky enough to visit Paris at least twice a year in order to attend the Maison et Objet Trade Show, which is a big date in the calendar for designers, buyer, interior stylist, journalists and architects. Below are three hotels (2-4) I have stayed in...
Mackerel are one of our favourite summer fishes, indicating that summer is finally here. As a keen fisherman, nothing beats a mackerel straight out of the sea and cooked over a fire on the beach. We are fortunate in West Dorset to be close to the sea, where they can...
Traditionally asparagus season starts around St. George's Day on 23rd April but two growers - Wye Valley and New Forest Fruit are both available to buy now. All asparagus growers in Britain, however, stop cutting spears on 21 June – Midsummer’s Day – which is the traditional date for the asparagus...
