Sarah Turner

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Sarah Turner

As we shiver our way into June, it’s hard to believe that the Met Office thinks we’re going to have a scorcher of a summer this year. Where the beaches of the Hebrides not only look like the Caribbean but you don’t have to brace yourself not to be blown over. Where using a hotel’s outdoor swimming pool can actually be followed by a stint on a sunlounger. We British are hardy types.

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Sarah Turner

Every time I look at the vaporettos, ambulance boats and bin boats that plough up and down the Grand Canal, I marvel that Venice, a city of 250,000 people, manages to function. It’s beautiful, endless proof of the adaptability of the human race, but it’s never been cool. In general, Venice is about as hip as an A-level history teacher. And yet, while I’m eating a plate of gnocchi with ragu for £15 on a terrace opposite the Rialto, I’m somewhere very cool indeed.

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Sarah Turner

Who hasn’t stayed in a holiday rental and sniffed around looking for clues about the owner? It’s even more fun if you can critique the tastes of public figures by staying in their villas. It can pay off even if you aren’t a fan. Fashion designers and film-makers — with practice in constructing elaborate fantasy worlds — can make bold, imaginative decisions when it comes to their own holiday homes.

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Sarah Turner

Luxury hotels are used to catering for - and enchanting - a clientele who are used to having the best of everything. Their superb curation of experiences also extends to their boutiques. Here are some of the best gifts to treat the father in your life. The Witchery x MacKenzieEdinburgh’s most experiential hotel - The Witchery- has linked up with the city’s most famous leather goods specialist MacKenzie.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Sarah Turner

While the world mourns the late pontiff, the Catholic church is starting the process of appointing a new pope. Cardinals from across the world have started to arrive at Casa Santa Martha, the Vatican’s guest house. From May 7 2025, these 135 cardinals will lock themselves into a conclave (the name means ‘with a key’) in order to appoint a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.