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Video: Shine in gold, silver and sequins this season

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:11:30 GMT

THIS summer, make sure you shine in gold, silver and sequins.

Travel: The Hilton, Glasgow

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:15:05 GMT

FROM the outside, Glasgow’s tallest hotel is as likely to be praised for its architecture as one of the city’s last remaining 1960s high rises.

Travel: The authentic vibes of Krakow

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:10:26 GMT

IT’S –5°C when I arrive in Krakow’s medieval market square, the largest of its kind in Europe, dating back to the 13th century.

Restaurant review: The Harbourview Grille, Royal Hotel, Campbeltown

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:05:36 GMT

HERE’S a non-typical example of a conversation at Spectrum Towers.

Wine: ‘Greece produces some terrific wines’

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:59:47 GMT

FOR people of a certain age, familiarity with wine and the delightfully quirky Oddbins chain went hand in hand.

Tom Kitchin: Wagyu beef recipes

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:56:08 GMT

WAGYU beef is renowned worldwide as one of the most expensive beefs you can buy.

Peter Ross: I was the resurrection

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:48:00 GMT

I STILL have the T-shirt. Stretched, faded, full of holes; it is, if you can believe this, almost 23 years old.

Jo Malone on her fragrance empire and battling cancer

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:41:10 GMT

JO MALONE. What do those two words mean?

Seeking spiritual enlightenment on Iona

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:25:36 GMT

A NEW dawn on Iona. The bright sun bounces off buoys and creels and shines like a benediction on skipper Davie Kirkpatrick’s beautiful wooden boat, Iolaire, Gaelic for eagle, as she leaves the harbour for Staffa.

David Gandy on male modelling and his next moves

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:13:07 GMT

THIS has been a long time coming. Four months, to be precise.

Travel: Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:29:52 GMT

ONE of three hotels owned by the National Trust, Hartwell House, in the Vale of Aylesbury, was first mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to a natural son of William the Conqueror. But the stunning building that stands there now, with its Jacobean and Georgian aspects, dates from the early 17th century.

Travel: Safari in Kenya

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:25:24 GMT

THE conservation message comes over loud and clear when visiting Kenya’s famous animals on safari.

Wine: ‘Unlike oak-dominated shiraz of yesteryear’

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:17:02 GMT

HEAVY, ripe and alcoholic expressions of shiraz (or syrah) have given it an unfair reputation for brashness. While this generalisation was never completely true, the current popularity of cooler-climate versions has brought freshness, subtlety and balance more to the fore.

Restaurant review: The Pantry, Edinburgh

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:11:49 GMT

THERE are many things I like in restaurants, but the acronym BYOB is my second favourite – pipped only by the same letters on the door of a restaurant within 100 yards of a decent off-licence.

Tom Kitchin: Seafood, scallop and champagne recipes

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:00:51 GMT

LEARNING to cook, no matter what level you’re at, is all about a few essential things. Whether you enjoy trying new recipes or ingredients, just love cooking for your family and friends or you’re training to be a chef, there are a few key things you need.

Adrian Laing on his new novel, and his father

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:43:59 GMT

AFTER writing a novel based on his famous father, Scottish psychiatrist R D Laing, Adrian Laing says he would rather write about their relationship than go into therapy

Renaissance man Rory McEwen’s work in new exhibitions

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:37:50 GMT

RORY McEwen caused an international hullabaloo in the worlds of art and music. Now the Scot’s creative talents are recognised in exhibitions and a book that celebrate the legacy of this Renaissance man.

Borgen’s Pilou Asbaek on his Somalian pirate film

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:32:47 GMT

NOW a household name beyond his Danish homeland after appearing in political drama Borgen, Pilou Asbaek is swapping the corridors of power for the hardship of being held hostage by Somalian pirates

Travel: Raemoir House, Banchory

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:36:13 GMT

AS we entered this fine Georgian mansion, the young receptionist almost bounded from behind her desk in the hallway to give us the grand tour.

Through one door, white tablecloths and silver cutlery gleamed from a sunlit dining room packed with Sunday lunchers.

Travel: Cannes, France

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:31:49 GMT

“THESE are the sexual sacks of the beaver,” says a prim lady who has just tricked us into breathing in the powerfully musky smell of a dark and shrivelled pair of what we had thought were some sort of exotic fruit. Poor old beaver.