Blog - Olivia Greenway, travel journalist and copywriter

Learn to play golf at Donnafugata, Sicily

Golf is a sport I had dismissed as not for me. But actually it’s an ideal activity for keeping fit and especially good for those, like me who know they

Mariner Inn Hotel, Tortola, BVI

It’s sweltering hot outside, and much as you enjoy messing around on your yacht, it’s a long time since you had a really nice shower, a comfortable bed and a room

Crowne Plaza hotel – Gatwick airport

The biggest nuisance with flying is getting to and from the airport, especially for an early flight. I therefore tend to try to stay at airport hotels to avoid the

Grasse – visit the Molinard perfume factory

A visit to Grasse, the home of perfume, would not be complete without a trip to one of the town’s most famous perfume factories. Molinard, set in a handsome building

Take a short ferry trip from Cannes to St Honorat

If you feel like a break from Cannes, take a ferry to the island of Saint Honorat, owned by a Cistercian order of monks, who have lived here since the

Bitter End Yacht Club Villas – British Virgin Islands’ best

If there is a hotel room with a better view, I’d like to see it. And you really can’t beat turning up to a hotel in a boat, in our

Boutique hotel in central Manchester – Great John Street Hotel

You’d be a real dunce not to consider this former school, now a boutique hotel, if you want somewhere comfortable and different in which to stay in central Manchester.

Rough Guides – 500 Great British Experiences

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Sofitel – so convenient – Gatwick airport

Sofitel is linked to the north terminal at Gatwick airport by a covered walkway; two minutes on foot will get you to the terminal. There isn’t a more convenient place

Learn to play golf at Donnafugata, Sicily

Mariner Inn Hotel, Tortola, BVI

Crowne Plaza hotel – Gatwick airport

Grasse – visit the Molinard perfume factory

Take a short ferry trip from Cannes to St Honorat

Bitter End Yacht Club Villas – British Virgin Islands’ best

Boutique hotel in central Manchester – Great John Street Hotel

Rough Guides – 500 Great British Experiences

Sofitel – so convenient – Gatwick airport

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