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Magic was certainly in the air when I visited The Ned hotel in the City of London. With its sweeping Victorian green marble columns holding up this historic and characterful building, its restoration has been given a quirky twist by those clever people behind the Soho group to create The Ned Hotel. First impressions are majestic with your eye immediately drawn from the marble floor up past those spectacular jade green columns to the glass domed atrium sat above the raised band stand in the middle of the ground floor. Then the live band starts up and this music fills your ears as you fill your stomachs with the delights of; Millie’s Lounge for British grub, Cecconis for Italian, The Nickel Bar for American, Malibu Kitchen for Californian, Kaia for Pan-Asian, Cafe Sou for Parisien pastries, Lutyen’s Grill for a meat feast and the sensational Zobler’s for the best smoked salmon bagel of my life!

Valentine’s day is around the corner and it can sometimes be a struggle to come up with unique and out of the ordinary ideas. Whilst a fancy dinner out can be lovely it can also be fun to mix things up a bit and do something a little different to celebrate your relationship or your single status

Did you know you can find an oasis of calm and chic contemporary tranquility a short 50 minute ferry ride from Singapore? Well, I’m here to tell you fine readers you can at the Sanchaya Bintan Island Resort. Hop on a ferry at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal with your weekend bag full to the brim of kaftans, panama hats and a good book

I started the year off in a jet lag haze but thankfully a perk of the job from a Singapore beauty secret was on hand to rescue me. I was delighted to be invited by J Studios to try out their famous signature OxygenFacial at their cute salon along the eclectic Haji Lane