Hugo Brown

Aug 9, 2023 | dailymail.co.uk | Hugo Brown

London was recently ranked the fourth most expensive city in the world after Hong Kong, New York and Geneva in a cost of living survey conducted by data experts ECA International. The bad news is that during the summer, the capital can be pricier than at any other time of year. So here’s our guide to some of the best value hotels... SOUTHBANK SURPRISEThere's no restaurant at citizenM Bankside, but there’s a self-service breakfast and all-day snacks. It also has a cocktail bar and lounge with books.

Aug 6, 2023 | dailymail.co.uk | Hugo Brown

With the summer holidays in full swing, many of us are on the move. Whether that’s a staycation or heading to Europe and beyond, travelling isn’t always the smoothest of experiences. So here is our pick of the best travel products to keep your holiday on track from departure to arrival. LOUNGING ABOUTTravelling in pyjamas is all the rage with celebrities, from Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner to footballer Erling Haaland sporting expensive varieties.

Jul 5, 2023 | dailymail.co.uk | Hugo Brown

Oil sizzles on griddles, steam hisses from bubbling pots and stall holders hawk their wares as customers surge forward, keen to be served first. It’s a chaotic but fascinating cacophony. Joining in, we’re swept to the counters and order hotteok (pancakes filled with honey and spices), octopus tentacles, blood sausages and fish cakes on skewers. Most of the food is new to us, but it all has one thing in common: it’s utterly delicious. Gwangjang Market in Seoul, South Korea’s capital, is a delight.

Jul 5, 2023 | dailymail.co.uk | Hugo Brown

Apr 27, 2023 | dailymail.co.uk | Hugo Brown

Daniel Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe, wrote more than 300 works while also being a merchant, journalist, pamphleteer, social critic and spy: a stellar career. But the early 18th-century writer did get one thing wrong when, in 1722, he described Battle in East Sussex as ‘remarkable for little now’. Clearly, he thought the tide had gone out on this town some six miles from the coast — but he underestimated the weight of history.