France - Gina-Power

It was three summers ago that I was sitting one evening around a table in Koko Doko in Reims, the champagne capital...

07 August, 2020 / 0 Comments

That time of year came round again: Paris Photo in November. My aim and my desire was to eat at Septime, No 15...

17 November, 2019 / 0 Comments

A new luxury mindset is emerging. Out goes the starchiness of traditional luxury and in comes 'liberation' luxury. It's all about being...

17 September, 2019 / 0 Comments

I spent one night and two days in Paris this spring. The one night was at Hotel Amastan, near Le Grand Palais, in...

21 May, 2019 / 0 Comments

When I visited the area south of the Bourse metro station, in Paris' 2nd and 1st arrondissements in November 2018, I was reminded...

26 November, 2018 / 0 Comments

As humans we are tribal. Our ultimate fear is rejection. Often, we pull away from people before they reject us; it feels less...

25 November, 2018 / 2 Comments

Flash people; flash boats. That was my perception of Antibes on the Côte d'Azur. One-time resident F Scott Fitzgerald of Great Gatsby fame...

05 October, 2018 / 2 Comments

I like to go to a place and live like a local. That's what I did when I was in town for the...

06 December, 2017 / 0 Comments

When Paris welcomes the Olympic Games in 2024, Le Grand Palais is likely to take centre stage. This Beaux Arts wonder of the...

29 November, 2017 / 0 Comments

Restaurant Les Itinéraires is renowned for its one Michelin star, a natural wine list among the best in Paris and for creating a...

21 November, 2017 / 2 Comments

Pommard in Burgundy has everything I desire from a village: a bakery, a café, a natural wine bar serving good food, peace &...

22 August, 2017 / 0 Comments

I'm a descendent of the Dukes of Burgundy according to my aunt, née Cynthia Power. True or not true, I'm happy with this...

14 August, 2017 / 0 Comments

I was lost and insecure in my 20s, despite jetting around the world, from Hong Kong to Algeria, in my role as a...

24 July, 2017 / 0 Comments

My road trip with Clos Driver Wine Tours this summer was about taking photographs of inspirational champagne producers as well as eating at...

18 July, 2017 / 0 Comments

I popped in for a drink at the new Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden this weekend to see to my delight on the...

12 July, 2017 / 4 Comments