Romantic long winter walks in London Sunday and a perfect day just to wander. If we were in Paris I could recommend a book by Edmund White called The Flaneur “A stroll through the Paradoxes of Paris” Go out, and have a wander…..sometimes the best days are completely not planned….just see where it takes you. The joy is when you do this, very often you strike upon some totally unexpected and when you do it will usually feel extra special. This is a taster and a teaser…. If you are after full length Luxury Travel Editorial click here …
Mr Stamford’s Luxury English Gentleman’s Umbrella. So you have a new wallet, you have been fitted for a bespoke shirt and now you need something for the winter rains, to protect you and your lady as a Gentleman should. The classic long well-made Umbrella to my mind is an iconic item for a Gentleman but also is iconic item from the London archives. I think of those famous photos of London men in bowler hats and umbrellas and of course the newspaper. Props if you like. We think you should consider a luxury and originally new brand called Mr Stanford,…
Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East is shown with the exhibition Gold at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 7 November 2014 – 22 February 2015. Visitor information and tickets for The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace: www.royalcollection.org.uk, T. +44 (0)20 7766 7301. #royaltour1862 This is definitely one for the diary. You can browse in half an hour or give it a 2 hour solid stint. For me it’s interesting as my background was working in television production in the Middle East. Sometimes I feel people think they have to be a pure intellect to appreciate these exhibitions. Absolutely…
A taste of Macau cuisine at A.Wong in Victoria, London – www.awong.co.uk One of the wonders of cuisine is when it’s done well, you can get a taste of cultures some many thousands of miles away. In preparation for my trip next year to Hong Kong and China I was invited with a select group of journalist to a wonderful food event at A.Wong in Victoria. From 17th to 29th November Londoners will have a chance to discover the culinary delights of Macau with the introduction of a Macanese tasting menu at A.Wong in Victoria, which recently gained a Bib…
Bregenz Austria – The Cultural Capital of the World A grand statement you may think. But as we all know statements like this need to be quantified. I cannot think of another place that I know of that has such a high ratio of permanent arts establishments per person. Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. The city is located on the eastern shores of Lake Constance (Bodensee), the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe at the 2014 figures has a population of 28,500 people. They have a world famous music festival in the Bregenz…
Bregenz, Austria: A love affair with Lake Constance Looking at the map spread over her coffee table, sat cross legged in a yoga position she looked to her boyfriend who was busy looking at the football scores on his iPhone. The beautiful Constance said “we are going”. “Where” came the reply, “to a place called Bregenz on Lake Constance in Austria” she replied A suitable retort of wonderful male enthusiasm came back “Oh” and then sort of waking up from his slumber with “Why” Well Constance by this time, being in full female awaking retorted “because it says it’s beautiful,…
Luxury French Fragrance House Maison Francis Kurkdjian Pluriel, a collection of new fragrances for men and women is available to buy in September Both are lovely but the ladies perfume is a genuine classic. To me if I conjured up an image of a feminine, classy and charming lady she would be wearing this. It was an immediate love affair, which is still going strong. The bottle, the colour and then the sweet but not overpowering aroma is quite simply perfect. So much so that we will be adding this to Gentlemans Butler Shop which has a raison d’etre of…
Luxury Russian Beauty Treatments at K West Spa London K West Hotel & Spa, Richmond Way, London W14 0AX www.k-west.co.uk +44 (0)20 8008 6600 – When you think of Shepherds Bush what do you think? – When you think of Russian beauty what do you think? My connections are… Shepherds Bush was one of the very first places I lived in London, The BBC, Wogan (gosh that shows my age), Westfield, the market… And Russia, I used to live with a flatmate from Archangel in the north of Russia, it has a beautiful culture, red cabbage and very cold winters.…