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Former fashionista Elizabeth Kiester gave up a crazy-glam-hectic New York lifestyle (complete with full Sex and the City trappings, requisite high heels and sashimi-platter lunch dates) to give something back to the Khmer people she’d fallen in love with on a trip to Cambodia.
She sold her apartment, packed her bags and [...]
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE
When? 6–31 August
Where? Edinburgh, Scotland
What? A million people throng the steep streets of Edinburgh to celebrate music, theatre and comedy at the world’s biggest arts festival.
Style Before they were famous
Setting Athens of the north
Event highlights These are always unpredictable, but some locations, such as the Speigeltent, are always a good bet. See www.festivalhighlights.com [...]
This week, our prize-scooping hotel is a decadent den in a rather smart corner of the city that never sleeps. Numerous 24-hour options aside, we reckon you’ll be hankering after a nap if your bed happens to be at The Surrey hotel in New York…
Style Beaux Arts beauty
Setting Upscale Upper East Side
Why this week? The [...]
Though our hunt for hip hotels is ceaseless, every now and then something comes along and gets in the way. The best coffee in London for example, or the best steak in London, or the best bohemian book launch with cheese (yup, also in London)…
Yesterday’s distraction was tea at the sumptuous Soho Hotel. Afternoon tea [...]
As though the ice-white beaches and sparkly seas weren’t enough to tempt us to the Caribbean, in August there’s an added incentive: Carnival season in Grenada starts tomorrow…
When 5–10 August.
Where Grenada National Stadium, and island-wide.
What happens Loud, colourful, and exciting, this island-wide jump-up is a showcase of kaleidoscopic costumes and licentious dance moves – [...]
This month’s hunt for hip hotels has taken us to lands familiar and foreign. We lingered on British turf for two seaside retreats – The Reading Rooms, a boutique B&B in Kent, and relaxed family-friendly retreat, South Sands, in Devon – before leaving the beach behind in honour of a reincarnated city slicker: Town Hall [...]
Saturday 7 August, Rag&Bow’s monthly women’s vintage sale at the Paradise By Way of Kensal Green is back (free entry; 12pm–5pm) says local West London blog, Park-Life.org.
Visually engaging merchandising, continually on-trend stock and affordable prices have made this monthly vintage sale a welcome fixture on West London’s fashion calendar, with folks [...]
Ibiza lovers and eco warriors, it’s time to pledge your support to the Ibiza Preservation Fund.
William Aitken and Serena Cook (of Deliciously Sorted) have set up this eco-saving organisation with the support of Ben Goldsmith with the intention of boosting awareness of the environmental effects of tourism on this magical White Isle, and to [...]
