Ari O.
Woody Allen once said that if he was reincarnated, he would like to come back as Warren Beatty’s finger tips….
Signature
The cottage was just outside Braemar, self-styled capital of the Scottish Highlands. Up the road was Balmoral. This was whisky…
A gentleman in St. James’s
There are parts of London which tourists don’t visit because they don’t know about them. If they did, these places…
Local hero
For several years now I have been trying to learn how to judge the quality of pubs as the British…
Don the Bastard
Haircuts. They are on my mind a lot recently. As my hair sprouts from my head in all directions except…
Hotel Gestapo
Parisians avoid this hotel. I cannot remember who told me this but it rang true. History hangs over the building…
First love – 1967
It was only 11 years old when it died. Tragic. No life should be ended so quickly – too much…
No longer feeding the fire
“I’d like you to write me a speech to help explain to my team why they aren’t going to get…
Old school
On 21 January this year, my old housemaster, Guy Shuttleworth, died, aged 94. He lived only a few miles from…
The Night Train
Sleeper trains are glamorous. Cary Grant used one as an escape route from New York when he was being pursued…