2008 Articles
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SELECTED ARTICLES 2008
It's festival time for the cultural set
Winter heralds some of the best events on stage and screen. Adrian Mourby chooses his favourites
The Independent on Sunday, December 28, 2008
PLATE WITH A VIEW: Carlton Sun Terrace St Moritz, Switzerland
By Adrian Mourby
Independent Traveller, December 27, 2008
Madama Butterfly, Floria Tosca - they all came from Lucca Visit this Tuscan city as it marks the 150th birthday of its son, Puccini, says Adrian Mourby
The Independent on Sunday, December 14, 2008
There's something magical about this Czech chateau
Just outside Prague stands this nation's first country-house hotel. That's not its only unique selling point, says Adrian Mourby
The Independent on Sunday, November 23, 2008
ESCAPE TO THE CAPE
A magnet for the jet set, America's North-East coast offers a glimpse of a gilded era, says ADRIAN MOURBY
Daily Mail (London), November 19, 2008
Stay the night: Cafe du Vaudeville, Brussels
By Adrian Mourby
The Independent on Sunday, November 16, 2008
A riverside taste of Germany
TRAVEL EDITED BY JANE MEMMLER
Sunday Express, November 16, 2008
PLATE WITH A VIEW: Tugra, Istanbul
By Adrian Mourby
Independent Traveller, November 15, 2008
Voices from the 51st state
The presidential election won't just be decided in America. There are 300,000 US citizens in Britain - and their postal votes could make all the difference. So how does if feel to have a say from afar?
Interviews by Adrian Mourby
Independent Extra, October 29, 2008
Wild about Malawi
To experience the African wild, you need to forget the outside world for a while, writes Adrian Mourby
Belfast Telegraph, October 11, 2008
PLATE WITH A VIEW: Bellevue Brasserie; St Petersburg, Russia
By Adrian Mourby
Independent Traveller, October 11, 2008
No distractions, just splendid isolation
To experience the African wild, you need to forget the outside world for a while. Adrian Mourby travels to two new retreats in Zambia and Malawi
The Independent on Sunday, October 5, 2008
Looking for a quality hotel? Here's an offer you can't refuse
Stay the Night: Robert de Niro's Greenwich Hotel, New York
The Independent on Sunday, September 28, 2008
Look, it's Brideshead, take two
SHORT BREAKS
Castle Howard in Yorkshire reprises its role as the setting for Evelyn Waugh's classic novel in a film out next month. Adrian Mourby goes behind the scenes
The Compact Traveller, September 21, 2008
BLANCA CHECK
LEAVE THE BEACH PURPOSE-BUILT RESORTS BEHIND AND EXPERIENCE THE REAL SPAIN
Sunday Mirror, September 14, 2008
Seeking the moorland muse PEOPLE AND PLACES
Adrian Mourby lets himself into the house where Yorkshire's most celebrated poet was born, now a holiday cottage-cum-writer's retreat - and hopes for inspiration.
The Compact Traveller, August 31, 2008
See the Aegean
Skippered sailing tours let you explore Turkey's south coast in traditional style, discovers Adrian Mourby. Tour the Aegean by gulet or risk missing its archaeological treasures
The Compact Traveller, August 24, 2008
Paris by the book. . . and just as it comes
TRAVEL EDITED BY JANE MEMMLER
After the revelation by a Lonely Planet writer that he didn't always visit the places that he reviewed, we ask the question - do we really need guidebooks at all? To find out, we sent ADRIAN MOURBY and ROGER NORUM to the French capital, Adrian relying wholly on a guidebook, Roger on his wits alone. Here they compare notes
Sunday Express, August 10, 2008
PLATE WITH A VIEW: Le Grill, Monte Carlo, Monaco
By Adrian Mourby
Independent Traveller, July 12, 2008
The maestro, his wife, the maid and his lover
The private life of Giacomo Puccini was famously as colourful as his operas, but only now has the truth emerged about the scandal that almost undid him. It's an extraordinary tale of infidelity, jealousy and vengeance that continues to haunt the lives of his descendants to this day
The New Review, July 6, 2008
WORDS BY ADRIAN MOURBY
THE TRUE CORFU
GET OFF THE BEATEN TRACK AND DISCOVER HIDDEN GEMS ON THIS BEAUTIFUL GREEK ISLE
By Adrian Mourby
Sunday Mirror, July 6, 2008
Kevin and Perry go large in Turkey
Can adults and teenagers ever enjoy a holiday together?
Adrian Mourby and his brood gave it a go in Bodrum
The Compact Traveller, June 29, 2008
THE FULL MONTE
HAVE FUN WITH THE RICH IN MONACO BUT DON'T BREAK THE BANK
By Adrian Mourby
Sunday Mirror, June 1, 2008
HOTEL OF THE WEEK: Sossusvlei, NAMIBIA
You can gaze at the stars from your bed in the oldest desert in the world
By Adrian Mourby
The Compact Traveller
May 18, 2008
Hear hear! Summer's top music festivals CULTURAL BREAKS
From opera to rock, jazz to blues, there are plenty of music events to enjoy this year. Adrian Mourby offers the highlights
The Compact Traveller, May 11, 2008
A RIP-ROARING RIDE!
The New Simpsons Ride in Florida
Fasten your seatbelts for an awesome rollercoaster adventure, says ADRIAN MOURBY, the first journalist to visit Universal's new attraction
Daily Mail (London), May 7, 2008
ARTICLES BEFORE APRIL 2008
The INDEPENDENT
Times change, even on this tiny island
Sark has become a democracy. Is it any different, asks Adrian Mourby
March 16, 2008
A bit of nip and tuck in the mountains
Andorra has had a facelift. Is its new beauty worth beholding?
Adrian Mourby explores on and off the slopes
March 2, 2008
Carmencity, Spain
Adrian Mourby takes a personal tour of Seville
January 27, 2008
A winter palace fit for a tsar
Hotel St Moritz Switzerland
January 6, 2008
Walk with the Medicis over the Ponte Vecchio
The Corridoio Vasariano was a security tunnel for Florence's medieval rulers. Adrian Mourby takes a private tour
January 6, 2008
Out with the old ... and the new
The latest Baedeker guides are about to go on sale. But which is the better companion for a day trip to London, the 1900 version or the modern edition?
Adrian Mourby puts them to the test; city guides
