Who doesn’t love the Bee Gee’s?
I was recently in a conversation with a friend and they said ‘I don’t trust anyone that doesn’t like music’….

by Jo Phillips
I was recently in a conversation with a friend and they said ‘I don’t trust anyone that doesn’t like music’….
by Jo Phillips
by Jo Phillips
You can make a joke about a Brits mother, but don’t even think about making one about their pet. The…
by Jo Phillips
Barrel-aged, rich in flavour and fascinating history? We are here to talk about Bourbon. While the origin of Bourbon isn’t…
by Jo Phillips
Gertrude Bell: does this name mean anything to you? We didn’t think so, and neither did the producers of this film….
by Jo Phillips
A couple of weeks ago, an actor friend subtly sent me a link to the showing of The Plague at…
by Jo Phillips
Going to the cinema is still one of those all time great experiences and a nice change of pace from…
by Jo Phillips
diptyque have intertwined time and the pleasure of smell in their latest creation. The ground-breaking French perfumer and maker of…
by Jo Phillips
If I said that Champagne has a British connection you would probably laugh out loud. Not only that; our French…
by Jo Phillips
We are starting to feel the warmer summer nights drawing near. Time to go out, have fun, but how about…
by Jo Phillips
Christmas wasn’t happening. Even though my watch said it was the 25th of December, there was nothing to signify festivity….
by Jo Phillips
Obscure and yet light… that may sound like a strange set of words to put together but this is what…
by Jo Phillips
Modern classical? Post-classical? Neo-classical? Nobody quite knows or agrees upon what to call it. But a wave of a contemporary…
by Jo Phillips
It’s not always the real genius’s that make it famous…sometimes those people that quietly push forward boundaries (not because they…
by Jo Phillips
For many of us it is hard to understand how one of the most powerful countries in the world managed…
by Jo Phillips
The process of creating precious fragrances is as mysterious as alchemy; the craft of blending magical oils to create a…
by Jo Phillips
Valentine’s day is here. Which means the commercialisation of love by red foiled hearts or spa day couple packages, will…
by Jo Phillips
Rather than spending all your money on Valentine’s Day presents, why not focus on sharing love, and learning how to…
by Jo Phillips