Jumeirah Essex House - New York City

Posted on 29 June 2009

Photos & Review by The Cobrasnake

When I arrived at the fancy Essex House next to Central Park, I was greeted with a wet towel at check-in. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. Once in the room I had fun with the phone/ touch pad control for everything. You could set the mood of the [...]

Rest & Relaxation at Pennyhill Park Hotel - Surrey, UK

Posted on 26 June 2009

By Jennifer O’Neill
You haven’t experienced the most restful sleep of your life until you’ve spent an evening between the sheets at Pennyhill Park Hotel. Located a short drive outside of Central London, in Bagshot, Surrey, this five red-star hotel has mastered the ’Art of Sleep’. You know you are in good hands when you spot [...]

Uniquely a Place like Home - London

Posted on 25 June 2009

London!  One of the most exciting cities in the world.  If you can’t live there, next time your travel plans take you to the UK, pretend to be a real Londoner and rent a luxury home from Uniquely A Place Like Home. This London based company specializes in short term lets and with over sixteen years in [...]

The Lofts @ Hollywood & Vine

Posted on 21 June 2009

The most commonly asked question of realtors is the question that is on the minds of most buyers: Is this a good time to buy a house? The answer depends on a number of personal factors, but the general response in most cases is - yes. Experts will tell you that it’s nearly always a [...]

BOHO - Hollywood’s First and Only Gastropub

Posted on 21 June 2009

A gastro pub is a British term combining gastronomy and “public house”, stepping it up a couple notches above a basic pub that serves plain old “pub grub”. The concept of the gastro pub has been popular in Europe (especially Great Britain) for many years by offering customers the traditional pub experience mixed with quality [...]

It’s HUMANOID Nature

Posted on 18 June 2009

Humanoid, a Netherlands-based design collaboration between Sandra Harmsen (creative director) and Hans Boelens (commercial director) and Cecile Bleijenberg (head of design) is making waves internationally with its barely there, easy to wear design aesthetic. Airy silhouettes mixed with loose cashmere cardigans, stylish scarves and draped fabrics hang over the body ever so lightly and pair [...]

Trianon Palace & Spa - Versailles

Posted on 17 June 2009

Built in 1909 by the architect René Sergent, best known for designing the Plaza Athénée in Paris, the legendary Trianon Palace & Spa was built on the site of an old convent. Situated at the end of the avenues in the royal gardens of Versailles, it quickly became the favorite holiday destination for Parisian high [...]

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ART

Andy Warhol at Galeries du Grand Palais, Paris until July 13th 2009.

Posted on 05 June 2009

An exhibition organized by the Reunion des Musees Nationaux in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum, Puittsburgh. Sponsored by LVMH / Moët Hennessy. In 1962, Andy Warhol painted the portraits of Marilyn Monroe and her rival Liz Taylor, reinterpreted the Mona Lisa and Elvis Presley. From 1967 until his death in 1987, he produced [...]

EAT & DRINK

BOHO - Hollywood’s First and Only Gastropub

Posted on 21 June 2009

A gastro pub is a British term combining gastronomy and “public house”, stepping it up a couple notches above a basic pub that serves plain old “pub grub”. The concept of the gastro pub has been popular in Europe (especially Great Britain) for many years by offering customers the traditional pub experience mixed with quality [...]

TRAVEL

Jumeirah Essex House - New York City

Posted on 29 June 2009

Photos & Review by The Cobrasnake

When I arrived at the fancy Essex House next to Central Park, I was greeted with a wet towel at check-in. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. Once in the room I had fun with the phone/ touch pad control for everything. You could set the mood of the [...]

Travel Rants

Melodrama on the High Seas

Posted on 14 May 2009

By Robb Wirt

“Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship. …For a three hour tour, a three hour tour.” OK, it was only two and a half hours, and well, does tropic in spirit count? You get the [...]


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