This week I’m going to be brief for no other reason than I’m hurting from the Man Utd defeat by Man City! I need to lick my wounds with a few drinks. First I went to the newly refurbished Avenue restaurant & bar from DandDLondon, in St James’ Piccadilly – ‘Where Manhattan Meets Mayfair’. It…
Manchester is a thriving city and even more so since MediaCityUK, Salford, became home to BBC Breakfast, Match of the Day & Jeremy Kyle (OMG are they sure they want to advertise this fact). Nevertheless we thought we’d take a look at the top restaurants and assess their accessibility. First up is The French & Mr…
Travel blogger, Liz Vee, got in touch to tell us about her recent holiday in Sarasota, Florida. Liz has her own blog on her accessible travelling experiences. We really appreciate her guest blog here on BBS – we try to cover as much as we can but the world is an awfully big place! Take it…
Last year, in our guide to less able air travel, we collated the information provided by pretty near all of the major airlines in the UK. The aim of the guide was to start a conversation and to create a more enlightened picture based on the experiences of BBS readers. We tried to make clear that we weren’t…
This week I went to 3 different places and accessibility has never before felt more like a mission from the pages of a James Bond novel (or maybe I was too caught up in the Sky TV depiction of Ian Fleming) First was a visit to the private members club House of St. Barnabas –…
In the latest stage of her fabulous Indochinese journey, Ann’s spending her time relaxing on the beach and exploring the wonderful city of Hoi An. Here’s what she’s discovered – history, accessibility and charm. The Medieval city of Hoi An survived the Vietnam war by a fluke of nature: Founded in the 15th Century it…
For once I went back to somewhere I’d reviewed before for a second visit – Tom’s Kitchen in King’s Rd. It was for a quiet birthday celebration of one of my Lieutenants and I can say it was as good as the last time but for the fact we had a table tucked in by…
Here are five ways people have found to shake things up and do something a little different this pancake day. River Cottage Pancake You would expect something impressive and a little bit different from a Shrove Tuesday at the River Cottage and that’s exactly what they’ve done, providing not one but two alternative pancake recipes from Gill…
In an interview with Boutique Hotelier we argued the case for disabled facilities in Boutique Hotels. See the full article here. Among other things we argue the economic and social case for inclusion. Here’s a sample of what I said, they got me on an angry day!? “Up to 19% of the population is…