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The game plan: Escape to New York

Friday, August 5th, 2011

Put down that tired tent, drop that ancient mini-grill and don’t even think about the canteen: for the first-time ever, the masterminds behind the UK’s Secret Garden Party have landed in the Hamptons.
For one weekend only, a super-cool collection of artists, foodies and performers have joined forces to bring you Escape to New [...]

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You only need to spend a minute or two in Montauk to know you’re in surfer country. Must be the Havaianas and hoodies: slacker-chic beachwear is the unofficial uniform on this stretch of Long Island. Somehow, however, Montauk sidesteps the see-and-sceney vibe of the other Hamptons, and keeps it small-town relaxed, a vibe that’s evident the [...]

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It’s July, and officially time for summer dreams. Far from clocking off duty for snoozy siestas, we’ve busied ourselves hotel hunting, so we can draft in another crop of blissful boltholes…

Crete called for the first time, and came through for us: minotaurs and myths aside, we found Paradise Island Villas, an Arcadia of stand-alone suites, [...]

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Hotel of the Week: The 1770 House

Friday, February 26th, 2010

We’re heading over to the heavenly Hamptons this week to decisively declare the picket-fenced and prim 1770 House in East Hampton our favourite hotel (for the next seven days at least)…
Why this week? Mr & Mrs Smith members should move fast (before 1 April at any rate) for a free night if they stay [...]

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