MagellanStraitsRSSFeed- Shaken Not Stirred Series – ‘The Great Gatsby Cocktail’ 22/05/2013To celebrate the recent release of the 2013 film ‘The Great Gatsby’, Erik Lorincz, The American Bar’s award winning barman, has created an elegant masterpiece in the form of ’The Great Gatsby” cocktail for The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel. He tells us that his inspiration was drawn from the film itself … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Travel Facts#2: In the footsteps of Napoleon! 20/05/2013For anyone wanting to know more about Emperor Napoleon, surely there can be no more symbolic a place to visit than Aix Island, in Poitou-Charentes, France. Napoleon finally left French soil forever from Aix Island en route to his banishment … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Suite Dreams Series – #11 – The Savoy’s Monet Suite 17/05/2013I guess the picture above lets the cat out of the bag so to speak but we recently took a sneaky peak around perhaps one of London’s most famous suites – the Monet Suite of The Savoy where Monsieur Claude … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Shaken Not Stirred Series – ‘The Great Gatsby Cocktail’ 22/05/2013
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Not just any old view ….
Whoever first termed the phrase location, location, location was a genius in my humble opinion. Just take a look at this view of the fabulous beach at Tulum, Riviera Maya, Mexico I took two years ago – it’s irresistible, isn’t … Continue reading
Hanging around at Viceroy Riviera Maya!
One of the best loved pieces of “furniture” at Viceroy Riviera Maya is the locally made hammocks which hang in the secluded jungle gardens of each of the resort’s 41 villas, perfect for that discreet “siesta”. These hand-crocheted hammocks (available in different … Continue reading
Posted in Central & South America, Hotels & Resorts, Viceroy Riviera Maya
Tagged Destinations, Hammock, History, Hotel, Luxury, Mexico, Viceroy Rivera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula
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Seen on a trip to Viceroy Riviera Maya ...
Reblogged from magellanstraits: At one with the Ancients in Tulum When you stay at the Viceroy Riviera Maya, Mexico, make sure you visit Tulum - a magnificent Mayan city perched on a cliff, overlooking the Caribbean Ocean on the east coast of … Continue reading
Jungle Living Down Mexico Way!
The lush, tropical jungle encircling each of the 41 villas and the Spa comprising Viceroy Riviera Maya and leading down a slight slope to the sandy beach and the Caribbean Sea beyond, is one of the most attractive and most commented … Continue reading
Painter by Name, Painter by Nature!
Colin Painter is a British artist who has lived in the Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées, for a number of years. I suspect with a name like his, his career choice was made for him at birth! If you are in the area around … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Europe, Midi-Pyrénées
Tagged Art, Colin Painter, France, Midi-Pyrénées, Sidobre, Tarn
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Out and about around Tower Hill!
There is so much to see in London but for newcomers, (and for Londoners like myself who have never done it), my suggestion would be to visit the myriad of attractions that surround the Tower of London. This suggested day out requires both … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, London, UK
Tagged Emperor Trajan, England, HMS Belfast, London, Museum of London, Roman London, Tate Modern, Tower, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, World War II
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Between a rock and a hard place
How can you resist an invitation to view a rock shaped like a hen? So began a visit to the heart of the Regional Natural Park of Haut Languedoc, the largest granite plateau in Europe in Sidobre in the department … Continue reading
Rochefort and Aix on the Atlantic Coast of Poitou-Charentes
One of the most fascinating towns of Poitou-Charentes with its maritime heritage attractions, elegant boulevards and eclectic museums, Rochefort is tucked inside a loop of the Charente river. Rochefort was a quiet fishing village until 1666 when ‘Sun King’ Louis XIV ordered the building … Continue reading
Posted in Eco & Nature, Europe, Poitou-Charentes
Tagged Aix, Fort Boyard, France, Ile d'Aix, Louis XIV of France, Poitou-Charentes, Rochefort, Rochefort Ocean, Travel
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The Comic Strip Presents: Angoulême
Located on the banks of the Charente River, Angoulême was renowned for centuries for it’s paper industry. However in the 21st century, the town has become the world capital of image, colour and cartoon. The comic strip has become so intrinsic to the … Continue reading
