California
Conference Room – Playa Vista
I find LA innovation to be at its best when it invents the space we wish we were in, within circumstances we’re always in. I am still waiting on the fun flip on traffic. Until […]
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Hong Kong
The Fleming Hong Kong
We find Mod ’60s Glam in Hong Kong’s ex-Red Light District Driving through the Hong Kong city streets at night from the airport, our taxi takes us past vast green mountains, vertiginously perplexing derelict high-rises, […]
Hong Kong
Tuve Hong Kong
Tuve: an artistic haven in a volatile city “In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, […]
South Africa
Take The Slow Train Through South Africa With Rovos Rail
Rovos Rail recreates the golden age of travel on a journey where style matters more than speed As I gaze out of the window an announcement on the PA system interrupts my thoughts. “This is […]
Japan
Japan – Ancient, Modern Day and Timeless
Start by looking down. Certainly that was my experience on arriving in Tokyo. From the Shibuya Sky Observatory on the 45th floor I spied the famous zebra crossings and the new Olympic Stadium. Following the […]
Lifestyle
Keeping Festive Fit – Yokkao Apex Leopard Boxing Gloves
Usually the Christmas break is a time to eat, drink and be merry… and return to the office in the New Year with a slightly larger waistline. Whilst I plan on thoroughly enjoying the festivities, […]
Croatia
Palace Elisabeth – Hvar Heritage Hotel
Hvar has always been the most charismatic island in Croatia. Although it is often labelled as a party island, it really is so much more. For a start, it is a favourite destination for people […]
France
The Nocturnal Glamour Of Villa Ephrussi De Rothschild
Some people believe the more one travels, the more it takes to dazzle and inspire. Reader: they’re wrong. I’ve been globetrotting professionally for more than two decades and continue to experience things that take my […]
California
Delphine Eatery and Bar
Within the W Hollywood, beneath massive flanked ceiling fans, on muted blue Mediterranean tiled flooring, sits Delphine. A marble bar, a trio of tufted booths, a library on one wall, a wall of libations on […]
Cruises
Getting Into The Spirit Of Things On Saga’s All-New Cruise Ship Spirit Of Discovery
Swans, spud pies and sparkling spa treatments are all part of a voyage of discovery There’s a first time for everything and, as I settled down on a crunching bed of warm amber and quartz […]