(Royal Mail) Hotel of the Week
by tamaraWe’re prematurely making like swallows this week and migrating south to Australia’s Royal Mail Hotel in the Grampians, in search of spectacular skies and taste sensations… Style Country pub gone gourmet Setting Panoramic peaks Why... Read more »
Inside Edinburgh: mind-reading Fringe fixture Chris Cox predicts your favourite acts
by tamaraWe know what you’re thinking: how on earth do I pick out the cream of the comedy and avoid the am-dram dullards at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe? How do we know this? Because entertainer, comedian and all-round showmanship-wonder... Read more »
Spectacular spectacular Château de Lartigolle
by tamaraBeloved Smith & Friends self-catering property Château de Lartigolle in Gers is known for hosting special social shindigs, and this summer they really wowed us with their Burlesque event. Hope you like my and Gavin Mitchell’s snapshots... Read more »
We ask the questions: Q&A with Wanderlust style saviour Elizabeth Kiester
by tamaraFormer fashionista Elizabeth Kiester gave up a crazy-glam-hectic New York lifestyle (complete with full Sex and the City trappings, requisite high heels and sashimi-platter lunch dates) to give something back to the Khmer people she’d... Read more »
Hotel of the Week: The Surrey
by tamaraThis week, our prize-scooping hotel is a decadent den in a rather smart corner of the city that never sleeps. Numerous 24-hour options aside, we reckon you’ll be hankering after a nap if your bed happens to be at The Surrey hotel in New York… Style... Read more »
Inside London #6: teatime at Soho Hotel
by tamaraThough our hunt for hip hotels is ceaseless, every now and then something comes along and gets in the way. The best coffee in London for example, or the best steak in London, or the best bohemian book launch with cheese (yup, also in London)… Yesterday’s... Read more »
Carnival comes to the Caribbean
by tamaraAs though the ice-white beaches and sparkly seas weren’t enough to tempt us to the Caribbean, in August there’s an added incentive: Carnival season in Grenada starts tomorrow… When 5–10 August. Where Grenada National Stadium, and island-wide. What... Read more »
Summer stays from Kent to Cape Town
by tamaraThis month’s hunt for hip hotels has taken us to lands familiar and foreign. We lingered on British turf for two seaside retreats – The Reading Rooms, a boutique B&B in Kent, and relaxed family-friendly retreat, South Sands, in Devon... Read more »
The Roaming Vintage Store
by tamaraSaturday 7 August, Rag&Bow’s monthly women’s vintage sale at the Paradise By Way of Kensal Green is back (free entry; 12pm–5pm) says local West London blog, Park-Life.org. Visually engaging merchandising, continually on-trend stock... Read more »
TLC for our beloved Ibiza
by tamaraIbiza lovers and eco warriors, it’s time to pledge your support to the Ibiza Preservation Fund. William Aitken and Serena Cook (of Deliciously Sorted) have set up this eco-saving organisation with the support of Ben Goldsmith with the... Read more »
