Wouldn't it be nice if they told us! There I was taking a booking from the man with a vintage Bentley (picture to follow at Christmas because we'll use it on our advert then assuming Windows doesn't crash and take my whole virtual world with it) and he told us he'd read all about us in the July 2009 Travel Supplement.
Today we received the said page in the post as promised. Susan d'Arcy (Resident luxury travel expert) had kindly mentioned us for a 'romantic weekend away with pooch' place to stay. Sorry I'll rephrase that in case of misunderstanding - that's a romantic weekend away but you can also bring your pooch.
I've never really thought of this place as romantic although when you are deeply in love even a 1970s caravan in a layby on the A3 would suffice. The romance in Brighton is the whole experience - sunset over the sea, a nice meal in the Lanes, a stroll along the pier, clubbing til 4 in the morning then back to the B&B ears ringing for several hours. OK scrub that last one.
I reckon a dog could possibly put the dampener on a romantic weekend away. Suppose Fido doesn't like your partner? Suppose Fido insists on climbing on the bed and taking the middle space keeping you apart? And refuses to move. The whole thing could get tricky.
Talking of travel writers I've kept in touch with Ferne Arfin who writes articles for GoUK (she's done stuff for the New York Times - that's me name dropping AGAIN!). She came to stay last year with Wallace - a little human disguised as a West Highland White Terrier - and wrote an article on Brighton. We were 'shabby chic' which, I have since read, is quite the thing in the States these days. She should go to Gordon's Wine Bar on Villiers Street by Charing Cross Station in London where it could be described as incredibly shabby, incredibly chic.
Ferne blogs her way around the world - she must spend many hours tapping away on keyboards - and is on http://gouk.about.com/b/ . Her articles are well written and thoughtful - you get a true traveller's perspective.
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