Olivia Greenway, travel journalist and copywriter

Savvy designer shopping in Washington DC: Secondi

If anywhere is about power dressing, it must be Washington DC.  Imagine what bargains are to be had in the second hand clothes shops.  Americans don’t call them that, of course, it’s

Read more →

A Home From Home In Buenos Aires – Abode B & B

Abode B & B has a lot going for it:  friendly English owners, free Wi-Fi, a gorgeous roof terrace and great location in the up-and-coming Palermo area where all the

Read more →

Genuine Grasmere gingerbread

In the attractive town of Grasmere, next to the church where William Wordsworth is buried, is this delightful cottage, built in 1630 and formerly a school (William taught here) but

Read more →

Helly Hansen windproof W Salt jacket – ideal for sailing

Helly Hansen windproof W Salt jacket   UK Price: £150    Pros:Attractive, well-designed jacket that delivers Cons:Colours are a bit limited   Verdict:A very good sailing jacket   Rating: Available

Read more →

San Francisco – thrilling rocket boat tour

The new open air Rocket Boat tour of San Francisco Bay allows you to see the sights and have some excitement at the same time.  The boat accelerates to 44

Read more →

Golfing in Sicily

Savista Magazine

April 2011

I must admit I was a little sceptical about golf. It’s a sport I associate with portly middle-aged businessmen, sealing a deal on the fifteenth hole, not something a woman

Read more →

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

Read more →

Stapleford Park

Caterer and Hotelkeeper

February 2011

David Ellams has recently been promoted to the role of head chef at Stapleford Park, where he serves a modern British menu in its fine-dining restaurant, the Grinling Gibbons room.

Read more →

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

Read more →

Trips 2018/2019

2019

January: Zanzibar

March: Cape Town & Pretoria

May: Slovenia

October: South Africa (tbc)

November: Kenya (tbc)

 

Trips 2018

March:  New York, including Frick Gallery

May:  Vietnam including Halong Bay

June:  Giverny and Monet’s garden

June:  Majorca

December: Hyderabad and Chandigarh, India

Trips 2017

January: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
February: Bangalore
April: Lake District
May: Malaga
September: Mexico, Cancun
November: Delhi, Agra, Shimla
December: Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Venice

Trips 2016 (not clickable)

January: Oxford, Tenerife
February: Hampshire
March: Manchester
April: Sicily, Germany
October: Bangalore, New Delhi
November: Bangalore, New Delhi
December: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

List of trips 2015 (not clickable)

January: European ski resorts; Milan
February: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
March: Istanbul, Jersey, Vienna, Prague, Budapest
April: Road trip Ireland
May: Road trip France, Germany, Benelux and Copenhagen
June: UK luxury hotels
December: Cannes

List of trips 2014 (not clickable)

January Weimar, Vienna
February - Berlin, London
April - Chicago, Toronto, Montreal
May/June - Driving trip, Spain
July – Majorca
July - Paris
August - Southern UK
September – Northern Italy including Venice
October - South of France
October/November - Germany, Austria and Switzerland
December - Cape Town, Durban, driving along Garden Route South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda

List of trips 2013 (not clickable)

  • January - Tenerife
  • March - Istanbul
  • April - Italy luxury hotels - mid and southern Italy including Sicily
  • June - Las Vegas
  • June - Massive west coast road trip - Vancouver, BC
  • June - Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Napa Valley, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, San Diego
  • September - Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia
  • September - Carolinas, Georgia, northern Florida (Talahassee area)
  • September - New Orleans, Orlando, Miami; Vancouver
  • October - Puglia, Italy and Milan

List of trips 2012

  • January - Hawaii, USA
  • February - France - Le Touquet, Lens, Lille
  • March - Nelamangala, India
  • July - Milan, Italy
  • August - Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • August - Iguazu Falls, Brazil
  • August - Montevideo, Uruguay
  • September - Delhi, India
  • November - Dubai, UAE

List of trips 2011

  • January - Madeira, Portugal
  • February - Bangalore, India
  • April - British Virgin Islands, Caribbean
  • May - Sicily, Italy
  • May - San Francisco, USA
  • June - Bangalore and New Delhi, India
  • July - Prague, Czech Republic
  • July - Munich, Germany
  • July - Washington DC, USA
  • August - Lake District, UK
  • September - La Grande-Motte, France
  • Annapolis, USA
  • October - Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • December - Helsinki, Finland
  • December - St Petersburg, Russia

List of trips 2010

  • February - India - Kerala & Chennai
  • March - Manchester & the North West
  • March - Austria
  • April - Czech Republic
  • May - Lake District
  • June - Cologne
  • July - India - Bangalore and Delhi
  • August - Eastern Cape & KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • September - Grasse, south of France
  • September - Wick, Scotland
  • October - Utah, USA
  • December - Montreal, Canada
  • December - Madeira, Portugal
Olivia Greenway, travel journalist and copywriter
Copyright © 2023 All Rights Reserved
iThemes Builder by iThemes
Powered by WordPress