Kefalonia and Her Northern Coves – Part 1 of 3 Adam Jacot de Boinod 11/18/2020 VacationsAt the time of writing, for those coming from England, Kefalonia’s one of the few free from Covid quarantine restrictions and still eligible for the ‘travel corridor.’The island will be familiar to some for...
Determined to Immerse Myself in Japanese Modernity Adam Jacot de Boinod 04/21/2020 FEATURESI didn’t sadly get to visit the gadgets and gimmicks of Akihabara, famous for its many electronics shops, but I went instead to Takeshita Street in Harajuku, Japan. Here young girls, dressed up as rebel schoolg...
Finca La Donaira, Absolute Peace in Beautiful Andalucia Adam Jacot de Boinod 01/28/2020 FEATURES, TRAVEL, VacationsWhen arriving late at night, it’s always worth the suspended joy of opening, like a present, the shutters the next morning. In comes the sun over a clear blue sky above these terracotta roofs of Ronda. With Ron...
Discovering The Food Valley of Italy Adam Jacot de Boinod 08/01/2019 Gastronomy | Best Restaurants, Chefs & DishesParma, a central city to the valley, is only an hour from either Bologna or Milan airport and is still a hidden joy for most Brits. Yes, it gets very hot in August and very cool in January but the other ten mon...
Verona and Lake Garda, the Perfect Week-way Adam Jacot de Boinod 05/02/2019 TRAVEL, VacationsEspecially before Easter, as the season starts and when the traffic is reasonable and it’s not too taxing, when things are just opening up and the staff have more time and there’s a catching undercurrent of exc...
Madeira, The Island of Eternal Spring Adam Jacot de Boinod 03/14/2019 TRAVEL, VacationsWhat a blessed, fertile, cultured, and cultivated island Madeira is. This 'island of eternal spring' was a 'paradise of naturalists' with its exoticism attracting Thomas Cook and Joseph Banks. It's immensely fe...
Luxurious Lisbon Adam Jacot de Boinod 01/09/2019 TRAVEL, Vacations‘What beauties doth Lisboa first unfold,’ gasped Byron’s Childe Harold and certainly the city is highly reminiscent of Paris decades ago. Her special quality consists partly from the exhilarating light falling ...
Luxury Beach Life in the Pacific Adam Jacot de Boinod 11/07/2018 TRAVEL, VacationsHow do howler monkeys generate so much noise? They are actually the second loudest animal in the world after the blue whale and release their voluminous, plangent magic by using the wind?The tropical exuber...
The Luxurious Life to be had in Austria Adam Jacot de Boinod 09/18/2018 TRAVEL, VacationsSet in the province of Salzburgerland are a number of wonderful tranquil lakes so pure that the water is drinkable. I came to Fuschl and her lake called Fuschlsee. From its different angles I sensed the lake’s ...
Tuscany and Umbria, The Heart of the Countryside in the Heart of Italy Adam Jacot de Boinod 07/09/2018 TRAVEL, VacationsIt’s true that other regions in Italy are lusher, have taller mountains, more fertile valleys and a more temperate climate. But in Tuscany and Umbria the serenity and joy of their rolling landscapes, their wind...
Trulli Enchanting Adam Jacot de Boinod 05/17/2018 VacationsThe paradise of providence. That’s how I felt about Puglia in Spring. So fertile for its dry, hot climate. So uplifting with its masseria, the whitewashed farmhouses with their singular but solid shapes and spa...
Lapping it up in Fuerteventura Adam Jacot de Boinod 03/13/2018 LIFESTYLELapping it up in Fuerteventura Despite the volcanic nature that you get on all the Canary islands, on Fuerteventura I discovered long strands of white sand on beaches devoid of any jagged rock formations or bl...
Top Reasons to Visit Como Adam Jacot de Boinod 03/04/2018 TRAVEL, VacationsTop Reasons to Visit Como Lake Como can be found in the northern part of Italy in a place called Lombardy. It comprises of many villages and villas as well as some amazing places to visit. It is shaped like an...
Living The High Life Adam Jacot de Boinod 09/10/2017 TRAVELLiving The High Life “The hills are as alive” as ever. The residual summer snow on the crest of the mountains made it easy for me to envisage the winter season. A guaranteed white Christmas though snow has to ...
Luxury on Lake Como Adam Jacot de Boinod 07/05/2017 TRAVEL, VacationsLake Como is pretty much unanimously considered the most beautiful of the Italian Lakes. Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore may be bigger but Lake Como is surely the most impressive. It’s the deepest lake in Europe a...
