The Arsy Archives
Polish ski bargains for your winter Olympic gold
Where will you spend Valentine's Day?
Grosvenor -Hotel, Shaftesbury
Pearl - London restaurant
Valentine Heaven - Romantic locations for Valentine's Day
Bored with Val de Sloane Square? ... then ski America
Why skiers should stay off the piste
At the Chapel - Bruton
Picholine - New York
Vermilion - New York
Sushi Yasuda - New York
'Live like a Sheikh in Millionaire's Paradise' - Dubai
Spice Market - New York
Sherlock Holmes - The movie
Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the air ..... - Airport Security
Le Pont de la Tour - London
Barbuto - New York
Mint Leaf - London
Soneva Gili - The Maldives
Why 2010's travel deals won't always give you the high life
Moti Mahal Restaurant - London
The Criterion - London
Corrigan's Restaurant - London
New Year Fireworks Around the World
The Monkey Bar - New York
Hotel du Vin - Bristol
The Wild Garlic - Beaminster
Christmas Shopping in the Big Apple - New York
Polpo (restaurant) - London
Paradise Lost - The Maldives in the wind and rain.
Hix- Brewer St, London.
New Moon - A Twilight Saga II
Muddling down the Matterhorn - "Camels can't ski".
In search of November sun - Maldives and Morocco
Another rainy day in paradise - The Maldives
BA Club Nosedives to the Maldives
The National Dining Rooms - London
Sumosan - London restaurant
Having fun in Vegas is not a gamble - Las Vegas
BA takes a punt on Vegas - Las Vegas
British Airways Sells Silver for £495 - Silver Executive Club membership up for sale at a sky-high price.
Eating in a Taiwan Toilet - A very unusual themed restaurant.
Le Cafe Anglais - London. Rarely do i disagree with London's revered restaurant critics but on this occasion, I didn't get it.
Green Olive Deli - London. First rate breakfast.
Morgan's Hotel - New York. New York has many great hotels, old and new, The Greenwich, The Standard, The Carlyle and even the Peninsula, but Morgan's is not one of them.
Hong Kong - Fine Dining then Party 'til Dawn.
Hong Kong - With the style of 007.
Standard Hotel - New York. Treat yourself and book a Standard Suite.
Miyama - London. Faultless fine dining.
Aix-en-Provence Russell Crowe, a Convent & The Count of Monte Cristo - Part II.
Languedoc - Russell Crowe, a Convent & The Count of Monte Cristo - Part I.
New York - Monkeys and Male Enhancement.
New York - Watercress, choking and long distance smoking.
New York - Slightly delayed!
40/30 Restaurant - London. Go if you can for the view.
Sveti Stefan - How a Greek tycoon is reviving Marilyn Monroe's favourite hideaway.
Montenegro - Unspoilt, but for how long?
Hotel Milocer - Sveti Stefan. Go to this luxury hotel soon before Montenegro becomes the Costa de Sol.
Restaurant Galion - Kotor. Probably the best lunch in Kotor.
More (Restaurant) - Przno. To sit by the waters edge in Przno throwing bread into the sparkling clear water and watch dozens, if not hundreds of fish, some quite large, feed in a frenzy, is a truly rare experience in European waters these days.
Blanche (Restaurant) - Przno. A huge and expensive disappointment.
Pietro Dell'Oro (Restaurant) - Belgrade. The waiter service was first class, attentive without being intrusive.
Langust (Restaurant) - Przno. Langust didn't live up to expectations and seems to be trading on past reputation rather than current delivery.
Hotel Admiral Club - Belgrade. A grand hotel, but eat out!
Aleksandar Palas Hotel - Belgrade. A time waster.
5-Star Travel - Don't do it if you can't afford it - "You get what you pay for.” Rarely has that applied more than in the world of luxury hotels.
Malta - Barnsley with a suntan - Read about the luxury hotels on offer in Malta.
Malta - The Maltese learn Japanese - An essential ingredient for a global tourist destination is international cuisine. Japanese has arrived in Malta. Read about Malta's Japanese restaurant, and it's other dining options.
Living it up In Billionaire's Bay - Find out which restaurants, bars and nightclubs to visit in Monaco.
Sharing the Cote D'Azur with Elton, Michael and Hugh - Find out the best time to visit the French Riviera and which hotels to choose.
Eze Bord du Mer - Papaya Beach - One crucial ingredient is missing from the Europe’s Number 1 playground beach of the rich. Sand!
St Jean Cap Ferrat - Paloma Beach - St Jean Cap Ferrat is surprisingly quiet. Even the presence of Jack Nicholson padding around the port every day only causes the occasional stir. He’s been a permanent fixture over the summer and is happy to chat and pose for photos.
