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, the Wall of Love in Montmartre and a night cruise on the Seine. Multiple visits, one honest guide.
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the city that looks like a painting
Three visits by train from Milan. Gondolas on the canal, porters from the station, hours lost in the most beautiful alleyways I have ever walked. Venice is like a real-life painting from every angle.
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