“Tuck your feet into the straps and hold on tight,” Debbie instructs in a headteacher-like tone. Skipper Rob then pushes the throttle forward and we accelerate towards a barrage of crashing waves. The first breaker launches me up into the air. My curled-up toes and knuckles, now deathly white, grip for...
Who doesn’t like an old-school London boozer? We certainly do. That’s why we popped down to have a look at The Red Lion in East London. The masterminds behind this 17th-Century built pub recently introduced ten boutique-style, hotel-grade bedrooms and they're as cosy as, well, a British pub on a...
With its iconic architecture, wide-open streets, rowdy sports bars, delicious fast-food joints, and abundance of pretty parks, Chicago is an American city that’s easy to love. Those visiting the city of big shoulders in winter months can spend their time skating below the city’s lofty skyscrapers, dipping between cosy dives...
The Stratford Hotel is a high-spec, Scandi-meets-New York style hotel designed by SOM – the clever folk behind the iconic Burj Khalifa in Dubai. This shiny, 42-storey skyscraper cuts a prominent shape in the up-and-coming Stratford neighbourhood in London’s East End. The boutique hotel was created by the people behind...
This month, TLE caught up with the lovely Laura Hamilton from Channel 4's 'A Place in the Sun'. She told us all about her travel stories, like when she went galloping around the pyramids in Egypt and when her parents took her on holiday to a nuclear power plant in...
From his Islamophobic and homophobic remarks to his blatant lies and lack of empathy, we outline the reasons why Boris is unfit to lead the country.
From a right-wing mouthpiece on TV to a liberal voice on the radio, TLE meets James O’Brien.
Mama London offers five-star urban luxury at bargain-basement prices (for London). Boasting stylish, modern rooms (from £99 a night,) a wacky, open-plan restaurant and Karaoke booths, Mama London is one of the most exciting additions to London's underwhelming budget hotel scene in recent years. TLE recently popped by to see...
D Maris Bay is probably Turkey's most famous five-star hotel. It's got a beach for every star. Three tennis courts. Motorised water scooters that pull you around crystalline seas like a panicked 007. A boutique luxury store on-site. Its own alpine funicular. And (almost) a restaurant for every day of...