The Côte d’Azur is one of the most famous stretches of beach in Europe — or anywhere else for that matter. Is this prime real estate? Is Cannes in France? Both are rhetorical questions. The Eden Hotel is a luxury boutique with just elegant 42 rooms, a contemporary and modern design, and a locale jsut…
Are you bound for Berlin? Passing over the Atlantic to Paris? Landing in London? Navigating to New York? The Very Style Guides are pocket-sized, city-biblettes that are part mini-magazine and part personal shoppers’ diary for boutiques, restaurants, bars, cafés, neighbourhoods, clubs, theaters, spas and much more. Soon, they’ll offer a VERY for Rio, Sao Paulo,…
British Airways is putting the world on sale. Their newspaper and Web ads say “Hurry, this sale ends September 22, 2005. Some sample great fares to over 100 destinations include: From SFO to London $199; SFO to Cairo $431. From NYC to Athens $238; NYC to Paris $184. Note that all fares are one-way based…
Via Delight.com, The Styling Blog: If you don’t like staying at mega-conglomerate, globally-owned, traditionally bland hotels and would prefer to stay in a groovy, cool, hip, fashionably stylish place instead, check out Hotelbook.com. It offers a worldwide selection of unique places to stay. So you can find something to suit your needs — from beachside…
Via The Cool Hunter: We’re seeing more unique hotels popping up across Europe. This one seamlessly blends a unique combination of design, technology and personalised service. Hotel Sezz features natural materials, specially designed furniture, and contrasting tones with techno stuff like free Wi-Fi, plasma and LCD screens, and more. Rather than a receptionist, they have…
Yanks like me usually only consider the London-to-Paris connection (or vice versa) on the Eurostar, the train that jets you through the English Channel in about 3 hours. I took it south last year and it was faster, easier and cheaper than flying or ferrying between these two hub cities. Now, this fashionable train is…
Via [Go-Today.com]: How’s this for a steal of a deal? Once the tourists leave the City of Light, it’s ripe for the taking. This Website is offering air inclusive Paris Getaways starting at $399 US for three nights’ hotel and continental breakfast, from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, 2005 and again from Jan. 6 through…
From People Magazine: Paris Hilton wore one as a sequined tank. Mariah Carey wore one as a minidress. Reese Witherspoon says the clothes “go from day into evening –– great for moms who don’t have time to change.” And Oprah said she’s a member of Tory Burch’s fan club. So Tory has definitely arrived as…
From The Cool Hunter Travel: Francis Ford Coppola is a highly awarded filmmaker, winemaker, and bon vivant. Because I’ve seen him in San Francisco and have recorded commercials in his studios, I feel like I know him. So I’d love to rent his Left Bank apartment, which he’s now making available to guests.
From our travel colleagues at Gothamist.com: “STOP what you’re doing and program your TiVos or mark this down in your Outlook calendars or PDAs..” Their (and my) favorite best-selling author, relunctant food celeb, culinary adventurer and Food TV personality has a new Travel Channel TV show… “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” premieres next Monday, July 25,…
If you’re bound for Paris and want to get the real flavor of how locals live, look no further than Ile Saint Louis, an 8-square-block island in the Seine, east of Notre Dame. Here, you can find virtually all you need for a day of exploring, from La Cremerie with choice cheeses, to Creperies and…
If you can’t get to the beach this summer, why not bring the beach to you? Since 2001, that’s what has happened along the Seine River with Paris Plage, a strip of trucked-in sand that attracts bikini-clad hordes who enjoy deck chairs, beach bars, and Brazilian concerts. It all begins for a month this year…