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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Fairmont Hotels has gone to the dogs … literally
You don’t often hear a PR say it but Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has definitely gone to the dogs. Canine Ambassadors http://www.fairmont.com/promotions/canineambassadors are available for “walkies” and cuddles at selected hotels around the world, especially for those guests missing their … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Britain, Canada, Canine Ambassadors, Dogs, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotel, Kenya, Luxury, St Andrews, Travel, UK, USA, Walks
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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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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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Tagged Activities, Britain, country villages, Days out, Denmead, Dogs, Forest, Forestry Commission, Hampshire, Travel, UK, Walks, Woodlands
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Five of the Best – Animal Associations
Five of the best modes of transport from across the Magellan PR client base when you next visit a destination or hotel on holiday! Canine Ambassadors, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Canine Ambassadors are a very popular feature at Fairmont Hotels … Continue reading
Posted in Eco & Nature, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, King Pacific Lodge, London, North America, Bermuda & Caribbean, UK
Tagged Bees, Canada, Cats, Dinosaurs, Dogs, Environment, France, London, Luxury, Travel, UK
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Queen’s Enclosure – part of the historic Forest of Bere
Queen’s Enclosure, Waterlooville, Hampshire When I moved to Waterlooville with The Hound, my trusty canine companion, a key priority was to look for good places to walk together, spoilt as we were when living in London with Wimbledon Common. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Dogs, Hampshire, History, Shipbuilding, Travel, Trees, UK, Walks, Waterlooville
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It’s not Bulldog Drummond, but dogs are welcome…
Favoured by students and locals alike, the Drummond specialises in substantial food and beverages at an affordable price. Located on the outskirts of Guildford city centre, The Drummond is a recently ‘revamped’ food and drink establishment that offers a calm … Continue reading
No, I’m not barking mad …
The very first Lily’s Kitchen Canine Cookery Class On Wednesday, I received a tweet advising that I had won a place on the first Lily’s Kitchen Canine Cookery Course. Correspondingly, this Saturday, I drove up to The London Kitchen, Lambeth, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canine Cookery Course, Cookery Courses, Cookery Schools, Dogs, Food, Homeopathic, London
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