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Enjoy Evening Horse Racing at Windsor on 20th May 2013
There are few better places to enjoy a balmy summers evening than Royal Windsor Racecourse. As the birthplace of the thoroughbred, Britain remains a nation which is passionate about horse racing, and there are of course many fine venues at which to watch some neck-and-neck four-legged acti...
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Keep Active: Run the Bupa Great Manchester Run this Year.
If the success of the London Olympics last year kick started your interest in athletics, or simply re-energised your interest in running, a 10k road race offers an ideal way to test yourself in a fun but competitive environment. Accessible to the widest range of fitness levels and experien...
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Moscow State Symphony Orchestra at Cadogan Hall, London
The orchestra are led by Pavel Kogan who was recently included in a list of the ten greatest conductors of the 20th Century. Given the excellent reputation that the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra has built up over the last seventy years, it is entirely fitting that a man of hi...
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World-Class Whiskey at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
Uisge Beatha, the 'Water of Life', is undoubtedly Scotland's most famous export - that's right, we're talking about whisky! For over five hundred years, this world class spirit has been made in Scotland, and over this time it has become the stuff of legend, and a globally recognized phenom...
The vibrancy and vitality of shopping in London
The Art & Etiquette of English Afternoon Tea
Christine kindly accepted to answer a few questions for us and let us know a bit more about the art of afternoon tea and here are the answers to our questions:
1. From where does Afternoon Tea originate? Anna Stanhope, the seventh Duchess of Bedford and a Lady in Waiting to Queen Victoria is cr...
History of the Afternoon Tea Party
The Afternoon Tea Party is one of England's most well-known customs and it is belived that Anna the Duchess of Bedford (Queen Victoria's lady-in-waiting) was the first to invent the notion. It began in the early 1800s when Anna asked for something sweet to stave off hunger pangs betw...
Bloggers Afternoon Tea at Millennium Knightsbridge
On 23rd April 2013, 25 of the UK's most prominent lifestyle bloggers were invited to the Millennium Hotel London Knightsbridge for a guided tour of the hotel and afternoon tea in the popular Tangerine Café Bar.
Director of Sales at the hotel, Cipriano Silva, hosted the event, which saw top...
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