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Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles Celebrates 90 Years As Host To Celebrities, Dignitaries And Elite Travelers
Designated the “Host of the Coast” upon opening on October 1, 1923 and the grandest hotel west of Chicago, the legendary Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles is celebrating a major milestone with its 90th anniversary. One of the most architecturally stunning and historical hotels in the U.S., Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles continues to serve discerning guests including dignitaries, celebrities and […]
The Henry Jones Art Hotel Claim Australia’s Best Young Chefs
The Henry Jones Art Hotel is celebrating the success of two of its young chefs, who were this week named winners of the Nestle Golden Chef’s Hat Award. Hobart chefs Libby Green and Daniel Garwood, who work in Henry’s Kitchen, were awarded two gold and one silver medal for three courses of decadent delights they […]
The Henry Jones Art Hotel Claim Australia’s Best Young Chefs
The Henry Jones Art Hotel is celebrating the success of two of its young chefs, who were this week named winners of the Nestle Golden Chef’s Hat Award. Hobart chefs Libby Green and Daniel Garwood, who work in Henry’s Kitchen, were awarded two gold and one silver medal for three courses of decadent delights they […]
PETER’S PASSION FOR THE AUSSIE PRODUCT
Wc16Sep13 David Ellis PETER Logan is a passionate Aussie, and the more-so when it comes to the product of our own home-grown wineries, because as he says, “with some of the most interesting, excellent value, and even quirkiest wines around, why go looking abroad for something to stand out from the crowd?” His own Logan […]
Tolmer’s Tale: Saving Adelaide from ruin
ALEXANDER TOLMER’s BOTTLER OF A TALE David Ellis STRANGE as it may sound, Adelaide as we know it today may well have never come about had it not been for the achievements in the 1850s of a resourceful Police Commissioner who not only saved the city from bankruptcy, but also the potential abandonment […]
&Beyond offer free SA domestic fly drive transfers to Phinda Mountain or Forest Lodge
&Beyond’s family friendly Phinda Mountain Lodge or romantic and secluded Phinda Forest Lodge are renowned for Cheetah and Black rhino sightings. When you stay for three nights at either lodge, &Beyond will host your return transport from Johannesburg, via Richards Bay, or Durban for free until 31 December 2013. At Phinda you can encounter predators […]
&Beyond offer free SA domestic fly drive transfers to Phinda Mountain or Forest Lodge
&Beyond’s family friendly Phinda Mountain Lodge or romantic and secluded Phinda Forest Lodge are renowned for Cheetah and Black rhino sightings. When you stay for three nights at either lodge, &Beyond will host your return transport from Johannesburg, via Richards Bay, or Durban for free until 31 December 2013. At Phinda you can encounter predators […]
The resort that never opened: Sheraton Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Around the world there are numerous tales of failed hotel projects, but in the South Pacific at least, this is a celebrated case. If ‘celebrated’ is the right word. (c) Roderick Eime The project was kicked off by a shady Italian who managed to enlist numerous backers. He seduced the tiny island nation of the […]
Deserted Places: Hotels and Resorts
Travelling around the world I sometimes encounter these forlorn structures. Some were once bursting with life and history, others were never even opened and abandoned before seeing their first guests. Ryu-Gyong Hotel (markpanama)
Architecture, Fast Cars and Princess Training at The Peninsula Chicago
An exciting new range of Peninsula Academy tours are now on offer at The Peninsula Chicago. These range from fascinating insights into Chicago’s architecture and historical neighbourhoods to an exotic car adventure and a Princess experience for younger guests. Chicago is the birthplace of the skyscraper, and on Private Architectural Boat Cruise: River Tour of Chicago’s Skyscrapers, guests […]
