Home and Away’s Ada Nicodemou, James Stewart and Sam Frost film scenes at Palm Beach

The stars of Home and Away recently returned to work, after filming and production stopped for weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.  And on Tuesday, Ada Nicodemou, 43, was spotted on location at Sydney’s Palm Beach with co-star James Stewart.  The actors were unable to maintain social distancing for their scene as they portrayed Summer … Read more

Dubai’s 5-star Atlantis The Palm hotel is open again – and it’s doing safety VIP-style 

Private temperature checks, a luggage sanitising service and socially distanced beach loungers: Dubai’s five-star Atlantis The Palm hotel is doing safety VIP-style The hotel now has a dedicated hygiene officer and guests are offered a luggage sanitising service on arrival They are also given welcome kits containing protective gear and self-disinfected sunglass kits  Tableside cooking … Read more

The astonishing solar-powered floating Airbnb villa for two moored in Sydney’s exclusive Palm Beach 

Want to splash out on the ultimate post-lockdown romantic getaway? This Airbnb rental moored off the Sydney coast might float your boat. Welcome aboard Lilypad Palm Beach, which boasts a double bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, a private boat for exploring the coastline, a wine cellar stocked with Veuve Clicquot Champagne and a personal chef.  … Read more

Review: Why the Fairmont The Palm hotel in Dubai is great for a family holiday

My toddler is sitting in a ‘big girl’ chair, with a napkin tucked in under her chin as she munches away on a selection of delicately prepared sandwiches and cupcakes. A member of staff diligently returns to check she’s OK, whether she would like more milk, more food, more anything, and smiles as he picks … Read more

From Sorry We Missed You to The Palm Beach Story: The best DVDs to enjoy at home

Just when you thought life couldn’t get any worse, along comes the new Ken Loach movie. Sorry We Missed You (15, ★★★) tells of Ricky (Kris Hitchen), a labourer with plans to set up on his own.  He begs his care-assistant wife Abbie (Debbie Honeywood) to sell her car and uses the cash to buy … Read more

How to spend 48 hours in Palm Springs

A notorious Rat Pack hangout in the 1950s and 1960s, Palm Springs still draws the glamorous Hollywood set with its sleek, low-rise architecture, broad, palm-lined boulevards and slew of stylish hotels, motels and cocktail bars. There are no direct flights from the UK, but it’s an easy two-hour drive from Los Angeles International Airport. A … Read more