Peter Merifield

How To Choose A Cleaning Company

If you require carpet cleaning services in London, deciding which company to hire to carry out your cleaning requirements can be a tricky decision, and while it might not necessarily seem like one that you want to spend hours agonising over, that doesn’t ... Read >

Luxury near Heathrow

Heathrow airport is London’s main airport. Business travellers will often book hotels near to Heathrow to make their stay less stressful and more convenient. Luxury hotels are what London is much well known for. Often times business travellers to London w... Read >

London's Slick New City Hall

Opened in 2002, Norman Foster’s fetching City Hall of London looks like nothing you’ve ever scene. Totally different than any of the other architectural wunderkammers in the urban centre, the City Hall of London plays into a vocabulary without reference i... Read >

Celebrity Arrests at Heathrow

Celebrities come and go, and sometimes when they go, they make a lot of noise. Such is the case when celebrities find themselves in hot water, but getting nicked in public seems to make the celebrity blood boil. The tendency for star worship has enable... Read >

Dancing to your Heart’s Delight in London

If you enjoy dancing you may have dreamed of dancing in the iconic Palm Court in the London Waldorf hotel. The Palm Court in the Waldorf Hotel has of course gained notoriety, not only for its exquisite decoration which makes it a listed monument in London... Read >

Yachting in the Heart of London

Known as one of the most prestigious and expensive section of real estate in the western world, the Mayfair district boasts luxury amenities of every sort. Five star restaurants on every corner, glittering glass and gold teases open the pocketbooks of the... Read >

The New Year Means Venice’s Biennale

When New Years draws to an end, the art world turns its attention to Venice. Though drawing a smaller crowd than Carnival and Film Festival do, Venice’s Biennale is undoubtedly one of the most important occasions for the display and purchase of important ... Read >

On the Run

I was one of the severely unlucky people tied to Bernie Madoff when his empire came crumbling down, and it was made public what a truly, greedy, duplicitous snake he was. Furthermore, I was named as a co-conspirator when he was charged and arrested. Fortu... Read >

How the Brits Revitalized the Blues

One of the curious stories in the history of 20th century popular music is the one concerning the great British Blues revival of the 1960’s, when a handful of young British musicians managed to help preserve and restore the importance of a musical genre t... Read >

Rome Tourist Tax Unpopular

A new tourist tax being levied in Rome since January 1st has hoteliers and tourists up in arms over what is seen as an unfair attempt to squeeze more out of those who already spend money in the city during their vacations. Many in the tourism industry see... Read >

Organising Your Business Meetings in Cambridge

Although there is no doubt that London is a great place to hold you business meetings and conferences, more and more business executives are discovering the advantages of holding meetings just outside London. One town with excellent transport links that... Read >

Phoenix Resort Packages

Phoenix, Arizona is the perfect winter get-away destination, with 300 days of sunshine per year, world-class resorts, recreation, shopping, dining and much more. Join the other savvy snowbirds and fly south (or southwest, to be exact) for at least part of... Read >

High Street Style at Topshop, Birmingham

No store in the world is quite like Topshop. A megabrand first opened in 1964 as Peter Robinson’s Topshop, one would be hard pressed to find a trendy, cooler fashion outlet anywhere in the world. Emphasizing fast fashion - that is trendy of-the-minute clo... Read >

Lord Byron in Venice

Of the nineteenth century British Romantic poets, no one is as famous as Lord Byron. Born George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron of Byron the popular perception of the notoriously naughty poet was summed up by Lady Caroline Lamb (a fallen lover of Byron’s) when sh... Read >

A White Christmas for Rome?

Rome, Italy has just seen its first snowfall in many decades, surprising tourists and locals alike with a rare treat or inconvenience, depending on one’s point of view. The snow began on Friday amid record low temperatures that have covered Europe with sn... Read >