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Struth! First Mo-Tel is no-tel
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says its been closed for twenty-years, and today only the original mission-style belltower still stands to mark where the world’s first motel was built in California in 1925. Los Angeles architect, Arthur Heineman built the […]
Hotels come clean with discarded soap
Starwood bathroom amenities (flickr/dandc) About one million partly used bars of soap are tossed out daily by U.S. hotels, according to Clean the World Foundation, a non-profit organisation that recycles used soap for distribution to developing nations and homeless shelters. But recycling organisations such as Clean the World, based in Orlando, and Global Soap Project, […]
Hotels come clean with discarded soap
Starwood bathroom amenities (flickr/dandc) About one million partly used bars of soap are tossed out daily by U.S. hotels, according to Clean the World Foundation, a non-profit organisation that recycles used soap for distribution to developing nations and homeless shelters. But recycling organisations such as Clean the World, based in Orlando, and Global Soap Project, […]
Hotels come clean with discarded soap
Starwood bathroom amenities (flickr/dandc) About one million partly used bars of soap are tossed out daily by U.S. hotels, according to Clean the World Foundation, a non-profit organisation that recycles used soap for distribution to developing nations and homeless shelters. But recycling organisations such as Clean the World, based in Orlando, and Global Soap Project, […]
Ireland Makes Way For a Queen and a President
The whole of the Emerald Isle is abuzz with enthusiasm for the visits of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the USA’s President Barack Obama – both taking place this May. The visits from two of the world’s most important heads of state are expected to boost Ireland’s image worldwide. Queen Elizabeth’s historic visit will be […]
Ireland Makes Way For a Queen and a President
The whole of the Emerald Isle is abuzz with enthusiasm for the visits of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the USA’s President Barack Obama – both taking place this May. The visits from two of the world’s most important heads of state are expected to boost Ireland’s image worldwide. Queen Elizabeth’s historic visit will be […]
Ireland Makes Way For a Queen and a President
The whole of the Emerald Isle is abuzz with enthusiasm for the visits of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the USA’s President Barack Obama – both taking place this May. The visits from two of the world’s most important heads of state are expected to boost Ireland’s image worldwide. Queen Elizabeth’s historic visit will be […]
STORMY END FOR LUXURY STEAMER YONGALA
David Ellis WHEN he went in search of a cab in the days before radio taxis, David Coyne went to the rank near his local pub at Mackay in Queensland, and to his delight found not only a cab – but one that was being driven by a seldom-seen old mate. The two men had […]
Taste Your Way to the Top at Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House
The perfect blend of fine wines and superb food in the historic setting of a country manor is on offer when Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House hosts ‘Tasting at the Top’ on 17 June. The evening will feature a six-course degustation menu created by Piccadilly Restaurant’s Executive Chef, Girard Ramsay, utilising the restaurant’s own organic […]
Taste Your Way to the Top at Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House
The perfect blend of fine wines and superb food in the historic setting of a country manor is on offer when Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House hosts ‘Tasting at the Top’ on 17 June. The evening will feature a six-course degustation menu created by Piccadilly Restaurant’s Executive Chef, Girard Ramsay, utilising the restaurant’s own organic […]
