A Robb Wirt Experience

As I drove up the windy road to the Chappellet Vineyard and Winery I could just tell that I was about to escape the hum-drum of corporate winery’s that just want to get me in, sample a tablespoon of wine, scoff at me for not purchasing two cases, and then scoot me along without so much as an explanation as to why I would want to buy their wine to begin with. I think that capitalism and tourism often depletes the passion once fermented from many wineries [...]

A Robb Wirt Experience

As my London escapades come to an end, I relocate over to the Paddington area to check out Hotel Indigo, a 4 star branded boutique hotel. No! I didn’t get kicked out of my last hotel. You’re so silly. First thing I noticed was how close the hotel is to the tube. [...]

A Robb Wirt Experience

There’s a café, restaurant, and deli in Clerkenwell just waiting for you. Head on over to the Modern Pantry located in St John’s Square in EC1. The ground floor café is an energetic bright space, clean and fresh, making it ideal for breakfast or lunch. There’s also a more sophisticated dining room [...]

A Robb Wirt Experience

“A one in a million chance, you know the moment that you crossed over the line, a casual glance, no one has to read between the lines, in the south of France it was spring time, special feelings come alive!” OK, so it’s actually London in the Fall, but whatevs. I’m sitting [...]

By Robb Wirt

After an afternoon of high-power shopping at the iconic Royal Exchange Bank building, the historical home to some of London’s most luxurious boutiques (like Paul Smith, Bulgari, and Cartier), you’re bound to be hungry for an equally satisfying lunch, right? [...]

By Robb Wirt

Today is Friday, and I think my travel companion and I got lost. It’s so warm in the tube that we must have dozed off and once we realized we were off course, we just decided to explore our destiny. We got off the tube at Shepherds Bush central line and wondered about [...]

By Robb Wirt

One of my favorite places to stay, hands down! I don’t even know where to start. Give me a moment while I collect my thoughts… Hmmm, well, I guess it starts back at the tube station really. The hotel is located in the middle of Green Park and Marble Arch tube stops. Green [...]

By Robb Wirt

So you’re in London and it’s a Thursday night. What to do? You could stay in your hotel suite watching reruns of Murder She Wrote, OR, you could head out to the theater. I mean, you ARE in London, which is a lot like going to NYC. You simply cannot go without catching [...]

By Robb Wirt

So you’re not in the mood for fish and chips you say? How about Chinese? Not just any Chinese, Min Jiang Chinese (traditional dishes from China’s gastronomic provinces). It’s on 10th floor of the Kensington’s Royal Garden Hotel. Before dinner we enjoyed cocktails in the restaurants’ bar. The classic, muted furnishings really stood [...]

By Robb Wirt

I’ve traveled the world and the Seven Seas and quite frankly I’m tired of 5 star hotels giving 2 star service. I mean, aren’t you? I decided it was time for a change. I was like it’s time to mix it up a bit and try something different without compromising my needs and [...]

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Shaken, not stirred. Oh really? Since when is anything portrayed in a movie truthful? I know, I know, you can’t handle the truth! Listen up, the first thing you should learn is that you never shake something that doesn’t need to be shaken. There has to be a reason to shake something. Shaking [...]

So you’re in Chelsea, the affluent and enduringly fashionable area of West London wondering where to stay. I’m thinking you might like my Hotel. “My Hotel” is the name of this 45 room boutique hotel that has influences of feng shui and cutting-edge design by James Soane of Project Orange. My Hotel was very quiet [...]

By Robb Wirt It’s time to party roof-top style. I walk into The Thompson Beverly Hills hotel lobby. A man stands by the elevator dressed in a suit and red sneakers. He exudes LA. He provides the wrists bands. Once on the roof I am stimulated by the view of downtown LA and downtown Century [...]

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“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 [...]

By Robb Wirt Laguna Beach is more than a TV show, it’s a city well known for its beaches and artist community. Oh really? I go there to drink and escape paralyzing suburbia, otherwise known as Irvine. Sometimes I even eat, like tonight. I decided to make a scheduled appearance at Sapphire, in the famed [...]