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London
London is a city on the vertical rise and as the capital's sky-high ambitions unfold, so does its abundance of rooftop spaces. The recent reopening of COPPA, LARDO's alfresco dining sibling, is offering birds-eye views of Hackney's London Fields at...
Melbourne
The original Stokehouse on St Kilda beach, Melbourne, was going strong until the building was destroyed by a fire in January this year after more than 25 years of service. But you can't keep a good business down, especially an Aussie one, and the...
Belgrade
It is the maxim of good bars everywhere: the harder to find, the better it is - and Belgrade’s Jazz Bašta is no exception. At first glance Bašta’s address appears to be a row of derelict turn-of-the-century townhouses, lining an inconspicuous...
Budapest
Shanghai in the 1930s: “lust, women, style, dimmed lights, sensual music, and erotica”. Sounds damn good to us, but with time travel still in the pipeline (someone chivvy that along please) why not swing by Spíler Shanghai in Budapest for an...
Journal
From Cork to Dublin; Ardmore, Dungarvan, Glendalough and more in between. Four days navigating the South East Coast of Ireland - taking in Michelin-starred dining, luxury, tradition, culture, partying ... There's more to Ireland than its compact...
Brisbane
Fans of the film Jerry Maguire (and that should be everyone) will remember Cuba Gooding Jr's character talking about “kwan” - a sense of mutual love and respect in their community. “Other football players might have the coin, but they don't...
London
Hackney Wick is one of those places in East London that has benefited tremendously from an influx of artists, musicians and other creative sorts who can't afford to live in the posher parts of town and dig the company of their spiritual brethren....
Melbourne
Think you're a kind and generous person? Think again; you might give away your last Rolo, donate a percentage of your income to charity, or help old ladies across the street, but there's a tribe in northern India which puts the rest of the world to...
Sydney
This is going to come as quite a blow for fans of pokies, leopardskin bikinis and female wrestling, but notorious Sydney watering hole The Oxford Tavern has cleaned up it's act. The number of unemployed strippers in suburban New South Wales has...
London
Strange things are happening in a corner of East London, a corner that's reverberating with the sound of mystical chanting and rhythmic incantations... or maybe it's just the lunchtime crowd at Hand of Glory going up and down the menu - from Fleisch...
London
Shimmy in West London exudes a magical, irresistible pull like a mysterious forest from childhood tales that the heroine can't help but enter. Softly-lit and enticing, you know you shouldn't, but there's something about the place... Spinning a...
Journal
Cocktails are well and truly back. For a while it looked like mixed drinks would never recover from the naff image they picked up in the '80s, when they were tainted by the whiff of the city stockbroker, and tragic Del Boy wannabes. To be fair, the...
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...
Dispatches
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,...