Archive for the 'Features' Category
Friday, August 14th, 2009
It all began with a fabulous Portuguese farmhouse back in July. We’ve since raved about an A-list friendly LA villa, a cosy Norfolk cottage and a traditional Thames-side inn. But we just can’t keep our hotel-loving minds still and now we’re excited about — drum roll, please — a boutique guesthouse in the Cotswolds’ capital, [...]
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Posted in Awards, Boutique hotels, Cotswolds, Design, Destinations, Eating & drinking, Features, Honeymoons & weddings, Independent reviews, Sydney, Travel tips, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 3 Comments »
Another year, another summer season on the gorgeous, glamorous island of Ibiza. Each year the global fash pack head to the White Isle to get a heads up on the hottest summer trends. Resident Smith stylista Toni Jones hit the island to bring you her must-haves for the prettiest party animals…
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Looking for the perfect music to take on your trips? Here, our very own TuneSmith, DJ Rob Wood, compiler of the Mr & Mrs Smith: Something for the Weekend CDs, makes his essential monthly recommendations…
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ALBUM OF THE MONTH
Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast by Cornershop
When? You need to wipe a frown off your face
Why? This [...]
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Balearic-based concierge service, Deliciously Sorted, arranges private chefs, jet and boat charter and VIP entry to Ibiza and now also Mallorca’s best destinations. Who better then, to give Mr & Mrs Smith the inside scoop on the island’s hotspots than Deliciously Sorted’s on-isle red-carpet roller-outers, Tor Cooper-Evans and Claire Gauvain from TLC? (right, [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Design, Destinations, Eating & drinking, Features, Mallorca, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for, spa hotels | 2 Comments »
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
It’s fun playing tourist in your hometown – especially when the sun is out. No, I don’t for a moment mean queuing up at Madame Tussaud’s (what is with that obsession for waxworks when there are so many better things to do in London?), let alone hitting senses-assaulting Piccadilly Circus. I am talking about seeing [...]
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Posted in Activities, Arts & culture, Child-friendly, Design, Diary, Eating & drinking, Events, Features, London, Travel tips, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 3 Comments »
It’s a familiar dilemma for Mrs Smiths everywhere: you’ve booked a romantic city break but on planning your vacation wardrobe, find it somewhat lacking in luxury boutique-hotel finesse. We think we’ve found the solution – meet Girl Meets Dress (GMD), a website offering designer threads for hire, with fresh frocks in stock weekly.
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Canada, Destinations, Dubai, Features, Madrid, Montreal, New York, Portland, Shopping, Spain, Travel tips, Uncategorized, United States, Worth getting out of bed for, fashion | 6 Comments »
All aboard the eccentric carriage of culinary and cocktail curiosities making its way across the UK courtesy of Hendrick’s. Its bonkers bar-cum-dining room rolled into Edinburgh today until Sunday; Manchester, 30 July–2 August; London, 1–4 October. No, we haven’t been drinking – not today at any rate…
Ever imagined munching aphrodisiac lavender marshmallows? Or rose bush [...]
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Posted in Activities, Arts & culture, Design, Eating & drinking, Edinburgh, Events, Features, London, Scotland, Travel tips, Uncategorized, Worth getting out of bed for | 5 Comments »
If, like the huge number of Brits planning on taking a ’staycation’ this year, you just want to stay on home turf, let us point you in the right direction. For those eschewing overseas travel but still craving coastline and sunny climes, it’s little surprise is the home-grown holidaymakers’ number-one UK destination this summer. Soft [...]
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Posted in Boutique hotels, Brighton, Cornwall, Destinations, Features, News, Norfolk, Scotland, Sussex, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, Wales, Worth getting out of bed for | 1 Comment »
Looking for the perfect music to take on your trips? Here, our very own TuneSmith, DJ Rob Wood, compiler of the Mr & Mrs Smith: Something for the Weekend CDs, makes his essential monthly recommendations…
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ALBUM OF THE MONTH
Nouvelle Vague 3 by Nouvelle Vague
When On the road to your weekend away
Why It’s in-car karaoke with a [...]
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Author and editor Peg Samuel set up Social Diva, a diary-planning site full of insider info on the elite and exclusive events going on in some of Mr and Mrs Smith’s favourite cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Miami and, coming soon, London. We talk parties, preening and how exactly one becomes a [...]
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