‘Happy 80th Birthday,’ I whisper as my flight touches down at Manchester Airport. I knew bringing a cake with candles wouldn’t be a good idea, but I can’t let the occasion go without a nod to the UK’s third biggest gateway, which has certainly...
The late, Lily Bollinger, a former head of Bollinger Champagne, once said: “I only drink champagne when I’m happy and when I am sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it when I’m not...
So many songs have been devoted to Paris in the springtime but, for me, September is a fantastic month to visit. The main holiday season is waning so there are fewer tourists, it’s a little cooler so much better for walking and taking in the sights...



