Living La Dolce Vita
by tamaraIf we’ve tempted you to investigate Italy at the La Dolce Vita event in London this weekend, be sure to locate stall G1 where you’ll see the lovely Aline and Sabine, and their Graham and Green-designed life-size boutique bolthole bedroom. They’ll... Read more »
Hotel of the Week: Palazzo Seneca
by tamaraWe’re honouring all things Italian at the moment, first with our run-down of the land’s finest foodie regions and now with our day-early winning hotel of the week – an Umbrian number in Norcia… Style Aristocrat’s peaceful palace Setting... Read more »
Special spas for Mother’s Day
by tamaraThis weekend, another Hallmark-friendly holiday approaches, but this one really is worth celebrating. Rather than inscribing a heart-shaped ‘mum’ tattoo on your right bicep, show your affection with a sumptuous spa retreat (where you get... Read more »
Eating our way around Italy
by tamaraThe 2010 La Dolce Vita show is set to honour all things Italian this week. We’ll be there of course – look out for our Graham and Green-styled stall, G1. In greedy anticipation, we’re playing foodie Top Trumps with six of Italy’s regions,... Read more »
Postcard from Verbier: all done in the best possible taste
by tamaraA flight to Geneva, a train to Martigny and a 100 minutes of driving will get you to Switzerland’s sunniest ski resort: Verbier. Nothing prepared me for quite how special a few days here would be: it’s upmarket but down-to-earth;... Read more »
Hotel of the Week: Hurst House on the Marsh
by tamaraLast week, we were asked to ferret out our finery and head west to Wales for a glitzy party on a former farm estate near Carmarthen. Armed with our Dylan Thomas verse, marsh-proof wellies and facial-thirsty faces, we willingly went to experience... Read more »
Snapshots of Luxury and Latest News
by Lola AkinmadeWhile attending the festival in London last weekend, I also hopped into the 5-star luxury boutique hotel, The Milestone(*) to do a review for an online publication. While I no longer choose to bunk down in 24-bed hostel rooms mostly due to... Read more »
Fashion-friendly March marvels
by tamaraWith the last of the fashion weeks causing catwalk-and-couture chaos in Paris, we’ve found some supermodel-worthy stays, dreamed up by designers usually famed for their frocks… Christian Lacroix takes over in the capital of couture,... Read more »
Listen up: TuneSmith’s musical recommendations for March
by tamaraALBUM OF THE MONTH The Family Jewels by Marina & the Diamonds When? You’re planning the soundtrack to summer 2010 Why? She has the twinkle to be a star and the songs to prove it It is a particular brand of Top-Shop-pop that will take... Read more »
Hotel of the Week: The 1770 House
by tamaraWe’re heading over to the heavenly Hamptons this week to decisively declare the picket-fenced and prim 1770 House in East Hampton our favourite hotel (for the next seven days at least)… Why this week? Mr & Mrs Smith members... Read more »
