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Grand Hotels of the World

Luster Publishing, November 2023.

Grand Hotels of the World takes us on a nostalgic journey around the world to discover 40 legendary hotels that have welcomed guests in luxury and style for centuries. Through exquisite photography and detailed descriptions, we are given a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lavish worlds these historic establishments conceal.

From fabulous Claridge’s in London’s Mayfair and the luxurious St Regis New York, to the chic Splendido in Portofino and the timeless Villa Serbelloni on the shores of Lake Como, this book tells the fascinating stories of some of the world’s finest architectural gems and the famous guests to have sashayed through their storied corridors.

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Secret Brighton

Jonglez Editions, second edition, April 2022.

A 256-page guidebook featuring over 190 unique, unusual and overlooked sights that take readers off the beaten track in Brighton. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.

Wander through a hidden city orchard, hang out with a 19th-century circus troupe, find a forgotten railway line in the sea, discover Brighton’s only waterfall, visit a hidden pet cemetery, borrow books from the secret library in a fridge, unearth a long-forgotten mural, browse a museum in a back-street chip shop, tap the nose of a gargoyle and make a wish, enter an Earthship, step inside a secret walled garden and play glow-in-the-dark miniature golf with dinosaurs.

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Secret Sussex

Jonglez Editions, June 2021

A 256-page guidebook featuring over 150 unique, unusual and overlooked sights that take readers off the beaten track in Sussex. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.

Discover the setting for secret feasts in the forest, peek inside a glamorous Vogue war photographer’s surreal Sussex home, stumble on a tomb shaped like a Pyramid, uncover a hidden Bond-movie location, hunt out little-known Sussex wineries, track down Sherlock Holmes’ fictional country cottage, take a safari through an African-inspired landscape, tour Led Zeppelin’s former mansion, and hang out with a mob of wallabies.

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I also write two travel websites: Ellie and Co, featuring stories on secret Brighton and other under-the-radar discoveries and places; and New York on my Mind about my favourite city on earth.

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