Posted on 01 March 2007
The Hotel Fouquet’s Barriere, at the intersection of Avenue des Champs Elysees and Avenue George V, is offering couple the chance to re-create their own version of the famous Robert Doisneau photo known as “Le Baiser” (”The Kiss”).
The “Paris C’est L’Amour” package includes a make-up session and one-hour photo shoot with a professional [...]
Tags: Avenue George V, boutique hotel, Champs Elysees, France, Paris, Romance
Posted on 28 February 2007
Anyone planning a visit to Australia in March should head to Melbourne between the 16th and 30th of March for the Annual Food and Wine Festival. Considered the largest food and wine festival in the world, this gastronomic marathon is not to be missed.
With 150 events across Melbourne and Victoria, there’s plenty of [...]
Tags: Australia, Food and Wine Festivals, Melbourne, Victoria
Posted on 19 February 2007
Manhattan’s Park South Hotel is hosting New York’s first Red Dot Art Fair later this month. For four days, the elegant and award-winning boutique hotell will be transformed into an art lover’s and collector’s dream. The hotel rooms and suites on two adjacent floors will be recreated as mini art galleries where both new and [...]
Tags: Art Fairs, boutique hotels, hotels, Manhattan hotels, New York, New York Boutique Hotels
Posted on 13 February 2007
Interested in going back in time and making whiskey the way it was made in the 1880s? Then take a trip to the Bruichladdich Whiskey Distillery on the island of Islay located off the west coast of Scotland.
This restored Victorian distillery offers visitors a chance to make their own whiskey at the Whiskey Academy. [...]
Tags: learning vacation, Scotland, Whiskey
Posted on 06 February 2007
Keeping fit while travelling has just gotten easier with the Puma Trainaway collection. Blending technology with cutting edge athletic equipment, this ingenious training kit includes water-repellent shorts, moisture-wicking T-shirt, and running shoes that all fold inside the matching jacket that turns into a carrying bag. Another added benefit is a specially designed slot within [...]
Tags: Berlin, Gadgets & Gear, London, New York City, Paris, Puma, Running Shoes, Soundwalks, Starwood Hotels, W Hotel
Posted on 06 February 2007
[EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST ARTICLE BY OUR NEWEST CONTRIBUTOR, LIZ LEWIS OF NEW ZEALAND.]
Everyone knows that travellers move from hotel to hotel. But what about a hotel that moves from city to city? Enter the Hotel Everland. Built by Swiss artists Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann for the 2002 Swiss National Expo, [...]
Tags: Art Hotel, France, Germany, hip hotels, Paris, Switzerland