Choose a London hotel for under £100 a night and you are hoping the physical basics are covered and you can get some sleep. Have the sheets been changed? Is the shower tray clean? Is the carpet meant to be flecked or does it have crabs? When you double that price, you’re sure the basics…
I am what the high-tech marketing men call an Early Adopter. In other words I am the sort of idiot who patrols Tottenham Court Road in search of the latest anything. I spend hours scanning the internet looking for gadgets which have been released in Taiwan or Cupertino but are not due in England for…
The Peter Island Resort and Spa is surrounded by the sparkling waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Sir Francis Drake Channel. It is only accessible by boat or helicopter, thus making it one of the most private destinations on the planet. It’s neighbour, Necker Island, is famous for being Richard Branson’s private…
Measuring less than 8mm deep, the Samsung LED 9000 is one of the slimmest and sleekest TVs on the market. And did we mention it’s fully 3D compatible allowing users to convert exisitng 2D content into 3D? So you can enjoy your favourite games, movies and that sitter ‘even you could have scored’ in truly…
Peter stares towards the obstruction, a sharp tumulus of ancient lava rising sharply from the tortured and rutted tangle of scrub which constitutes Kenya’s western savannah; stares at it, judging the incline, assessing possible winch points, the lie of the land, estimating how far he will get before the inevitable and indomitable forces of gravity…
In early April, the world’s racing fans descend on Aintree for one of the world’s most iconic horse events: The John Smith’s Grand National. And the nation’s cats get terribly excited at seeing what they could be eating a few days later… Actually, does that even happen? Is it a modern myth? Or do they…
Who didn’t grow up believing that Hilton hotels were the last word in luxury and sophistication? It seems strange that this famous name has gone so far down market, but fear not: perhaps the Conrad brand, named after the chain’s legendary founder and purporting to fill the vacuum with luxury and a “contemporary attitude”, is…
Felix Dennis has a lot of everything. His fifty-or-so magazines and websites have earned him more money than he can count over the last 30 years. Let’s say $700 million though, give or take the odd $50 million, with plenty of backstory to go with it. The crack cocaine addiction isn’t the interesting bit, it’s the…
Tip for you. When dining exclusively with ladies, never bring up the rumour that a certain American President’s mother was sired in an occult sex magick ritual in 1926 by the Great Mage, Aleister Crowley, over dinner. Specifically, tapas. It tends to belittle and demean the tone, apparently. That I should learn this lesson in…
These days, young aristocrats spend most of their time stumbling around Mahiki with their maracas hanging out. But there’s nothing like a title to make one feel special. Cameron House, that famous five star haunt on the bonny banks of Loch Lomond, are offering the faintly bizarre chance to be part of the nobility with…