Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo is turning pink this October
This October, like nearly 40 countries around the world, Monaco will turn pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In collaboration with the charity ‘Pink Ribbon Monaco’ and in celebration of a new breast cancer screening center in the Principality of Monaco, Hôtel Métropole will show its support with a ‘Pink October’ theme running throughout the … Read more
The Best New Hotels, Spas and Restaurants of 2012 by Condé Nast Traveler
From Condé Nast Traveler : “We all know what makes a good hotel good: impeccable service, excellent food, beautiful grounds (and let’s not forget a bed so plush that you dread going home). But for all of us here at Condé Nast Traveler, a good hotel is more than just a blissful temporary roost: It’s also … Read more
Sweet Alchemy Pastry Shop
A pastry shop in Athens looking mysterious adds extra flavour to sweet treats. According to principal architect Kois Stelios, the Sweet Alchemy shop design was inspired by ancient mysticism practiced in laboratories to uncover the powers of rare crystals and potions. Read more: http://psssst.net/
London’s Hedonism offers ‘pinnacle of wine retail’
A new wine store in London’s well-heeled Mayfair wants to become the ‘pinnacle’ of wine retail and the best shop of its kind in the world. Hedonism Wines, which opened last week (16 August), stocks around 1,000 spirits and 3,500 wines, focusing on what it calls the ‘creme de la creme’ from each … Read more
Dining on a Terrace, a Worldwide Experience
See on Scoop.it – Food, wine and other pleasures Stunning views, amazing dining experiences and great landscapes: Relais & Châteaux selected a number of outstanding and unique terraces from all over the world. With one terrace overlooking the sea on the island of Capri, another plunging you into invigorating luxuriant green countryside in France … Read more
Santambrogio glass house
If you treasure privacy, this may not be the house for you. And the house proud among us could only imagine how long it would take to clean. But what a view. These striking artist impressions reveal how an entirely glass house, designed by architect Carlo Santambrogio, would look. From changing to bathing, sleeping and eating, the blue … Read more
Richard Branson reveals his London haunts in free new London City Guide app
Are you one of the many globetrotters arriving in London this week? Make sure that you download Richard Branson’s exclusive insider guide to London in ‘Virgin Atlantic’s London City Guide’ app. With itineraries from famous Londoners such as designer Alice Temperley, to the Virgin Atlantic crew themselves – discover London’s best kept Virgin secrets in the free programme for … Read more
Hotel replaces Bibles with ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Do you like to find Bible in your hotel room or do you prefer something more spicy? In the case you prefer some spicier books, there’s a good news for you. NBC says: “Bibles in nightstands are a familiar amenity for hotel guests, but travelers seeking to read their favorite verse at one establishment will … Read more
London Olympics for foodies
“Half of the world” will be in London in those days. Needing any suggestion where to go to eat? London is not only a beautiful city, it’s also a city which unites the widest variety of cultures than any other city in Europe and also only few cities worldwide can compare with it. This variety … Read more
Finland’s Snow Castle freezes time by offering unique ice-xperience
If chilly weather is what enthuses you the most, then the Snow Castle in Finland easily qualifies as your summer getaway as it offers a unique experience of staying at a hotel and dining in a restaurant completely made of snow. As for a peep into the history, the Snow Castle Restaurant built in 1996 … Read more