Monaco - Ramboldi restaurant - Securing a table at this popular restaurant in Monaco, if you are not in with the in-crowd, is as difficult as getting a table at London’s Le Caprice if you don’t know Jesus (the maitre ‘d).
Monaco - Sass cafe - David Coulthard says it’s his favourite nightclub, Bono celebrated his birthday there with Brad & Angelina, and the web site is a ‘who’s who’ gallery of sport and showbiz stars.
The World according to Mr & Mrs Smith - Beware of the 'Smith' Mexican rave. The Hotel Esencia on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico has Mr & Mrs Smith raving about miles of lush tropical beach, which turns out to be a mile of public beach. However, it is an excellent place for kite surfing and extreme sport.
London's fine dining restaurants. The ArsyCamel has also been visiting many of the best and the worst of restaurants in London. He has dined at Gordon Ramsay's and also at Nobu. Find out which ones make him rave, and which ones make him rant. Which restaurants have the best food and which ones have the best overall dining experience?
St Tropez - The good, the bad, and the ludicrously expensive -Enjoy some good celebrity watching in France's famous St Tropez. Find out about the very best restaurants, hotels, clubs, bars and beaches in this excellent but extremely expensive European location.
Dining on a Highway to Hell - Welcome to Heston Services! Find out what happened when Heston Blumenthal, 3 Michelin Star chef and creator of the Best Restaurant in the World, was given the task of transforming the Little Chef chain of restaurants, starting with Popham.
The best new hotel (Summer 2009) - Not only is this the best new hotel but it is in St Tropez. La Reserve Ramatuelle has absolutely stunning architecture and an amazing outdoor swimming pool which must be close to Olympic size. Definitely book this one!
Euro Crunched - Gordon Brown began bailing out ballast bags from his ivory hot air balloon, claiming status as saviour of the world whilst sterling crashed and UK based luxury travellers looked towards a terrifyingly expensive 2009. The exchange rate made some European hotels and restaurants extremely expensive.
Ouch! - Choosing the wrong resort for a holiday can be a very expensive mistake. Read about some of the Camel's worst mistakes - the worst views, the worst hotels, etc.
Kings of Cuisine - The best (and worst) restaurants around the globe. Find out about the food, the drink, the service and the overall dining experiences.
Where will you spend Valentine's Day?
Grosvenor -Hotel, Shaftesbury
Pearl - London restaurant
Valentine Heaven - Romantic locations for Valentine's Day
Bored with Val de Sloane Square? ... then ski America
Why skiers should stay off the piste
At the Chapel - Bruton
Picholine - New York
Vermilion - New York
Sushi Yasuda - New York
'Live like a Sheikh in Millionaire's Paradise' - Dubai
Spice Market - New York
Sherlock Holmes - The movie
Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the air ..... - Airport Security
Le Pont de la Tour - London
Barbuto - New York
Mint Leaf - London
Soneva Gili - The Maldives
Why 2010's travel deals won't always give you the high life
Moti Mahal Restaurant - London
The Criterion - London
Corrigan's Restaurant - London
New Year Fireworks Around the World
The Monkey Bar - New York
Hotel du Vin - Bristol
The Wild Garlic - Beaminster
Christmas Shopping in the Big Apple - New York
Polpo (restaurant) - London
Paradise Lost - The Maldives in the wind and rain.
Hix- Brewer St, London.
New Moon - A Twilight Saga II
Muddling down the Matterhorn - "Camels can't ski".
In search of November sun - Maldives and Morocco
Another rainy day in paradise - The Maldives
BA Club Nosedives to the Maldives
The National Dining Rooms - London
Sumosan - London restaurant
Having fun in Vegas is not a gamble - Las Vegas
BA takes a punt on Vegas - Las Vegas
British Airways Sells Silver for £495 - Silver Executive Club membership up for sale at a sky-high price.
Eating in a Taiwan Toilet - A very unusual themed restaurant.
Le Cafe Anglais - London. Rarely do i disagree with London's revered restaurant critics but on this occasion, I didn't get it.
Green Olive Deli - London. First rate breakfast.
Morgan's Hotel - New York. New York has many great hotels, old and new, The Greenwich, The Standard, The Carlyle and even the Peninsula, but Morgan's is not one of them.
Hong Kong - Fine Dining then Party 'til Dawn.
Hong Kong - With the style of 007.
Standard Hotel - New York. Treat yourself and book a Standard Suite.
Miyama - London. Faultless fine dining.
Aix-en-Provence Russell Crowe, a Convent & The Count of Monte Cristo - Part II.
