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California

Arts District Firehouse Hotel

June 10, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 53

The upcycling trend is ubiquitous, carbon footprints are lessening, and we, as eco conscious Samaritans are grateful. As travellers who revel in every ingenious advent turning old into new, we become giddy when such innovations […]

United States

South Carolina – Sea Islands and Low Country

May 15, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

It isn’t often one finds a destination like South Carolina’s low country. A land of diverse flora and fauna, its easy to find alligators, river frogs and spotted salamander as well as a profusion of […]

Hotels

Hotel Bennett Charleston

May 3, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

Hotel Bennett is an elegant downtown property in Charleston, South Carolina. The hotel opened early in 2019. It stands on King Street, Charleston’s principal thoroughfare, and the hotel terrace – the largest outdoor seating area […]

California

Daddy’s Chicken Shack

January 15, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 28

It’s hard to know where to file Daddy’s Chicken Shack. Quick bite? Yep. Frontrunner in the fast-casual movement? Check. Immediately addictive with a sensational vegan option for those loveable but holy high maintenance vegan friends […]

California

Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara

December 29, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 1

The list of loyal clientele at the Belmond El Encanto reads more like Hollywood royalty, than nouveau riche…Streisand and Gable, rather than Kardashian. The seven-acre property possesses a sense of grandeur dating back the golden […]

California

Maple at Descanso Gardens

December 17, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 23

Something about dining beneath those towering timbers, that foliage that won’t quit, that soaring A-frame ceiling, it’s the makings of a meal within a meadow laden fantasy. The newly refreshed Maple at Descanso Gardens in […]

Hotels

Wequassett Resort and Golf Club

September 30, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

I have a distinct weakness for destinations that speak summer so majestically they give you actual pause. The ones that take every element of sensory seduction the season so effortlessly provides and host a haven […]

Boston

XV Beacon Shines In Historic Boston

September 2, 2017 Our Man On The Ground 0

Housed in a stunning 1903 Beaux Arts building, the XV Beacon hotel stands confidently at the top of Beacon Hill in historic Boston. In the midst of the Freedom Trail, in a neighbourhood dating from the […]

California

Farmhouse Inn – Sonoma County

June 19, 2017 Our Man On The Ground 0

He wants elite dining. World class wining. He knows where he’s going. Skimping is not part of the plan. She wants the layer beneath the luxury – to sip into something sublime, yet quaint. Hear […]

California

Carneros Resort and Spa, Napa Valley

June 12, 2017 Our Man On The Ground 0

Iconic in sprawl, serenity, and self-contained splendour, The Carneros Resort and Spa is what happens when charm and civility get a little wine country kick. In a region renowned by its exquisite ability to celebrate […]