Upcoming Period Dramas 2019 – Future

11 December 2018 // 7 Comments

It’s that time of year again to see the list of period dramas / historical dramas / costume dramas (with a specific time period) coming to our screens in 2019! This list is in chronological order (alphabetical where no date... Continue reading →

Marie Antoinette at the Conciergerie

17 October 2019 // No Comments

“I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long.” Marie... Continue reading →

Review: The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook and Cocktail Book

11 October 2019 // 1 Comment

Have you often wondered what the Crawleys and the Downstairs staff were eating or drinking as you feasted your eyes on the television series? There is not one episode that doesn’t feature someone eating or drinking or discussing food. With... Continue reading →

80th Anniversary Afternoon Tea at Notch8 (Fairmont Hotel Vancouver)

19 September 2019 // No Comments

In honour of its 80th anniversary in May, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver‘s Notch8 restaurant came out with a themed afternoon tea with traditional sandwiches and sweets. I was lucky enough to win afternoon tea for two in May which I redeemed... Continue reading →

Review: Downton Abbey (2019) Movie

13 September 2019 // No Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, I present you the period drama of the year! In one word, the Downton Abbey (2019) film is sublime. Four years after the beloved series ended in 2015, the movie is finally gracing the big screens on... Continue reading →

Palace du jour: Schloss Fürstenried

19 July 2019 // No Comments

Happy Palaces Day! Today’s featured palace is not a tourist destination and can only be admired from the exterior by castle-visitors. One of its former inhabitants was the Pope Emeritus Benedikt XVI! Schloss Fürstenried in Greater Munich began as a... Continue reading →

Castle du Jour: Schloss Possenhofen

5 July 2019 // No Comments

Today’s featured castle is one for the Sisi (Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Queen of Hungary) fans: Schloss (Castle) Possenhofen. The Castle’s story begins in 1536 when it was built by Chancellor Jakob Rosenbusch for Duke William IV as a... Continue reading →

Afternoon Tea at Adonia Tea House

21 May 2019 // No Comments

ADONIA Tea House in Kerrisdale had been on my list for afternoon tea for over a decade. It’s probably the only place in Vancouver that correctly refers to the delightful afternoon meal as afternoon tea and not high tea. Moreover,... Continue reading →

Vanity Fair (2018) Film Locations

26 April 2019 // No Comments

ITV’s seven-part Vanity Fair (2018) debuted last September in the UK and in Canada (CBC). Although it wasn’t my favourite adaptation, I enjoyed spotting familiar places around South East England that I had visited. If you are interested in visiting some of... Continue reading →

Afternoon Tea at Osborne House

23 April 2019 // No Comments

If you’re looking for affordable afternoon tea, you’ll be delighted to find that the Victoria Hall Afternoon Tea at Osborne House is satisfying for your tummy and your purse! Afternoon tea is served daily in Victoria Hall, which can be found... Continue reading →

Dior Exhibition: Dresses of Dreams

2 February 2019 // No Comments

Starting today, visitors to the V&A’s Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition in the Sainsbury Wing will find themselves surrounded by utterly ravishing and exquisite dresses by Dior and his successors. Those who were lucky to be in Paris for... Continue reading →