been back to more than once
by train
Geneva, Interlaken, Jungfraujoch, Lauterbrunnen, the Glacier Express and St Moritz. Every major route, every unmissable moment — a personal guide from someone who has done every mile of it. The most beautiful journey I have ever taken.
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home that happens to be abroad
The Berkeley Fashion Tea. Dishoom. Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace on foot. The city I walk like a tourist who knows every shortcut — and most of it is free.
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where two worlds meet at the table
The W Istanbul in Nişantaşı, the original Nusrat for Turkish breakfast, Hafız Mustafa for the finest delights and always the metro — never the taxis.
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the honest guide, not the glossy one
The St Regis infinity pool at sunrise. What to wear. Where the genuine luxury lives and where it is just performance. Multiple visits means I know the difference.
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the city that never stops being worth it
Eurostar from London, Angelina hot chocolate, a picnic by the Eiffel Tower and a night cruise on the Seine.
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the city that looks like a painting
Three visits by train from Milan. Gondolas, the Rialto Bridge and hours lost in the most beautiful alleyways in the world.
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hidden gems and where to stay
The cafés I return to every visit, the neighbourhoods worth an afternoon, the hotels that make London feel like home.
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does not need to try
The Caley hotel, the castle without the wasted tour guide, fish and chips on the Royal Mile and the Scott Monument at golden hour.
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