As the days in the office pass by, one boring air-conditioned cubicled day after the next, you are filled with the irrepressible desire to escape the clacking of keyboards and embark on an exciting adventure in distant lands.
The change of season usually ushers in a whole different feel to my weekend breaks. Winter for me is all about languid afternoons filled with eloquent company and good food - and nothing rounds it off better than a special setting.