Berlin: Der Kuchenladen (translates The Cake Shop) is a lovely café with the kind of homemade cake selection that would make the Mad Hatter drool. Sweet place to sit in and gossip with friends but thankfully not at all twee, enjoy a cup of tea with a slice of their Manhattan Queen, a cheese cake [...]

London: Best places to dine future in-laws: 1)La Gavroche (for a big impression) 2) J Sheekeys (yummy lobster thermidor, quite buzzy) 3) Wolseley or Delauney (for a more traditional affair, big dining room, classic food) 4) Pollen st social (modern but new, nice vibe ) 5) 34 (posh, new amazing steak place in Mayfair, not [...]

Check out another one of my Ibiza tips printed in the Guardian: Ibiza: Atzaro is a sleepy, zen-like agroturismo by day and by night comes alive as a hip,twinkly sushi restaurant/cocktail lounge (dress up). Detox in the 43m lap pool and super spa and then loll around on huge four poster daybeds with a cocktail [...]

In February, I posted about Isabel Marant‘s wedge trainers. Well, almost 500 euros for a pair of… trainers is perhaps a little over-the-top… Lucky for me, there are much, much cheaper takes on these – Topshop had a great pair but unfortunately sold out but look around and you’ll see lots of high street versions. [...]

Web- So, if you failed to acquire anything from the Hennes/ Marni collaberation, fear not. Plan B, wait for them to go on ebay (which they will). Plan C, buy something from Marni from outnet.com (upto 75% off), making Marni just about affordable.

Eyebrows frame your face and Rubis tweezers are the Ferrari of tweezers. So sharp, they can pull out the flimsiest and shortest of unwanted eyebrow hair and they just don’t seem to go blunt so you don’t need to sharpen them like other tweezers. Eyebrow-plucking was never so satisfying before I discovered the Rubis…

Portugal: Martinhal resort is a swanky, extremely kid-friendly resort in western Algarve. The best thing is the 2 bedroom modern ocean houses (2 floors, 2 bathrooms, tv , kitchen, high chair, own patio, modern interior…) overlooking a breathtaking coastline. The village square is perfect at the hub of the resort to eat al fresco while [...]

Berlin: For tired parents of babies, Bloomsburys.de is a godsend. You can’t go out to restaurants so Bloomsburys delivers the restaurant to you! Go online, give in your postcode and you’ll find all the restaurants (we’re talking proper restaurants, not kebab shops and the like) you can order from. www.bloomsburys.de

Giraffe – The ubiquitous, child friendly eaterie is a godsend. Reasonable, cosy tex-mex grub with child-friendly staff offering balloons, crayons and unlimited patience for bored children.