Flying With Dave, Me Trying To Not Look Terrified. from Jamie McLellan on Vimeo.
Despite being a terribly nervous flier, this morning I found myself riding passenger in a little ultralight aircraft having unwittingly signed up for it the night before with a few glasses of wine in me. Turned out to be a breath taking [...]

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Living and working late every night in NYC, weekend brunch with friends is a must. One of my favorite things to do on Saturday is to bike ride to our new favorite brunch spot, Fort Defiance, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Located far away from subway lines, Red Hook still has [...]

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London’s V&A keeps churning out the blockbusters, the latest of which - opened with a live performance by Annie Lennox (blimey, those vocal pipes are strong) - is Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 which starts with the poster; Grace Jonesas fantastically imagined by Jean Paul Goude and takes you through from the [...]

A recent visit to the Eames house (or Case Study house #8) in Pacific Palisades made me want to build my own house! A short drive from West Hollywood the home of two of America’s most important designers is a must see if you are in Los Angeles. Contact the Eames Foundation to arrange a [...]

Airfares are through the roof this summer so for someone like me, a short car/ train ride to a get out of New York City is ideal. The Catskills is a perfect weekend retreat and staying at The Roxbury Motel (located in The Catskills) magnifies your vacation into a unique memorable experience.
The Roxbury has recently [...]

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With rents skyrocketing once again in New York City (the recession is over, right?) everything cool is moving to Bushwick. Todd P, the live indie music guru, was one of the first to open my eyes to the wonderful world of Bushwick when I attended a concert in what I used to [...]

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This writer is feeling rather old. The last time I was in Singapore, as opposed to grabbing five hours kip between flights at the transit hotel at Changhi Airport, it felt like a languid colonial city with a teaming Chinatown at its heart. Then people said it got dull. So I didn’t [...]

I like to tell people I have a green thumb. My father comes from a long line of farmers, and although I’m not exactly handy with a cattle brand I can, if pushed, drive a tractor. London is brilliant at maintaining its green spaces - you’re never too far away from a park [...]

Fashion week always takes it out of me and as part of my recovery ritual I love to treat myself to a treatment at AMOREPACIFIC Spa in Spring Street. Famous for their use of Asian botanicals such as bamboo sap, green tea and Korea ginseng, and with one of the most well respected research [...]

Want to relax in New York? Check in to the Soho Grand (do go for a suite if you can) and be cosseted in a very modern kind of fabulousness, especially thanks to the design by Bill Sofield.

Who he? Sofield is the guy Tom Ford hired not once but twice - first for 400 Gucci [...]