Where is your favourite destination and why?
I am admittedly more in love with London every day, although I do harbour a fantasy of off-season St Tropez or Amalfi as winter looms. But I also love a British getaway, even for 24 hours, for a change of scene, or sea air, or pure adventure. I love Edinburgh, hiking in Dorset and my friend’s pub in Oxfordshire where I pretend I keep a room. But my favourite UK escape is Margate. I even love the journey: two hours on the train from Victoria feels just about ideal — time to read and reset, my two dogs curled up at my feet.