Languedoc - Russell Crowe, a Convent & The Count of Monte Cristo - Part I.
New York - Monkeys and Male Enhancement.
New York - Watercress, choking and long distance smoking.
New York - Slightly delayed!
40/30 Restaurant - London. Go if you can for the view.
Sveti Stefan - How a Greek tycoon is reviving Marilyn Monroe's favourite hideaway.
Montenegro - Unspoilt, but for how long?
Hotel Milocer - Sveti Stefan. Go to this luxury hotel soon before Montenegro becomes the Costa de Sol.
Restaurant Galion - Kotor. Probably the best lunch in Kotor.
More (Restaurant) - Przno. To sit by the waters edge in Przno throwing bread into the sparkling clear water and watch dozens, if not hundreds of fish, some quite large, feed in a frenzy, is a truly rare experience in European waters these days.
Blanche (Restaurant) - Przno. A huge and expensive disappointment.
Pietro Dell'Oro (Restaurant) - Belgrade. The waiter service was first class, attentive without being intrusive.
Langust (Restaurant) - Przno. Langust didn't live up to expectations and seems to be trading on past reputation rather than current delivery.
Hotel Admiral Club - Belgrade. A grand hotel, but eat out!
Aleksandar Palas Hotel - Belgrade. A time waster.
5-Star Travel - Don't do it if you can't afford it - "You get what you pay for.” Rarely has that applied more than in the world of luxury hotels.
Malta - Barnsley with a suntan - Read about the luxury hotels on offer in Malta.
Malta - The Maltese learn Japanese - An essential ingredient for a global tourist destination is international cuisine. Japanese has arrived in Malta. Read about Malta's Japanese restaurant, and it's other dining options.
Living it up In Billionaire's Bay - Find out which restaurants, bars and nightclubs to visit in Monaco.
Sharing the Cote D'Azur with Elton, Michael and Hugh - Find out the best time to visit the French Riviera and which hotels to choose.
Eze Bord du Mer - Papaya Beach - One crucial ingredient is missing from the Europe’s Number 1 playground beach of the rich. Sand!
St Jean Cap Ferrat - Paloma Beach - St Jean Cap Ferrat is surprisingly quiet. Even the presence of Jack Nicholson padding around the port every day only causes the occasional stir. He’s been a permanent fixture over the summer and is happy to chat and pose for photos.
Monaco - Ramboldi restaurant - Securing a table at this popular restaurant in Monaco, if you are not in with the in-crowd, is as difficult as getting a table at London’s Le Caprice if you don’t know Jesus (the maitre ‘d).
Monaco - Sass cafe - David Coulthard says it’s his favourite nightclub, Bono celebrated his birthday there with Brad & Angelina, and the web site is a ‘who’s who’ gallery of sport and showbiz stars.
The World according to Mr & Mrs Smith - Beware of the 'Smith' Mexican rave. The Hotel Esencia on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico has Mr & Mrs Smith raving about miles of lush tropical beach, which turns out to be a mile of public beach. However, it is an excellent place for kite surfing and extreme sport.
London's fine dining restaurants. The ArsyCamel has also been visiting many of the best and the worst of restaurants in London. He has dined at Gordon Ramsay's and also at Nobu. Find out which ones make him rave, and which ones make him rant. Which restaurants have the best food and which ones have the best overall dining experience?
St Tropez - The good, the bad, and the ludicrously expensive -Enjoy some good celebrity watching in France's famous St Tropez. Find out about the very best restaurants, hotels, clubs, bars and beaches in this excellent but extremely expensive European location.
Dining on a Highway to Hell - Welcome to Heston Services! Find out what happened when Heston Blumenthal, 3 Michelin Star chef and creator of the Best Restaurant in the World, was given the task of transforming the Little Chef chain of restaurants, starting with Popham.
The best new hotel (Summer 2009) - Not only is this the best new hotel but it is in St Tropez. La Reserve Ramatuelle has absolutely stunning architecture and an amazing outdoor swimming pool which must be close to Olympic size. Definitely book this one!
Euro Crunched - Gordon Brown began bailing out ballast bags from his ivory hot air balloon, claiming status as saviour of the world whilst sterling crashed and UK based luxury travellers looked towards a terrifyingly expensive 2009. The exchange rate made some European hotels and restaurants extremely expensive.
Ouch! - Choosing the wrong resort for a holiday can be a very expensive mistake. Read about some of the Camel's worst mistakes - the worst views, the worst hotels, etc.
Kings of Cuisine - The best (and worst) restaurants around the globe. Find out about the food, the drink, the service and the overall dining experiences.
Be Frank: agree or disagree? What do you think?
