We had been to Sicily before and were bewitched and beguiled by the land, the people, the food, the atmosphere. We have been to a good many places around the world doing travel writing. Sicily, somehow, for us held a special charm. We vowed to return. Now in the spring of 2017 we did return. Our very complete itinerary was created by a good friend,...

On a side road tucked away in Central London you will find The Roof Gardens. Indeed, upon entering the gardens one will not think that they are possibly in the city centre, such is the secluded and pleasant environment. Those looking to switch off from the crowds and bustling madness should look no further than this hidden gem. Dubbed the summer ni...

Prati Palai is a lovingly restored 16th century farmhouse, offering eight suites and one double room in 18 hectares of woodland, gardens and olive groves. With their views of the lake, Prati Palai's rooms combine rustic beamed ceilings and polished wooden floorboards with contemporary amenities such as air conditioning and satellite TV. Although Pr...

World Class was founded in 1983, when Ulf Bengtsson, world's foremost bodybuilders and Swedish entrepreneur, has started a project whose main goal was to attract people to movement, health awareness, productivity and self-fulfillment. Even way back then, Ulf Bengtsson knew that every individual needs physical activity to feel good, be productive an...

The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre opens its 2017 season with On the Town, the 1944 Bernstein musical charting the exploits of three sailors on one day's shore leave in New York. With 24 hours in the city, and not a minute more, Ozzie, Chip and Gabey are determined to "see the famous sights and find romance and danger beneath the Broadway lights". ...

​ Restaurante La Cupula in the Hotel Jardines de Nivaria has unveiled its new ceiling with an avant-garde painting of the "supernova". It represents the colourful explosion that occurs when the largest star in the universe reaches the end of its life. La Cúpula is located on the fourth floor of and serves a food which fuses French and local Canaria...