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 →

Call The Midwife: Film Location

14 January 2019 // No Comments

Fans of BBC’s Call The Midwife who wish to see 1950-60’s Poplar can join the official Call the Midwife Tour in the Historic Dockyard Chatham, the film location of the mid-Century series (and countless of other period dramas). These 90-minute walking tours around the 400-year-old Dockyard are led by guides dressed as midwives in a blue uniform and red hat.... Continue reading →

Afternoon Tea at the Chesterfield Mayfair

27 November 2018 // No Comments

The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel, part of the international Red Carnation hotel chain, is one of the top 10 hotels in London. Moreover, its popular Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea has been rated one of the best afternoon teas... Continue reading →

Jack the Ripper Museum

9 November 2018 // No Comments

9 November 1888. The mutilated body of 25-year-old Mary Jane Kelly was found in her bed in 13 Miller’s Court. She was the youngest, and possibly the last (at least during Autumn 1888), victim of Jack the Ripper. A few... Continue reading →

Three Tiaras at Kensington Palace

11 September 2018 // No Comments

Not to be missed at Kensington Palace this year are three tiaras which previously belonged to Queen Victoria and her granddaughter, Princess Louise. These tiaras are on display in the last room of the Victoria Revealed exhibition. Diamond and Emerald... Continue reading →

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