MagellanStraitsRSSFeed- Photo diary – Three days in Poitou-Charentes 19/06/2013Alexandra’s photo diary following three fab days in Poitou-Charentes…. Day One… Exploring the old port of La Rochelle… It’s unsurprising that La Rochelle is home to the most photographed harbours on France’s Atlantic coast…. Check into Entre Hôtes, full of classic French style – … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Travel Facts#2: Heads of State! 17/06/2013As tourists wander around Westminster absorbing the history of years, they stumble across King Charles 1st and Oliver Cromwell locked in each others’ sight for eternity. It is often thought that Cromwell’s statue – erected in 1899 to a design by Sir William Thornycroft - is avoiding the gaze of the … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Shaken Not Stirred – “Lady In Red” By The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver 14/06/2013Embrace the sunset and the person you love with the latest little soupçon from Shaken Not Stirred. For us, the “Lady In Red” cocktail from The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is the prefect drink for the perfect summer’s evening. Ingredients: - 25ml Southern Comfort - … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Photo diary – Three days in Poitou-Charentes 19/06/2013
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HotelFacts: #8: Count Peter of Savoy
For the eighth in our series of Hotel Facts, we return to The Savoy … again … (seeing a pattern here?) A jewel of an Art Deco refit in 1930, the new frontage of The Savoy London included a 1904 sculpture of Count Peter … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, London, UK
Tagged Travel, Hotel, London, Luxury, UK, History, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Britain, The Savoy London, Art Deco, Savoy, Savoy London, Count Peter of Savoy, Savoy Court
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HotelFacts: #6: The Hedge Museum
For the sixth in our Hotel Facts series, we return again to Spain, the Castile y Leon area and Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine - a privately owned historic winery and hotel estate dating back to the twelfth century. This obelisk, above, … Continue reading
Vintage Photo Series – The Fairmont Banff Springs – part two
For the second part of our vintage series featuring The Fairmont Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada (this year celebrating her 125th Anniversary), we turn our attention to the hotel staff who to our mind, are as important to a luxury … Continue reading
Posted in Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, North America, Bermuda & Caribbean, Vintage Photo Series
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Alberta, Banff Springs, Bellboys, Canada, Cocktails, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Food, History, Hotel, Kitchens, Luxury, Tea, The Fairmont Banff Springs, Travel, Vintage
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HotelFacts: #4: A hotel with its own church
Returning to Spain for the fourth in our Hotel Facts series, we once again, turn our attention to the Castile y Leon area and Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine - a beautiful medieval hotel and winery estate set within rows of vineyards. The … Continue reading
HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope
For the third in our series of Hotel Facts, we are once again immersed in the archive of The Savoy London. I first saw it on some advertising that The Savoy undertook a decade with a clever byline – “Nowadays, … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, Envelope, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Mail, Post, Royal Mail, Savoy, Savoy London, The Savoy London, Travel, UK
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Suite Dreams Series – #11 – The Savoy’s Monet Suite
I 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
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Tagged Britain, Claude Monet, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Monet, Monet Suite, Savoy, Savoy London, The Savoy London, Travel, UK
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HotelFacts: #2: The Stork’s Nest
For the second in our Hotel Facts series, we turn to Spain – the Castile y Leon area to be precise and Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine - a stunning hotel & winery estate dating back to the twelfth century. On the bell … Continue reading
