Its not very often I “gush” at a new hotel – but this evening I’m amazed by my first visit to this location. The Dunblane Hotel has been here since 1878 but after a £12m refit by Doubletree/Hilton has re-branded and re-launched as at September last. My Diamond VIP Hilton status (Clooney is such a
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What would you do? I’m hoping to get back to Altrincham from the North East tonight (by train) – tomorrow I am due to travel from there to Cornwall for the weekend – due in London next Tuesday. dig car out of apartment in Altrincham and attempt to drive M3 to Falmouth – more snow
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I’m in Altrincham at the moment, having travelled here yesterday to celebrate my daughter’s birthday (17, going on 25). Last night we had a meal at her favourite restaurant, Danilo’s in Hale (again) and, after driving 327 miles to get there in awful traffic, I left my car parked at Hale Station overnight and walked
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Our weekend had its highlights (and these are all great web sites): the amazing Casa Batlio the Picasso Musuem the Dali exhibition La Sagrada Família But I have never been so happy to leave as city as I was yesterday afternoon. Why? Pickpockets and petty crime. We had read all the web sites and were
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There’s no better way to start a foreign holiday then to wake up on Saturday morning to a good Cornish coastal “mizzle” – a light rain falling at the speed of snowflakes onto a damp garden. Last night we entertained Cat Maceachen, who will be house-sitting with her boyfriend Ash whilst we travel. As Falmouth
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I have to say that the team air-side are almost always polite and efficient but I want you to make a mental note to yourself to NEVER that’s NEVER use this airline. The photo above is an imaginary wave “good-bye” to me from this company. I’ve written to Phillippa this morning, asking her to delete
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How I wish, wish, wish that Air South West, Flybe or BMI Baby would do this:

I will be based at my Manchester apartment for the next week. It’s a great environment. Lots of light and air in a quiet spot yet so close to “everything”. I’ve discovered over the years that I’m very sensitive to the right environment. It has to be just right to produce my best work. Two
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Tuesday’s marketing workshop in Edinburgh was a quiet affair – fewer delegates than usual because some clients have completed a year of coaching – and a rather ominous silence during parts of my presentation. I can recall the days when that silence unnerved me – “do they like me?” stuff. But I’ve realised over the
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Alarm call at 4.30am yesterday (Tuesday) and I pick up Bonnie from her home at 5.45am. We watch a spectacular dawn over Bodmin as we hurtle along the A30, heading East for Devon and civilisation (?). Arrive Tiverton Parkway at just after 7.15am and catch the 7.52 Glasgow train. Change one stop later and hop
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