MagellanStraitsRSSFeed- 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
- HotelFacts: #8: Count Peter of Savoy 12/06/2013For 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 →magellanstraits
- Travel Facts#2: Heads of State! 17/06/2013
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Walking the walk … with Context Travel
I met Petulia from Context Travel in November at World Travel Market and from that chance meeting, I took part in a South Bank Walk as her guest last weekend with a group of tweeting friends, christened the “London Lovelies”. … Continue reading
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