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 …
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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…
Bruichladdich Luxury Scottish Whisky: A unique sense of place https://www.bruichladdich.com/ It is rare, in life, to find a product which speaks so loudly of its surroundings and the people who produced it. One might think of French perfume and the elegant boulevards of Paris perhaps. The finest tailoring is the preserve of the English with London’s gentlemanly Saville Row at its heart, and if you want the most exotic and flamboyant super-cars look no further than stylish Italians. With this in mind, it is naturally the rugged landscape of Scotland that springs to mind whenever the name whisky is uttered.…
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,…
Recently Gentlemans Butler was invited to a test track day at Brands Hatch to drive the Peugeot RCZ_R+ You can watch our great day out and see how it glides round the track as if it’s on rails. After I had gone round myself I asked if the test driver would give me a few laps with him driving. Was that a wise question I ask !!! I grew up with Formula 1 on the BBC, names like Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alan Prost, Ayrton Senna and many more gave driving a romance. My grandfather was a test…
Gentlemans Butler joins up for NEW CHINA TOURISM CAMPAIGN The GREAT China Welcome 09 May 2014 Gentlemans Butler joins up for NEW CHINA TOURISM CAMPAIGN Gentlemans Butler is a member of the GREAT China Welcome Charter, an initiative which aims to make Britain the most welcoming destination in Europe for Chinese visitors. Run by VisitBritain with the support of the UK Government, the GREAT China Welcome Charter is only open to companies which have demonstrated services and facilities that are particularly suitable for Chinese visitors. By selecting a company which displays the GREAT China Welcome Chartermark a visitor from China…
24hrs and see the sights in Chicago Ever wondered what to do with a few spare hours in a city. Maybe changing planes, having a business trip or just like to live in the fast lane. Splash, splosh, splash …. Last week courtesy of Chicago Premium Outlets® www.premiumoutlets.com/chicago Gentlemans Butler visited Chicago to look at style, entertainment and Premium Outlets city of shops, a short trip outside the city where you can find major brands for a snip, as we say en Angleterre! Chicago Premium Outlets offers everyday savings of 25% to 65% with regular sales. If you feel this…