Tourism
Shining a light on Essex’s stunning vineyards
Visit Essex toasts booming wine tourism: from stays in grain silos to dining by the vines Ahead of English Wine Week (20 to 28 June), the county’s tourism organisation, Visit Essex, is celebrating a boom in wine tourism. The latest figures by Wine GB reveal that tourism-related visits to UK vineyards have increased by 55%…
Why International Wine Tourists Are Flocking to the UK
For decades, wine-focused holidays in Europe usually meant heading straight for France, Italy, or Spain. The UK rarely entered the conversation. It looks like that has changed. Today, visitors from North America, Europe, and beyond are building trips around Britain’s vineyards. While climate change presents significant challenges for wine regions around the world, the UK’s…
The Best Luxury Destinations for Exclusive Food and Wine Pairings
Some trips are planned around famous sights. Others are remembered for what happened around the table. It might be a long lunch overlooking rows of vines, seafood that came off a boat earlier that morning, or a local wine poured a few miles from the vineyard where the grapes were grown. Those small moments often…
Lambrusco and the Food of Its Homeland — A Morning with the Producers of Emilia-Romagna
There is a moment, somewhere between the first pour and the second slice of aged Parmigiano, when Lambrusco stops being a wine you are drinking and becomes something else entirely — a context, a landscape, a statement of belonging. It is the red thread stitched through the fabric of Emilia-Romagna, a region that has, arguably,…
The Grape Escape
A romantic couple’s getaway with a wood-fired hot tub offering spectacular countryside views Situated in the heart of Biddenden overlooking the vines, this enchanting cottage offers a rural escape from everyday life. When not exploring the many footpaths that cross the rolling countryside beyond the vineyard, guests can head into nearby Tenterden and browse the…
Luxury Fly-Cruises: Why You Should Sail in Style and Comfort
Ever find yourself scrolling through travel blogs at 2 AM, mentally mapping out a dream trip through Europe or the Caribbean, only to feel that spark fizzle out when you think about the actual travel days? You’re definitely not alone. Traditional cruises departing from a local port are great, but spending days just getting to…
Weekend Breaks: Trento – Northern Italy
For those of us seeking a fine European destination that is full of wine tourism delights, shopping, culture, fine foods, action/adventure, architecture, relaxation and more then Trento needs to be a consideration. Located in the Northern part of Italy with train and flight connections (Veneto), if you are looking for either an action packed few…
Discovering Pays d’Oc Wines
If you need to find a reason to travel down to the South of France, other than it’s fantastic weather, yacht filled blue waters, fantastic architecture and Michelin star food, then let me share with you, one of the biggest reasons of all. If I had to give a quick summary of Pays d’Oc in…
A Guide to Having the Perfect Staycation
Staycations have been all the rage recently, and it’s easy to see why. If you’re wondering what on earth a staycation is, it’s like a vacation, except you spend most of your time at home, resting, with a few local day trips to explore the city you live in. It sounds fun, right? And it…