Lifestyle

Let the train take away the strain

TRAIN travel has always had romance. Think of the films with the emotional scenes set in stations or on board trains – Brief Encounter, Dr Zhivago; Hitchcock barely made a film without a train taking centre stage at some point, all adding to the drama.

Compare, if you will, to films involving planes. Invariably, they are disaster movies.

Dive into unashamed luxury

DUBAI is a city of firsts; it was the first country in the world to build a seven star hotel, it is home to the tallest building in the world and it will soon have the world’s first rotating skyscraper.

Cupcake decorating at Squires Kitchen

I'M not very good at baking but in a bid to become a domestic goddess in time for Christmas, I enrolled in a cupcake decorating class at Squires Kitchen, in Farnham.

Take a break from Christmas and get pampered

PREPARATIONS for the festive season can really take their toll so a girlie pamper break at the Frimley Hall Hotel in Camberley provided a welcome break from weekends full of Christmas shopping and present wrapping.