It was a dark and stormy night, no, genuinely it was. It just so happened that the St Judes storm of October 2013 was approaching London, and I found myself with nowhere to stay and no trains running to take me home to Kent. It was then I remembered about the Zetter hotel. The Zetter hotel is a boutique hotel in Clerkenwell, London and I … Continue reading Boutique London hotel: The Zetter Hotel
Although the idea of taking an entire selection of great holiday reads abroad in one portable easy-to-use tablet is tempting, booksellers everywhere suggest that our relationship with e-books cannot surpass our relationships with books. Interacting with a book, turning its pages, seeing it transform from being untouched to gathering stains and dog-eared pages, gives us a tangible emotional attachment to it as a physical object. … Continue reading Holiday Reading – why choose books over e-tablets?
Packing for a business trip can be a difficult task. You need to take a suit for that important overseas meeting, but what else should you put into your carry-on bag, and what’s the perfect way to pack your suitcase to ensure its contents are crease-free on arrival? Here, M&S suits buyer Jonathan Swartland, a regular business traveller himself, gives his tips on the ultimate capsule … Continue reading How to pack for a business trip abroad
