Time, safety and reliability are increasingly common factors when making travel arrangements for senior management. Your boss is certain to appreciate a flight schedule that doesn’t oblige him or her to leave home at the crack of dawn, and one that allows him to return before it gets ridiculously late. Being able to maximise the […]

Provence offers much more than the well-known coastal resort cities. Molly Dyson goes off the beaten track to visit a tranquil property that is anything but ordinary Far from the tourist-clogged beaches of the Côte d’Azur lies a peaceful resort nestled in the hills of Provence. While Château de Berne is best known for its […]

You must remember that epic film Out of Africa with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford – amazing scenery and lots of smouldering glances between the two leads. It was more a case of into Africa when I went along to the PA Life Club’s latest event last week at an amazing venue called Shaka Zulu […]

Managing the Matrix – Dawn Metcalfe (Wiley, £18.99) This book is about how to thrive and survive if you’re employed at a “matrix” organisation. Put simply, if you work for a large firm with multiple bosses and different workflows you are operating in the matrix. It can pull you in many directions with lots of contradictory […]

Instant Motivation – Chantal Burns (Pearson, £12.99) The surprising truth about this book is that the title doesn’t match the subject matter. This is not to say it isn’t good; it is and I found it interesting, informative and thought provoking. It’s more for those interested in how your mind works. Burns draws on her 15 […]

The Anti-Ageing of Harmony Richards – Fiona Jane Collins (Self-published, £1.99 Kindle edition) I can only manage to read a book from the “chick lit” genre when the mercury is nudging 40 and there is white sand between my toes. So it was with a heavy heart that I set out to read this book over […]

Wool – Hugh Howey (Arrow, £10.99) The size of this title is daunting, but it’s actually three books in one. Originally self-published as an e-book, it was understandably picked up for a hard copy edition and became a best-seller. It takes place in an underground bunker called a silo, where humanity continues to survive after the […]

Some people are daunted by the thought of a large menu, but not me – I’m more likely to feel cheated at the thought of a meagre selection, so it’s with some trepidation that I go to visit Le Coq, writes Colette Doyle. This Islington restaurant serves up just one principal dish and the clue […]

In a city full of restaurants, those looking for a place that offers something slightly different sometimes have to dig a bit deeper to find a real gem, writes Molly Dyson. Moti Mahal claims to be the only restaurant in London equipped with a thatee (clamp) grill, which you can see the cooks using thanks […]