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
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In the Frame – West Wittering
Inspired by todays #FriFotos’ theme “West”, how could I resist a picture from The Hounds’ favourite spot West Wittering? This natural and unspoiled sandy beach offers panoramic views of Chichester Harbour and the South Downs beyond! Perfect! Contributor: Alexandra Pinhorn – Photography: Sue Lowry Magellan PR is on twitter: @MagellanPR … Continue reading
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Tagged #FriFotos, Activities, Britain, Chichester Harbour, country villages, Days out, South Downs, The Beach, West Wittering
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In the Frame – Elstead, Surrey
Inspired by todays #FriFotos’ theme, how could I resist one of Sue’s famed tree pictures. Taken summer 2012 on a visit to Elstead, Surrey, this picture fills me with warm summer days resting in the shade of green and verdant trees. … Continue reading
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Five of the Best… Pedal Power
For edition six of Magellan PR’s Five of the Best series, we are talking pedal power. Whether you are trying to be green, preparing your body for the beach or just taking in the sights and the sounds of some of the … Continue reading
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A3 Wanderings: Lazy Sunday lunch at the Bat & Ball Inn, Hambledon
This is a pub or rather “Inn” that I have wanted to re-visit for several years so one Sunday, I decided to take the bull by the horns and do so. Sitting outside with the Hound, a cricket match being played opposite, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, country villages, Cricket, Days out, Dogs, Hambledon, Hampshire, History, Local history, Pubs, Travel, UK
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A3 Wanderings: The Cradle of Cricket
I last visited the Bat & Ball, Hambledon on the occasion of the Millennium, having decided to mark the great event by having dinner near the “cradle of the modern game” of cricket with a crowd of cricket mad friends. … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, country villages, Cricket, Days out, Food, Hampshire, History, Local history, Travel, UK
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Portsdown Hill – Looking out over Portsmouth
Years ago, my mother introduced me to Portsdown Hill (a favourite viewing point) with her graphic, grim recollection of how she watched a German bombing raid over Portsmouth in World War II reduce the city to ashes. In her later … Continue reading
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Tagged country villages, Days out, Dogs, Hampshire, Local history, Portsdown Hill, Travel, UK
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A new discovery: Creech Wood, Denmead
One of the joys of having a Hound is finding new places for “walkies” and recently, on a friend’s recommendation, I discovered Creech Wood, Denmead. Like Queen’s Enclosure and Park Wood, Waterlooville, it is another remnant of the Forest of … Continue reading
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A3 Wanderings: Selborne, Hampshire
Wanting to know more about this name I see everyday on the A3 roundabout, Gilbert White, has also brought me an unexpected treat. By visiting Gilbert White’s House (more in another post), it has lead me to Selborne, a delightful … Continue reading
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