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Here at Mr & Mrs Smith we love Immodesty Blaize – not just for her looks, but also her travel savvy. While the glamorous burlesque star may not be the most inconspicuous guest, she was the ideal person for us to send incognito to review Il Salviatino in Florence. For more fantastic luxury travel advice, [...]
May merged into June, June slipped into July; suddenly summer’s upon us, and all we can think about is sunshine and siestas. Our great escape looms unplanned, somewhere on the September horizon perhaps, but in the meantime, we’re craving a restorative mini-break. A boutique Berkshire bolthole with a spa, pool and golf course will more [...]
Just like the Beatles, Smith gets by with a little help from our friends. Our recent rummage through the Italian kitchen with gourmet gurus Dean & DeLuca wouldn’t have been possible without a discerning smatter of Smith informants. One such secret-sharer is Samuel Porreca, who mans the good ship JK Place Capri; a whiter-than-white sunspot [...]
It’s July, and officially time for summer dreams. Far from clocking off duty for snoozy siestas, we’ve busied ourselves hotel hunting, so we can draft in another crop of blissful boltholes…
Crete called for the first time, and came through for us: minotaurs and myths aside, we found Paradise Island Villas, an Arcadia of stand-alone suites, [...]
In honour of the newest tome on the Smith bookshelf of fame (our France guidebook, which hit shops yesterday), we’re keeping our French flavour this week with a trip to Cap Estel, a peninsula-perched hedonist’s playground on the Côte d’Azur…
Style Glamorous Med mansion
Setting Lushly landscaped Eze clifftop
Why this week? Firstly, because it’s one of the [...]
We’re so good to you – not only have we made you a gorgeous new guidebook covering the best boutique hotels in France, but because today’s the day our latest choose-your-own-adventure tome hits the shops, Mr & Mrs Smith has joined forces with equally super-stylish British brands Ormonde Jayne and Ettinger to celebrate the book [...]
Be first to feast your eyes on our brand new guidebook – an incredible tour of France’s finest boutique retreats (even if we do say so ourselves) – hot off the presses and sitting on the shelves of our favourite bookshops as I type.
We’ve combed the country from Paris to Provence to bring you a [...]
Our TuneSmith, Rob Wood, is in somewhat melancholy mood this July (thanks, England team). Luckily, he has the perfect soundtrack to a soulful summer…
ALBUM OF THE MONTH
Dead Flowers by Caitlin Rose
When You’re arguing with a country-music hater
Why These beguiling songs are all the rebuttal you need
Caitlin Rose’s Dead Flowers caused a mild [...]
