Dirty Pretty Things
Iconic girl, iconic chair, iconic sixties scandal - iconic picture by Lewis Morley, 1963 The whiff of scandal gives Cl ...
Ageing Queens Rarely Look Good
The Queen's Hotel circa 1918 My earliest memory of the Queen's Hotel in Kandy (Sri Lanka) was visiting the in-house ba ...
Casa Mono-Whose Casa is it?
"Hey Donald, did someone say say wife swap?" Hilary Clinton wants to inherit her husband's old job, because well, you ...
Not Your Grand Daddy’s Hotel
Martini Mandate guest writer the Drinks Pimp sends this report from Cape Town: Cape Town's Long street morphs from trend ...
Of Tuk Tuks and Politics
Discussing the current situation in the Middle East with perfect strangers is not recommended. Doing so in Sri Lanka wit ...
The Case of the Classy Broad and the Missing Limes
The Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC They said I was going soft, just taking the easy cases. Fancy parl ...
The Nigerian Cocktail Scam
Nigerians must be some of the kindest, most generous people on earth. Every week I am approached by Nigerians, many of ...
Aprés Ski Cocktails with Heidi
The Swiss Air Force. Armed and dangerous. During office hours Watching impossibly glamorous men and women hurtl ...
The London Transport Strike Forced Me to Visit a Whore House
Soho in London has always been home to whore houses There is a transport strike on in London which is making it very d ...
I Want You Inside Me
I want you inside me - a guest blog featuring a prodigal daughterâs utterly biased guide to drinking in Melbourne. T ...
Happy New Year! Now Let’s Get Rid of Your 2013 Hangover…
My favourite drink this season is the Negroni Spagliato: a lighter twist on the original with Prosecco replacing gin. T ...
Monkeying Around with the Dog
Menu Dog! Taking a slow summer approach to writing I've asked a few friends to contribute pieces on their favourite summ ...