Happy 30th birthday to Eau d’Hadrien, a perfume which, while created of Sicilian lemon and Italian tangerine, somehow always smells like Paris in a Bottle. Annick Goutal, who died at just 53 in 1999, left a wonderful legacy of 19 fragrances, including Eau d’Hadrien. Now the figurehead of the company is her daughter, Camille, all [...]

Photo Courtesy of the Roller Disco in Vauxhall
Looking for something new to do in London town? There is no excuse not to experience something new and exciting when you live in a city as diverse as London. There are always options. One idea for a more ridiculous weekend, try out the Roller Disco in Vauxhall. [...]

The runawaynow website always carries an advert for The Department Store, which is situated in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. This is because two of the founders are Kiwis and are involved in said venture. But this founder - British - is not involved in any way at all and therefore I can say what I [...]

Photos Courtesy of Hotel Fort Canning
The thing with Singapore is a hotel opens and six months’ later, it is so jam-packed, you can hardly find space for you and your baggage in the lobby as you try to check in. This is Boomtown and make no mistake.
So it is nice to discover there is a [...]

Image Courtesy of Virgin Atlantic
I take my chihuahua, Gizmo, with me everywhere I travel. He’s accompanied me to the Rocky Mountains, sun bathed on California beaches, and even gone boating with me in New England. With new UK London quarantine regulations decreased from 6 months to 21 days, I can now consider making [...]

Photo Courtesy of Matterhorn
My must go to dinner spot any time I’m in Wellington is Matterhorn in Cuba Street Mall. Tucked away at the back of a small arcade Matterhorn’s the epicentre of cool in this city. It’s one of those rarities that manages to be timeless, cool, energetic and chic all at the [...]

Photo Courtesy of Dive Hotel

There’s a lot to love about Dive. It’s an intimate, boutique hotel, well put together and with a perfect location just across the road from one of the best city beaches you’ll find anywhere in the world. If you’ve chosen to be this close to the water it’s a shame [...]

This we would fly across the world for. The Academy Award-winning 1982 film, AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN is now a brand new musical, staging its world premiere in Sydney from 20 May 2012. The pre-sale on now!

To those of us who will forever worship Richard Gere, working class hero Zack Mayo doing press-ups is [...]

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 [...]

Images Courtesy of VA
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 [...]