Archive for October, 2009
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
As summer slowly slips away, the music and alfresco festivals have dismantled their seasonal gazebos to make room for the fallen leaves lacing our London streets. But it’ll take more than a chilly autumnal breeze to keep us Smiths from venturing out to savour the gastronomic delights of the very first London Restaurant Festival (8-13 [...]
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
The skies are grey, there’s a discernible chill in the air, and our trek to work this week has been peppered with sightings of commuters snarling at each other. A key-cutter at Victoria station was heard to bark at his customer, ‘Listen love, I’m just not a morning person’, to be met with her wail, [...]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
This month, we took to the autoroutes of fabulous France on our bicycles to cherry-pick the best boutique hotels this land can offer. We also called in on Australia and New Zealand for a hefty-mileaged detour…
In Paris, we unearthed Hidden Hotel, an organic-only hideaway where mattresses are made from coconuts and synthetic fibres are nowhere [...]
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Posted in Australia, Boutique hotels, France, Languedoc-Roussillon, New Zealand, Paris, Travel tips, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Q: What did Madonna, Jude Law, Daphne Guinness and Lindsay Lohan have in common one Saturday evening in New York last month? A: They were all hanging out on the 18th floor of the Standard NY in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District in honour of new Seventies-inspired dream den, QT…
And now this exclusive penthouse in the skies [...]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Having disgraced ourselves at last week’s Call My Bluff-style wine challenge, we’re determined to reclaim our oenophilic crown and return to cultural kingliness à la Smith. So we’re leaving London behind this week and heading south to chase those fading summer rays in Provence, where a distinct lull in the air can only mean that [...]
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Looking for the perfect music to take on your trips? Well, there’s Mr & Mrs Smith’s new In bed with… CD , of course, but you may need some additional inspiration. Here, our very own TuneSmith, DJ Rob Wood, the brains and ears behind our albums, makes his essential monthly recommendations…
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ALBUM OF THE MONTH
People & [...]
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