Frommer's France 2024

Happy to announce that my new Frommer's travel guide is available now on amazon.

My co-authors and I enjoyed trekking around all corners of France to bring you this new edition.

Telegraph Travel

Monaco isn't just a tax haven – it's a golden refuge from the pandemic, too

Dining upon gold-leaf sushi at one of Monaco’s Michelin-starred restaurants feels like a guilty pleasure during the pandemic. The low hum of business-as-usual is amplified by the lack of accustomed melodies – music is banned in restaurants around the principality to discourage the party crowd. 

 To read the full article: Telegraph: Visit Monaco-Lockdown-Holiday 

Good Pub Guide

The Good Pub Guide  is out. I enjoyed reviewing pubs around

the English countryside where I grew up for Penguin Random House.

Telegraph Travel

Happy to be the new hotel correspondent for Monaco and Southern France for Telegraph Travel's Hotelegraph. My top-to-bottom reviews of hotels inspect and grade everything from the bedlinen to the breakfast. Read some of my reviews for Telegraph Travel from the celebrity-magnet Hôtel de Paris in Monaco to Orion Tree Houses in St Paul de Vence.

CBS American Broadcasting Corporation

Just been interviewed about life in Monaco by the legendary Peter Greenberg of the US broadcasting corporation CBS.

Tune in to listen to Peter Greenberg live from Fairmont Monte Carlo.

New Interview Series

Check out my new Lunch with Monaco Life interview series of well-known Monaco residents from Formula-One drivers to Michelin-starred chefs  on www.monacolife.net.

Last word

Finally, a couple of lesser-known facts about me…

When I’m not travelling and writing to earn my crust, I spend time cooking for my family and friends at my olive farm in Southern France and writing poetry, to which end I am invited annually to Yale University’s literary conference.