Sleep and Eat with Beauty at Sooke Harbour House, Vancouver Island On the West coast of the beautiful British Columbia about 45 minutes away from the capital Victoria lies a quaint inn Sooke Harbour House, Vancouver Island. Featuring among the top ocean front resorts in Canada the inn offers 28 luxurious rooms with a distinctive [...]
Drink A Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel The Singapore sling is a type of Asian cocktail and was developed around 1915 at the exquisite Raffles Hotel, by a Hainanesee bartender known as Ngiam Tong Boon. It was originally known as gin sling. Back in the years a sling was an American drink that was made [...]
A new guest post by Terrance Richardson of Virgin Holidays Photo by buggolo Whether it is a list of the best beaches in the world or the top five hotels, all lists are biased and subjective. In the end, not every pleasure seeker is in agreement as to what makes a hotel or resort great. What is [...]
Paris is one of the most romantic cities in the world and the perfect place to spend a weekend getaway with your partner. There is nothing more romantic than a walk along the River Seine at sunset or a candlelight dinner cruising past La Ville-Lumière (The City of Light). Paris offers many occasions to say [...]
I always have mixed feelings towards graffiti. Simple tags and smiley faces are a blot on the landscape. Yet poignant and thought provoking statements and images, I believe have a place in the context of the environment they inhabit. Defacing urban spaces with provocative images is something that the mysterious Bristol born artist Banksy excels. [...]
Washington DC might be the administrative capital of the USA, however, for anyone in the know, New York is the REAL heart and soul of this fantastic country. From the shopping and the sightseeing in the day; to hitting the trendy bars and clubs in the evening. Obviously, once the day is over, there is the important [...]
Photo by Smooth_O Throughout history, certain hotels become synonymous with a particular war or conflict. Whether it’s through actual involvement, or where the media and journalists congregate to report on political or military struggles. We have compiled our Top 10 ‘War Hotels’ from the struggle of Bangladesh’s independence; to Libya’s recent uprising. The Palestine [...]
