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TRAVELFred Sirieix, general manager of Galvin

at Windows and star of First Dates,

shares his love of Paris, good service and

the benefits of long-haul travel

Fred Sirieix's Good Service Charter, a

set of principles and practices that define

exceptional customer service and drive

long-term business survival and profitability,

is available at fredsirieix.com, £50

TRAVELLERS'

TALES

Classic cuisine

Chez Georges on the Rue du

Mail in Paris is amazing. It's

very old school: sweetbreads,

foie gras, steak tartare - all the

classic stu…. 1 Rue du Mail;

+33 1 42 60 07 11

ROMAN SPLENDOUR

The Rome Cavalieri is an amazing palace

where you're treated like royalty. I went

with my daughter, she loved it. The hotel

is on a hill overlooking Rome, so you

can see the whole of the city from

your balcony. It's spectacular.

romecavalieri.com

ABROAD AT HOME

I love the wilderness of Scotland,

I like the green, the water

coming down the mountains…

You can just stop by a loch and

have some really fresh oysters

and langoustines. I love the

fact that it's the UK but it's a

di“erent country altogether;

you feel like you're abroad.

ISLAND IDYLL

My summer holiday is going to be renting

a cottage on the Ile de Ré [an island o

the west coast of France]. I love it there,

it's very relaxing. I buy oysters, do some

barbecuing, drink the local wine - it's nice.

DAILY SPORT

I never go away without my

shorts and my trainers, so I can

do sport wherever I am. And

my jumping rope, so I can skip.

I try to exercise every day.

Simply the best

One of the best hotels I've been to is Le

Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire, it

really is amazing. Nothing touches Le Manoir.

When you walk in, it's like being on a magic

carpet, you just float. belmond.com