Tag Archives: London

London’s Best Blooms

London’s Best Blooms

Grey. Cloudy. Drizzly. These are the words many attach to London with a grunt or a groan. How little they know… Colourful. Bright. Blossoming. These are the words that really apply to London at this time of year, because come rain or shine (fingers crossed!), London is about to burst into a beautiful... (more...)

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New for May: Smith hotels from Amsterdam to Vietnam, via Hampshire, Hawaii and Hong Kong…

New for May: Smith hotels from Amsterdam to Vietnam, via Hampshire, Hawaii and Hong Kong…

This month, the intrepid Smith team of style-seeking hotel hunters began its global trek in canal-crossed Amsterdam, home to a trio of reinvented Dutch stunners: a modern aristocrat named Sir Albert (originally a diamond factory), the fantastical Andaz Amsterdam (formerly a library) and modernist masterpiece... (more...)

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Travel gallery: the Bingham boutique hotel in London

Travel gallery: the Bingham boutique hotel in London

Looking for boutique hotels in London but want to escape the bustle of the city? Go west: in riverside Richmond, the Bingham is a smart townhouse with stylish rooms, excellent food and a verdant lawn that leads down to the Thames… (All photos by Rachel Juarez-Carr.) Tweet  Read More →

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Top London Parks for Running

Top London Parks for Running

36,000 runners have bagged a bib for this year’s London Marathon on Sunday 21st April. It’s one of the world’s top running events and every year almost double the number of available places are bid for by participants from all over the planet. There are the serious front runners with records and... (more...)

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Baglioni Hotel, London: hotel of the week

Baglioni Hotel, London: hotel of the week

This week we’re prescribing a hearty dose of lavish Latin living as a post-winter pick-me-up: snugly situated on the southwest corner of London’s Hyde Park is the irresistibly Italian Baglioni Hotel… Style: Daring decadence Setting: Parkside palatial Why this week? Spring is officially here but... (more...)

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Inside London #14: Swarovski Crystallized

Inside London #14: Swarovski Crystallized

With rain-soaked pavements and throngs of unsmiling shoppers, shopping in London can be less than pleasant without some insider knowledge. But we’re here to help: just two umbrella-dodging minutes from London’s hectic Oxford Circus, there’s a serenely sparkling wonderland: welcome to... (more...)

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Things not to do in London

London is one of the most visited metropolitan cities with a perfect combination of rich history and modern look. A famous writer once said: One who is tired of London is tired of life. London is overwhelming beautiful and chic city. One can easily find millions of blogs to know “What to explore... (more...)

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Malin + Goetz: secret travel address book

Malin + Goetz: secret travel address book

Last week, we sat down with Malin + Goetz co-founder Andrew Goetz to get the scoop on the stylish duo’s travel tips. We couldn’t let him off the hook, though, without getting a peek into their little black book of favourite on-the-road places to eat, drink, sleep and shop in Amsterdam, plus his... (more...)

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