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A Notting Hill Yummy Mummy just trying to be a great mother, daughter, wife, sister, friend and writer, chronicling the absurd but wonderful, ridiculous but sometimes inspiring, lives of Notting Hill residents.

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Florence with Kids: Top 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Florence & What to do in Florence with Kids.

Florence view from Villa San Michele. All photos NHYM 2017 BOOK VILLA SAN MICHELE HERE As we all know, traveling with kids is just not the same as travelling without kids. I laugh at my friends with young babies who tell me ‘But, holidays are just not holidays with kids!’ And then the children grow up a bit and you can leave them in the Kids’ Club and have a few hours of peace on the beach with…

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Top 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Where to Stay, Where to Eat & What to Do

Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City. NHYM 2025. This post contains affiliate links. Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, has had a radical transformation since I first visited 30 years ago, when it opened itself to the modern world after years of war and communism. It used to be filled with the past vestiges of colonialism and communism, with few modern amenities: there were only a few cars and hotels…

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10 Best Luxury Hotels in Bangkok, Thailand: Where to Stay & What to Do

Bangkok is one of my favourite cities in the world and it is currently having a moment: its hotels and restaurants are considered the best in the world (3 out of the Top 20 restaurants in the World’s Best Restaurants 2025 and 3 of the top 10 hotels in the World’s Best Hotels 2025 are in Bangkok) and has had the most annual visitors than any other city in 2025/2026. It is busy, buzzing,…

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Paris With Kids: Unique and original things to do with Kids in Paris

La Fondation Louis Vuitton, Parc d’Acclimation, NHYM 2025 There is so much to do in Paris, that I don’t need to tell you about the big sights that you already know about, but if you’re coming to Paris with your kids for the first time and are worried they might be bored, here are family-friendly activities like a family-friendly Louvre tour or a golf cart tour, that will get them excited about…

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Venice: Top 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Venice

All Photos Copyright NHYM 2026 Venice has a special place in my heart, I knew it way before Jeff Bezos and George Clooney entered the picture and had their weddings there. My first time was as a med student in my 20s, taking a £9 Ryanair flight and staying in a cheap flat for the week with my uni friends. We roamed the streets during low season, buying groceries and capuccinos like local…

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New York, New York: The Top 10 Best Luxury Hotels in NY with Kids & Teens

View of Statue of Liberty from the Water. NHYM 2024. New York City is really my ‘Soul City.’ Even though I have lived in (and loved) London for almost 25 years and have built a happy, grounded family life, New York was my wild, passionate, love affair that I knew I had to eventually move on from. When I lived there in my 20s, I didn’t notice the dirty streets, the noisy honking or firetrucks…

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The 'Silly Season': London's Summer Party Social Scene (...and where to stay if you're in London)

London Summer Parties – All Photos Taken by NHYM Wimbledon Center Court- NHYM – 2024 When I was thinking about where to travel in June, I realised there was nowhere else like London: with the glorious weather and the best summer social scene in the world, everyone heads here in June. The London Summer Party Social Scene, also called ‘The Silly Season,’ really doesn’t compare to anything,…

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The New Notting Hill 'Wellness' Scene

London is experiencing a full on ‘Well-naissance:’ long gone are the days of dancing on tables in dark corners of nightclubs, these days it’s all about drips and longevity. Even Tramp, the most louche, debaucherous nightclub I used to go to in my twenties, just launched a wellness members club: Tramp Health. The Arts Club already has a long-standing collaboration with Lanserhof, the medical…

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The Four Seasons, Astir Palace, Athens, Greece

NHYM 2025, Four Seasons Astir Palace A friend recently asked me where to travel for Easter break and May half-term, which was not too far, had good weather for swimming, with a bit of culture but not too much that the kids would start complaining. I knew exactly where to send her. Last year, I finally made it to a hotel I have been eyeing since its opening during Easter break: The Four Seasons,…

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Six Senses Hotel & Spa London

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New Notting Hill Member's Club: Celeste

NHYM 2026 A few months ago, I was asked to write a review on Maison Estelle, the very swanky London members club celebrated for its wonderful art collection, but the weeks went by and I just never found the time. And now, Celeste, its Notting Hill satellite, has opened! So, given I’ve already been twice, I thought it more appropriate to review it. I went opening week, during the soft launch…

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Best Hotels, Villas and Agroturismos to Stay in Ibiza

If like me, you have had a dreadful January, you are not alone: everyone I have spoken to has had a pretty miserable January. The last few weeks have been dreary and depressing: it’s been dark, cold, and very, very wet but beyond that, but we’ve recently witnessed two mass shootings (a friend’s son was stuck at Brown University during the shooting and other friends were in Bondi beach right…

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Hotel Review: The Regent Hotel, Phu Quoc, Vietnam

Regent Hotel Entrance Lobby Area Regent Hotel ****** Ultra – Luxe Hotel in Vietnam It’s the second Monday of January, and let’s face it, we are all feeling the Winter Blues. The excitement of Christmas, New Year’s, holidays and holiday parties are all over and it’s been cold, wet and dark. We are in the deep, depths of winter, without sun or fun in sight. Travel agencies even coined the term…

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The Top 5 (or 8) Best Ultra-Luxury Hotels in Paris

View from the Cheval Blanc Rooftop with the Tour Eiffel. NHYM 2025. Last Christmas, I found the perfect Christmas gift for Mr. X: a romantic weekend away to Paris. It ticked all the boxes: what he loves (Paris), what I love (travel), something memorable (I have stopped giving him material gifts, and instead give him memories and experiences), and gave us a perfect excuse to spend time together…

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Top 10 Best Luxury Ski Resorts in Europe

BOOK YOUR SKI HOLIDAY WITH BOOKING.COM Ski Season is upon us! The temperatures have dropped overnight and the chill is making me think of Ski Holidays! The first snow of the season already dumped in October, and many resorts will open at the end of the month. Years ago, an American friend who just moved to London asked me about where to ski in Europe and I realised what they wanted was to…

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Rome Travel With Kids: Where to Stay & What to Do

All Photos Courtesy of NHYM 2024 BOOK YOUR TRAVEL TO ROME WITH EXPEDIA.CO.UK Recommended age: 8 years and upwards When the kids were younger, I dreaded taking them on city trips for 3 reasons: 1) Tantrums and museums do not mix 2) Their attention spans and boredom just didn’t make it worth it 3) They were going to forget it all anyway and leave me traumatised. So, now that they are older and…

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Hotel/Estate Review: The Newt in Somerset & Its Dragon Bonfire & Apple Day

BOOK YOUR TRAVEL WITH EXPEDIA.CO.UK All photos courtesy of NHYM 2022 A few years ago, our family had to go to Somerset for some reason or other during the October break, and of course Babington House was fully booked, so that’s how I discovered The Newt in Somerset. How had I not known about the Newt before?! The Newt is the creative brainchild of South African Billionaire Koos Bekker and Karen…

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