Country House Chic at Fawsley Hall Hotel in Northamptonshire

If you’re looking for a country house hotel with stylish interiors, set in beautiful parkland then Fawsley Hall in Northamptonshire could be the ideal choice - read on for my review. Fawsley Hall Country House Hotel in Northamptonshire As we drove through the wrought iron gates onto the gravelled drive at the front of Fawsley Hall , I was already imagining myself into the role of a Jane Austen heroine, marrying my hero for love of course, although an extensive estate always helps. Ha

Hotel of the Week: The Standard Miami

Our hotel-love levels have reached new heights this week as we turn our amiable affections to yet another hand-picked hero. Hot on the heels of Istanbul ’s finest pasha palace and the Top End of Australia ’s wildlife-teeming Bamurru Plains , it’s the turn of Floridan minimalist masterpiece, the Standard Miami … Style Spa attraction Setting Belle Isle Miami Why this week? One never needs an excuse to indulge in a little spa-centred relaxation, a slick Miami party or two

Finland Celebrates National Epic the Kalevala

The Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, celebrates its 160th year in 2009. The book, whose hero causes his rival to sink in a bog by shamanistic singing, has been translated into 60 languages. Kalevala is a literary work and epic poem composed in the late 19th century from collected ancient Finnish and Karelian tales, lyrics, dirges and proverbs. The book was compiled on 11 fieldtrips to Karelia by a doctor of medicine Elias Lönnrot who hoped to increase the Finns’ awareness of their identity