Treat yourself to a spring weekend in Madrid
Fiona, Jane and Louise outside the Prado Museum in Madrid Three 50-something señoras travel to Spain’s capital in search of shops, culture and tapas Fiona, Louise and I have known each since our schooldays but we had never been on holiday together before writes...
Holiday solutions for solo travellers
JANE SLADE investigates some exciting holiday choices for older solo travellers Taking the plunge and going on your first holiday on your own can be a scary prospect. But those who’ve done it love it resulting in many preferring now to travel alone than with a...
Palm Springs – the secret world of Frank Sinatra
To mark the centenary of ol’ blue eyes’s birth ADAM HELLIKER visited Palm Springs to explore some of the crooner’s old haunts and find out what else there is to see in this ritzy desert resort When Frank Sinatra got bored in a restaurant he would...
Fawsley Hall offers an escape to Tudor England
We arrived at Fawsley Hall on a perfect day. The sun was streaming over the hills, the sheep were clustered like clouds on the grass, and there was a real fire crackling in the Great Hall. By JANE SLADE Fawsley Hall Hotel and Spa is a country house hotel 10 miles from...
