Good for your environment
Monday, June 1st, 2009A new eco deco company paints London green, just in time for World Environment Day
Archive for the 'Self-catering' Category
Luxury travel en famille
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009If even the thought of herding up your brood for a holiday is enough to give you a headache, we’ve done some homework for you that might help.
Plan, plan, plan…
When booking the hotel, find out what they can provide so you don’t lug anything unnecessarily. Some hotels provide sterilisers and monitors, and even nappies. We [...]
Smith & Kids: child-friendly Barcelona tips from DeliciousBaby.com
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Following on from her first post for the Smith Travel Blog on what to do in Rome with your kids, we’ve asked the lovely Debbie Dubrow of DeliciousBaby.com back to impart her motherly pearls of wisdom on family-friendly breaks in Barcelona. We know you’re all romantic-weekend fans at heart, but there’s no reason you can’t [...]
Inside London #4: It’s a Minimission!
Monday, March 9th, 2009SECRETS FROM OUR INSIDER LONDON ADDRESS BOOK…
If last week’s one day of sunshine got you thinking about summer, then this week’s Minimission party will have you speed-dialling your private jet (or at least logging on to ryanair.com).
Say what? The people behind Ibiza’s ultimate party – Manumission – are here to help raise London’s chilly temperatures [...]
Find half-price holiday rentals in Country & Town House magazine’s April issue
Friday, March 6th, 2009Luxury 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 [...]
The Old Surgery’s recipe for lemon chicken
Monday, March 2nd, 2009It 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 [...]
How to… make your own flavoured vodka
Monday, December 22nd, 2008The 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 [...]
How to… drive in the Alps
Friday, November 14th, 2008Car 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 [...]
In the diary: calling all fibbers, fabulists and fabricators
Thursday, November 6th, 2008The 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 [...]
On the horizon: luxury self-catering in Devon
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Wait 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 [...]
