Olivia Greenway visits the Academic Faculty of Brewing at the Technical University of Munich, also known as beer school.
Pubs in Prague serve the best beer in the world. But it’s not the beer alone that accounts for its very special appeal.
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 far too vulgar. No, they like to call them “consignment shops”. Secondi, near Dupont Circle is one of the better-established ones, situated in large, bright,
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In 2009, Ghent in Belgium announced that the city was having a “Veggie Thursday” every week.
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 will never be a gym bunny, a jogger or a regular swimmer. Learning to play in a swanky five star resort and in the
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Born in Baghdad but now based in London, Zaha Hadid has just returned from Glasgow, where her first British creation, the Riverside Museum of Transport, recently opened.
Taking a teenager on holiday is not without its challenges
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 would be interested in
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 that doesn’t move. Perhaps it’s time to check in here. Many of the rooms overlook the harbour and some have small gardens with terraces.
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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. Olivia Greenway reports
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 dreaded shuttle bus nightmare. It probably isn’t a nightmare at all, but in my head and at some ungodly hour in the morning, my brain
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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 in its own right – pinky-cream rendering with pie crust tiling and iron fretwork – was established in 1849 and much of the perfume making
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