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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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
Posted in Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Facts, Hotels & Resorts, London, UK
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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Shaken Not Stirred Series – ‘The Great Gatsby Cocktail’
To 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
Posted in Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, Lifestyle & Gastronomy, London, Shaken not Stirred Series, UK
Tagged Britain, Cocktail, Cocktails, drink, Drinks, f scott fitzgerald, Fairmont Hotel & Resort, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Savoy, Savoy London, The Savoy, 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
Posted in Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, London, Suite Dreams Series, UK
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: #1: The Savoy’s Red Lift
For the first in our new series of hotel facts, we turn to that unbeatable fountain of knowledge – The Savoy London’s unique archive. For many guests of The Savoy London, the first clue as to where your room is … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Savoy, Savoy London, The Red Lift, The Savoy London, Travel, UK
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Suite Dreams Series – #10 – The Little Tramp & The Savoy
When we were offered the key to a personality suite at our spiritual home - The Savoy, London- we jumped at the opportunity so this is how we managed to find ourselves in the spacious Charlie Chaplin Suite, camera in hand. Perfect. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Deco, Britain, Charlie Chaplin, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Oona, Savoy, Savoy London, The Red Lift, The Savoy London, The Tramp, Travel, UK
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In The Frame – The Savoy
Taking inspiration from #FriFotos again this week with its topic of “home”, we at Magellan are paying homage to our spiritual abode – The Savoy, London. When entering Savoy Place from The Strand – be it by foot, by carriage or by limo – … Continue reading
Posted in Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, In The Frame, London, UK
Tagged #FriFotos, Art De, Britain, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, History, Hotel, London, Luxury, Savoy, Savoy London, The Savoy London, Travel, UK
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Feeling the cold? Then take a look at our Fab Five Best Beaches from 2012
The first in our count down is the just opened and uber-chic Fairmont The Palm, Dubai. Elegantly framed by palms and with soft golden sand, the beach at The Palm is a perfect way to relax after a day touring this magnificent city. Taking … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Central & South America, Eco & Nature, Europe, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Five of the Best Series, Hotels & Resorts, Poitou-Charentes, UK, Viceroy Riviera Maya
Tagged Aix, Beach, Beach Thursday, Beaches, Chichester Harbour, Dog Walking, Dubai, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont The Palm Dubai, France, Ile de Ré, Islands, Luxury, Mexico, Playa del Carmen, Poitou-Charentes, Riviera Maya, The Palm, Tulum, UAE, UK, West Sussex, West Wittering
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This Way to the Air Raid Shelter!
When you reach number 66 Tooley Street, take a look – and perhaps a double take – towards the sky – yes, your eyes are not deceiving you – that IS a rocket attached to the side of the building. … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, London, London Bridge Hotel, UK
Tagged Activities, Air Raid Shelter, Days out, History, Local history, London, london bridge hotel, London Underground, Tooley Street, Travel, UK, Winston Churchill, World War
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Five things to do in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall…
Here is my guide for the five things to do when in Mawgan Porth, some might just surprise you! Stay at The Scarlet - Set back in the cliff side of Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, The Scarlet stands proud as one of Cornwall’s modern icons. If Agatha Christie was still alive, … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Britain, Cornwall, Eco & Nature, Fish & Chips, Green, Hotel, Jamie Oliver, Luxury, Mawgan Porth, National Lobster Hatchery, Padstow, rick stein, Scarlet, Spa, The Scarlet, Travel, UK
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