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Luxury lifestyle magazine, Country & Town House, is on the shelves at WH Smith and independent retailers from this week. Why share this with the Blogorati? Apart from being a great glossy – I’m someone who falls into its relevant readership (I love the best of both London and country living) – I confess I [...]
It might seem a little tenuous linking a recipe to a stylish self-catering stay in the Cotswolds. But not only is Nigel Stengard-Green one half of the husband-and-wife team behind the latest addition to our Smith & Friends collection, the Old Surgery, the owner of this chic Tetbury retreat has also written a series of [...]
The newest recruit to our blogging crew, Jim, is a mine of totally useless amazing facts and tidbits. I was immediately drawn to the mention on his blography of willow-flavoured vodka and, after a fruitless Google search, I asked him where this delicious-sounding nectar came from. As usual (and you’ll soon come to understand why [...]
Car adverts invariably show a gleaming vehicle purring unhindered along an empty highway that twists and turns through magnificent scenery. Real life is, of course, a bit different. The reality is that the average speed of a car in London’s rush-hour traffic is seven miles an hour, and the nearest that many motorists get to [...]
The weekend after next sees one of our favourite events taking place in the Lake District – the World’s Biggest Liar contest – TONY NAYLOR brings you the lowdown on a thrilling event that narrowly missed making it into our European events calender, Smith 52. Watch this space for more insider info on idiosyncratic and [...]
Wait until you see the fantastic new luxury self-catering properties I have just visited for our Smith & Friends collection. I’m so excited that we’ll have four really special new holiday houses launching when our December newsletter, Room Service, goes out.
Trust me, friends and families looking for stylish rentals on the UK’s South coast will [...]
Game season is now officially here, so we’ve managed to persuade someone considerably better at cooking than us – chef Michael Caines – to devise a seasonal recipe for you: Roast Partridge with braised chicory, quince puree, toasted walnuts, wild mushrooms and a Gewürztraminer wine sauce. Ok, so it’s a bit involved, but trust us, [...]
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When it comes to researching hip holiday homes, you realise just what a valuable service Smith provides with Smith & Friends (our cherry-picked collection of luxury self-catering properties and vacation rentals), when you have to scour the internet for private properties with that boutique-hotel wow factor.
It’s tremendously hard seeking [...]
Well, hotels obviously. But then I’m biased. Thing is what do you do if you need to stay away for a longer period, with the whole family when you’re going to New York? A house swap can be one answer – and the best thing about our recent spell in Brooklyn was that it meant [...]
Smith’s very own Juliet Kinsman has been scribing for the Times’ website today, penning a piece on Brightonian ultra-celebs Zoë Ball and Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), owners of the luxury yacht Barracuda.
Juliet spent time with the pair on board their boat shortly after they finished refurbishing it – it was a German spy vessel [...]
