Denbies Wine Estate, Award Winning English Wine is one of England’s great wine success stories. Sitting on the same strata of soil as the Champagne region its hardly surprising that its had so much success. Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6AA www.denbies.co.uk Denbies Wine The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) is proudly sponsored by Denbies Wine Estate and last month I was lucky enough to have been invited out to Denbies Wine Estate just a few minutes’ drive from Dorking train station, which is under an hour away from London in the Surrey countryside. I went…
Margaret Dabbs medical pedicures are for everyone who values excellent, class and professionalism. I am a gentleman in my fifties, and I have been having beauty and aesthetic treatments for thirties years plus, way before the phrase metrosexual existed. I am two sides of the same coin. One side wants a professional service who knows what they are doing and achieves the result. I would suggest this is the medical way of approaching life. The other side of my personality loves glamour, passion, luxurious pampering, and a good dose of chic style. Both sets of feelings are totally good and…
The Palme d’Or goes to Le Majestic Hotel for Cannes. Time spent in luxury, with a refined gentleman. The Trailer – Handsome British Journalist visits Cannes with a group of other writers to discover the “who done it”. Was it in the library or the restaurant, le casino or maybe it was in the spa, who would imagine!! Initially the setting showed no sign of intrigue but like all good thrillers you need to pay attention…. Well as much as I might have wanted to be a character in an Agatha Christie novel, alas that is not the…
Orel Knightsbridge, where beautifying you is what they do. Luxury Beautification for gentlemen in Kightsbridge Orel is a high-class beauty and hair salon on the beautiful and very classy Walton Street in London’s Knightsbridge, an area that is the epitome luxury. Orel says on their website “We’re Here to Meet Your Hair and Beauty Needs” Simple and to the point its easier said than done, especially when you are looking after clients for which high end luxury service and beauty is the norm. Well to my mind, keep things simple but look after people as if they are…
Sam’s Riverside – A Romantic meal for two by Hammersmith Bridge The River Thames is the lifeblood that runs through London and along the way are some key landmarks, one of which is Hammersmith Bridge, one of the focal points for the famous Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race. On the Hammersmith side, south of the bridge and on one side of the famous Riverside Studios is Sam’s Riverside. Bright, welcoming and open the aesthetics of the restaurant match perfectly the experience. In a…
St. James Hotel and Club is quintessentially English, private and bespoke and an English Afternoon Tea with someone special is a time to delight in the art of conversation and elegance. If you think of Paris offering luxury couture for Ladies, London is absolutely about bespoke ateliers for Gentlemen. Of all London’s chic areas, I think St. James has the largest concentration of Royal Warrants and traditional English establishments offering style and excellence to guests. St. James’s Hotel and Club 7-8 Park Place, St. James’s London, SW1A 1LS +44 20 7316 1600 www.stjameshotelandclub.com Where Are We…
Linda Meredith supplies couture beauty in Knightsbridge. Looking beautiful, being beautiful, being beautified, being pampered and feeling beautiful are all different parts of the pie. The trick in life I feel is to surround yourself with people in the know. Yes, some of us understand all about what’s in the potions and lotions we use on our bodies. Other’s try to tell you that theirs is the best but ultimately life is about what works for you. In fact, as we get older we hopefully get cannier about what works and what does not, which is why most…
Hotel Edelweiss. Authentic luxury ski hotel in Zürs, Austria Authentic Luxury Hotel Edelweiss is absolutely your authentic luxury ski hotel in Lech Zürs, Austria. Travel at its best can be defined as something old, something new, and not necessarily something blue as although we are not getting married, but for the few days you are staying in the hotel it is a kind of marriage. Something old is about being made to feel welcome and looked after and yes if you are feeling daring a touch of love! Something new is that travel at its best should be…