MagellanStraitsRSSFeed- HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope 24/05/2013For 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 →magellanstraits
- 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
- HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope 24/05/2013
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One of London’s greatest stations – St Pancras International
If you are travelling to the London 2012 Olympics this summer, odds on, you will be arriving at the magnificent St Pancras International on Eurostar. You might not know however that you will be walking out under the largest enclosed station covering … Continue reading
Posted in London, UK
Tagged Britain, Eurostar, George Gilbert Scott, History, John Betjeman, London, Midland Grand Hotel, Midlands, Railway station, railways, Sir John Betjeman, St Pancras railway station, Transport, Travel, UK
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It’s all about Duffy, Duffy Boats that is…
Until I started work at Magellan PR, I had no idea what a Duffy Boat was. Oh how quickly things can change! Since discovering Visit Newport Beach I have learnt a little about these tenacious little boats – smart little golf carts on … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Eco & Nature, North America, Bermuda & Caribbean
Tagged Activities, America, Beach, California, champagne picnic, Days out, Destinations, Duffy Boat, duffy boats, Luxury, master yacht, Newport Beach, personal faves, Transport, Travel, USA, vacation, yacht harbour
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See a legend in the making in Rochefort: the Hermione
Hailing from an historic nautical city like Portsmouth and with a grandfather who was a master shipwright, I suspect that an interest in ships is built into my DNA. It might be unsurprising therefore to read this post about a … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art and Culture, Europe, Poitou-Charentes
Tagged America, France, History, museum, Shipbuilding, Transport, Travel, USA
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Five of the Best: Modes of Transport
Five of the best modes of transport from across the Magellan PR client base when you next visit a destination or hotel on holiday! Cogwheel Railway, Lucerne, Switzerland The world’s steepest cogwheel railway from Lucerne up to Pilatus Kulm Peak … Continue reading
