When the Tasmanian government took possession of a seen-better-days line of 19th-century warehouses and a disused jam factory on Hobart’s blustery waterfront in the Seventies, it could have done two things: knock the whole lot down and commission a steel-and-glass number in their place, or preserve the historic façade and wait for someone with funds […]
Just outside Prague stands this nation’s first country-house hotel. That’s not its only unique selling point, says Adrian Mourby‘The Elixir of Power is designed to relax the part of the brain that is adult-inhibited,” says Jim Cusumano. “It allows the creative responses to flow freely.”The elixir in question comes in a martini glass with dry […]
On 29 November the foundation stone will be laid for India’s first monorail project in Mumbai, The Times of India has reported. The 19.5km rail network will connect south Mumbai to the eastern suburbs, and is expected to be completed by May 2011.India’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, is expected to lay the foundation stone, the […]
Not only is Raffles the best place to stay in Beijing, it’s also a hotel rich in historyBuilt in 1917, during China’s republican experiment, this hotel was situated within the territory of the French Legation and known as Le Grand Hotel de Peking. The original Art Deco design was not carried out in its entirety, […]
A hip hotel in Wellington? There’s a first time for everythingAlthough New Zealand is dead cool for the kind of traveller who enjoys dangling at the end of a bungee cord, nobody ever accused its cities of being hip. Ohtel, which opened this year in Wellington, the capital, aims to do something about that: it […]
Simone Kane stocks up for the festive table in Pas-de-Calais“Champagne tasting is a strange concept,” says wine critic Oz Clarke, as he kicks off our sampling session. “We don’t usually bother tasting it, we just get on with drinking it.”Over the next 36 hours I drink and eat a lot, with Oz as one of […]
The Philippines is setting its sights on adventure travellers by offering new tour packages aimed at introducing and highlighting the country’s great outdoors and climate, the Philippines Daily Inquirer reported.“Our exhilarating adventure packages coupled with our sunny clime complement the high experiential travel population in the US,” Tourism Secretary, Ace Durano, was quoted saying in […]
CanapésLe Jéroboam terrine of foie gras with fruit chutney and toasted sourdough breadNormandy oysters with rye bread from La Halte d’Autrefois bakeryBoudin blancwith truffles from charcutier M ManierFree-range turkey from Licquesroasted in butter and thyme with chestnuts, rattes du Touquet and caramelised endiveVacherin de Mont d’Orserved with a green salad from CaseusBûche de Noëlvarious
To: All Thanksgiving team members.Subject: New initiative for a highly effective Thanksgiving dinner.In light of last year's undesirable outcome (to wit: the lack of pie, overcrowded kitchen conditions and the unfortunate Aunt Filomena incident), we are embarking on a new strategy.Going forward, we are appointing a CEO of Thanksgiving.FELLOW cooks, it is time to take control of the giant […]
Dense piles of copper-tinted leaves in the park, the smell of hot chestnuts, conkers, soggy raincoats and warm scarves… it’s that time of year again.Take an early morning walk in any park and you’ll see mist, frost and dewdrops sparkling like diamonds. Bejewelled leaves and spiders’ webs create a natural wonder that is specific to […]