The Fife Arms’ amazing art is carefully explained in an impressive tome, The Fife Arms, by Dominic Bradbury. The fuchsia-highlighted Art Deco cocktail bar, above, is Elsa’s.

Here’s a trip-to-remember. Take waterproofs, top to toe when going to Kilchoan by Dunton. Girlahead was not prepared but they loaned everything she needed.

Three of Scotland’s 282 Munros, mountain peaks above 914m, are on Knoydart Peninsula n Western Scotland.

It’s time for a traditional Scottish mansion, typically dour but, possibly uniquely, brightened up to a riotous kaleidoscope of colour within.

JA Mar Hall has 66 rooms and suites. Girlahead was in suite 4, one of two premium suites that can be joined together that are frequently used by big stars performing in Glasgow, only 25 minutes away.

Some things at the 850-acre Gleneagles, Perthshire, have never changed since the hotel was built in 1924 – it cost the Caledonian Railway Company £20,000 back then, for the statuesque building, designed by Matthew Adam.

There’s so much going on at Gleneagles Perthshire. As well as ongoing outside and inside events, from 4x4, golf and equestrian, plus the Burlington-type panelled shopping arcade for really good retail, there are special events.

Mandarin Oriental is Vienna's newest luxury hotel, but already it has the making of being the top C-suite hangout. It's got so much style. The building, for a start.

At ravishingly-beautiful Mandarin Oriental Vienna, eating and drinking, all designed by a French company, Humbert & Poyet, is in Atelier 7, the glassed-over central courtyard of what is an all-white building rising six floors above ground – see above.