2008 Articles

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SELECTED ARTICLES 2008

It's festival time for the cultural set

Winter heralds some of the best events on stage and screen. Adrian Mourby chooses his favourites

 

The Independent on Sunday, December 28, 2008

 

PLATE WITH A VIEW: Carlton Sun Terrace St Moritz, Switzerland

 

By Adrian Mourby

 

Independent Traveller, December 27, 2008

 

Madama Butterfly, Floria Tosca - they all came from Lucca Visit this Tuscan city as it marks the 150th birthday of its son, Puccini, says Adrian Mourby

 

 

The Independent on Sunday, December 14, 2008

 

There's something magical about this Czech chateau

 

Just outside Prague stands this nation's first country-house hotel. That's not its only unique selling point, says Adrian Mourby

 

The Independent on Sunday, November 23, 2008

 

ESCAPE TO THE CAPE

 

A magnet for the jet set, America's North-East coast offers a glimpse of a gilded era, says ADRIAN MOURBY

 

Daily Mail (London), November 19, 2008

 

Stay the night: Cafe du Vaudeville, Brussels

 

By Adrian Mourby

 

The Independent on Sunday, November 16, 2008

 

A riverside taste of Germany

 

TRAVEL EDITED BY JANE MEMMLER

 

Sunday Express, November 16, 2008

 

PLATE WITH A VIEW: Tugra, Istanbul

 

By Adrian Mourby

 

Independent Traveller, November 15, 2008

 

Voices from the 51st state

 

The presidential election won't just be decided in America. There are 300,000 US citizens in Britain - and their postal votes could make all the difference. So how does if feel to have a say from afar?

 

Interviews by Adrian Mourby

 

Independent Extra, October 29, 2008

 

Wild about Malawi

 

To experience the African wild, you need to forget the outside world for a while, writes Adrian Mourby

 

Belfast Telegraph, October 11, 2008

 

PLATE WITH A VIEW: Bellevue Brasserie; St Petersburg, Russia

 

By Adrian Mourby

 

Independent Traveller, October 11, 2008

 

No distractions, just splendid isolation

 

To experience the African wild, you need to forget the outside world for a while. Adrian Mourby travels to two new retreats in Zambia and Malawi

 

The Independent on Sunday, October 5, 2008

 

Looking for a quality hotel? Here's an offer you can't refuse

 

Stay the Night: Robert de Niro's Greenwich Hotel, New York

 

The Independent on Sunday, September 28, 2008

 

Look, it's Brideshead, take two

 

SHORT BREAKS

 

Castle Howard in Yorkshire reprises its role as the setting for Evelyn Waugh's classic novel in a film out next month. Adrian Mourby goes behind the scenes

 

The Compact Traveller, September 21, 2008

 

BLANCA CHECK

 

LEAVE THE BEACH PURPOSE-BUILT RESORTS BEHIND AND EXPERIENCE THE REAL SPAIN

 

Sunday Mirror, September 14, 2008

 

Seeking the moorland muse PEOPLE AND PLACES

 

Adrian Mourby lets himself into the house where Yorkshire's most celebrated poet was born, now a holiday cottage-cum-writer's retreat - and hopes for inspiration.

 

The Compact Traveller, August 31, 2008

 

See the Aegean

 

Skippered sailing tours let you explore Turkey's south coast in traditional style, discovers Adrian Mourby. Tour the Aegean by gulet or risk missing its archaeological treasures

 

The Compact Traveller, August 24, 2008

 

Paris by the book. . . and just as it comes

 

TRAVEL EDITED BY JANE MEMMLER

 

After the revelation by a Lonely Planet writer that he didn't always visit the places that he reviewed, we ask the question - do we really need guidebooks at all? To find out, we sent ADRIAN MOURBY and ROGER NORUM to the French capital, Adrian relying wholly on a guidebook, Roger on his wits alone. Here they compare notes

 

Sunday Express, August 10, 2008

 

PLATE WITH A VIEW: Le Grill, Monte Carlo, Monaco

 

By Adrian Mourby

 

Independent Traveller, July 12, 2008

 

The maestro, his wife, the maid and his lover

 

The private life of Giacomo Puccini was famously as colourful as his operas, but only now has the truth emerged about the scandal that almost undid him. It's an extraordinary tale of infidelity, jealousy and vengeance that continues to haunt the lives of his descendants to this day

 

The New Review, July 6, 2008

 

WORDS BY ADRIAN MOURBY

 

THE TRUE CORFU

 

GET OFF THE BEATEN TRACK AND DISCOVER HIDDEN GEMS ON THIS BEAUTIFUL GREEK ISLE

 

By Adrian Mourby

 

Sunday Mirror, July 6, 2008

 

Kevin and Perry go large in Turkey

 

Can adults and teenagers ever enjoy a holiday together?

 

Adrian Mourby and his brood gave it a go in Bodrum

 

The Compact Traveller, June 29, 2008

 

THE FULL MONTE

 

HAVE FUN WITH THE RICH IN MONACO BUT DON'T BREAK THE BANK

 

By Adrian Mourby

 

Sunday Mirror, June 1, 2008

 

HOTEL OF THE WEEK: Sossusvlei, NAMIBIA

 

You can gaze at the stars from your bed in the oldest desert in the world

 

By Adrian Mourby

 

The Compact Traveller

 

May 18, 2008

 

Hear hear! Summer's top music festivals CULTURAL BREAKS

 

From opera to rock, jazz to blues, there are plenty of music events to enjoy this year. Adrian Mourby offers the highlights

 

The Compact Traveller, May 11, 2008

 

A RIP-ROARING RIDE!

 

The New Simpsons Ride in Florida

 

Fasten your seatbelts for an awesome rollercoaster adventure, says ADRIAN MOURBY, the first journalist to visit Universal's new attraction

 

Daily Mail (London), May 7, 2008

 

ARTICLES BEFORE APRIL 2008

 

The INDEPENDENT

 

Times change, even on this tiny island

 

Sark has become a democracy. Is it any different, asks Adrian Mourby

 

March 16, 2008

 

A bit of nip and tuck in the mountains

 

Andorra has had a facelift. Is its new beauty worth beholding?

 

Adrian Mourby explores on and off the slopes

 

March 2, 2008

 

Carmencity, Spain

 

Adrian Mourby takes a personal tour of Seville

 

January 27, 2008

 

A winter palace fit for a tsar

 

Hotel St Moritz Switzerland

 

January 6, 2008

 

Walk with the Medicis over the Ponte Vecchio

 

The Corridoio Vasariano was a security tunnel for Florence's medieval rulers. Adrian Mourby takes a private tour

 

January 6, 2008

 

Out with the old ... and the new

 

The latest Baedeker guides are about to go on sale. But which is the better companion for a day trip to London, the 1900 version or the modern edition?

 

Adrian Mourby puts them to the test; city guides

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