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Hotel review: Lainston House Hotel, Winchester, Hampshire

Oct 06, 2011

What's to love? A 17th century country house hotel set in 63 acres of parkland, where the likes of Mariah Carey, Michael Caine, and Madonna have laid their heads. First impressions The...
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Review: Passeig de Gracia Apartments

Aug 30, 2011

What's to love? A beautiful early 20th century apartment block is located on Passeig de Gracia, surrounded by some of Barcelona's most amazing architecture (check out the Gaudi building,...
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Restaurant review: Relais Plaza, Hotel Plaza Athenee, Paris

Aug 22, 2011

First impressions As you sweep past bodyguarded jewellers (we dare you to resist a peek at Harry Winston), and the designer shops peppering the fashionable Avenue Montaigne (just off the...
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Hotel review: A'jia, Istanbul

May 13, 2011

What's to love? This whitewashed 19th-century mansion is a retreat from Istanbul's busy city centre and is remotely located on the banks of the Bosphorus on the Asian side. First impressions If...
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Hotel review: The Mandarin Oriental, New York

Apr 14, 2011

What's to love? The Mandarin Oriental is a go-to hotspot for celebs in New York (Liam Neeson and Helen Mirren are just two of its regulars), and, with its dramatic views over Central Park, afforded...
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Video of the day: See New York City in your lunch hour!

Apr 08, 2011

From Times Square to the Lincoln Centre and Grand Central Station, this video (below) gives you a glimpse of life in New York The time-lapse film made by filmmaker James Ogle, has reminded us all...
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