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Longboat Key, Florida: top 10

Florida: the land of purple rinse, perma-tan, dreaded Disney and over-sized burgers is somewhere I had never been eager to visit.  But Lord and Lady Y are regular visitors of Longboat Key (often described as one of Sarasota’s hidden gems) … Continue reading

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Ibiza discovered: The home of more than House.

The undisputed party island of the world, Ibiza is often used as a adjective simply to imply excess. But I had also heard via various reliable sources that Ibiza has another side to it: a bohemian, lounge-cool and breathtakingly beautiful … Continue reading

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a week on a British beach…

… and here are a few of my favourite things:    

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confessions of a chalet girl

I’ve always been bemused by the role of chalet girl: utterly charming to all guests, amazingly efficient at cooking, cleaning and, of course, a dab hand at parallel turns. But is the real skill of this blonde, pretty, young, posh … Continue reading

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