The Wrap
Our journal of all things cashmere

Even if you won’t be opening the first door on your gin advent calendar on Saturday or dropping into the country’s first Gin Spa in Glasgow, you can’t have failed to have noticed how popular gin has become.

Perhaps International Coffee Day is a good time to ask why hotel coffee – that thin brown liquid that comes in silver jugs – is still so poor. Never mind the third wave coffee movement, some hotels are still stuck in the first wave.

In our view, no trip to the English seaside is complete without a crab sandwich. So we’ve already downloaded the Congham Crab Crawl, a new guide to the best places to tuck into Norfolk’s famous crustacean.

We do love a good afternoon tea at Travelwrap Towers. We have our tried-and-tested favourites –The Berkeley and The Goring never disappoint – but now there are three more venues to try…

Order Travelwrap, check. Write card, check. Make reservations for afternoon tea – ah. Don’t panic: here are five London venues that every Mum will love.

You’re right. This adorable Labrador puppy is wearing a hotel dressing gown. That’s because he’s staying at the Belmond Hotel Splendido in Portofino which is taking 2018 Year of the Earth Dog very literally indeed.

It isn’t only our gorgeous cashmere Travelwraps that come from Scotland. So does our favourite breakfast dish. What better way to start the day at this time of year than with a bowl of porridge? VisitScotland clearly feel the same.

It’s something most of us do when we travel. The trouble is, we don’t do it very well. That’s why Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley have teamed up with Heathrow.

Grab your Winter Cocktail Travelwrap and head for London’s Spitalfields where more than 30 pop-up bars will be serving bespoke cocktails from around the globe during London Cocktail Week

It’s no secret we enjoy the odd cocktail at Travelwrap Towers. So why are we getting so excited about an alcohol-free festival on 13 August? For two reasons. One: because it’s a Mindful Drinking Festival. And two: it’s at London’s hip Bermondsey Square Hotel. Bring on the mocktails.