Hotels
Architects Sascha Arnold and Steffen Werner are the driving force behind The Flushing Meadows Hotel & Bar, but while they are responsible for the Munich venue's overall concept and layout, it's the list of guest designers who were invited to put...
Eating Out
House of Small Wonder first opened in 2010 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and in short order established itself as a neighbourhood favourite for café snacks and relaxed brunches, with a Japanese-influenced menu from co-owner Motoko Watanabe. The...
Hotels
If you like your hotels to be oozing with glamorous history, there's really only one place to stay in Berlin, and that's the newly-reinvented Hotel Zoo. The building on Kurfürstendamm started life as a private home in 1891, before being converted...
Eating Out
Today, studenten, we will be learning about German über-physicist Karl Ferdinand Braun while taking a tour around a Hamburg coffee shop that bears his name. Café Ferdinand, by Aerogram Studio, has a pleasing retro university vibe about it, which...
Hotels
We've all been on holidays we wish would never end, dreaming of tearing up the return plane ticket and staying put for another month or two. Usually reality gets in the way – you remember about work on Monday morning and that dreaded presentation,...
Shopping
Tea has historically been viewed as a quintessentially British drink, but after teasing us for donkey's years about our love of a good cuppa, it seems our coffee-quaffing continental cousins are starting to take a leaf out of the Brits' book and...
Eating Out
Making coffee fresh from their Diedrich roasters since 2010 - roasted no longer than three days prior - Five Elephant's founders have been embarking on a voyage to deliver Berlin's best cup of caffeine. Tucked away on Kreuzberg's Reichenberger...
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Germany isn't the first place that springs to mind when one thinks of beach holidays, but on the country's biggest island there's a coastal retreat that confounds any preconceived notions about scrummaging with the masses at dawn to secure a sun...
Culture
NO WÓDKA is a showcase of Polish art and design that aims to break through some stereotypes about the country, starting with the name. Don't let the lack of booze put you off though, as the Berlin pop-up concept store has got plenty of other...
Shopping
Memo to all metrosexuals of Hamburg. We understand shopping for manbags can be a bit tiring - finding the perfect satchel isn't a process to be rushed, and checking your angles in front of the mirror with all those torso twists can really take it...
Eating Out
Do you know why the stereotypical Italian is always so happy? Because they are usually full of pasta – the ultimate comfort food. The world would be a cheerier place if we all ate more carbohydrates, and Germans are warming to the idea, putting a...
Eating Out
We don't need a qualified medical practitioner to tell us that salads are great for our health – keeping energy levels high and skin clear, fighting off diseases, maintaining good digestive health and so forth. You can't go wrong with a nice...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...