If you are in Istanbul, go to the car free island called Buyukada where “horse drawn carriages are still the only means of public transportation” and stay at the Hotel Spendid www.istanbulshotels.com/splendid-palace.htm …daggy is good!
When you are in New York check out the restaurant ‘Pace’ in Tribeca all very chic 1930’s design.
A special cell phone system has been set up for Venetians, whereby typing the word “marea” (tide) into an SMS text message and sending it to the phone number 041/2411996 , the latest tidal predictions will be sent back. And while you are thinking about Venice, click on the webcam and see it all there, right before you http://www.vaporettovenise.com/vaporecam_00001.jpg
The Moma in New York officially reopens on Nov 20, with room for 100.000 works of art to be displayed. www.moma.org.
Need a holiday? I suggest you go to Richard Branson’s private Island called Necker Island in the Caribbean and rent it for weeks on end…. http://www.virgin.com/subsites/necker/ or go to Tahiti and stay on dream island www.dream-islands.com/
Formentaria is the new hot destination: get a ferry from Ibiza and stay at Les Banderas so says Travel & Leisure and I agree.
While we are on islands go and buy your own Greek island or just rent one anywhere in the world at http://www.privateislandsonline.com/ …yes please! Also go to zip zip.com for more…
Nick Jones who is the clever man behind Soho house is opening a spa called Cow Shed ( typical English name non?) in The Scotsman, in Edinburgh.
. http://www.thescotsmanhotel.com/intro2.html .
Be the first to see the hugely anticipated Broadway musical called “Spamalot” based on Monty Python’s Holy Grail, adapted by Eric Idle and staged by Mike Nichols, with Hank Azaria, Soon on at the Chicago Shubert Theatre.
In London take the kids to Mary Poppins, the musical .
In Paris book tickets to Angels in Americ, the opera based on the play.
In Singapore please stay at the fabulous hotel 1929 http://www.hotel1929.com/ very cool.
Apartments are out; museums are in. That’s the latest trend for Pierre Bergé, who is selling his two-room pad at New York’s Pierre Hotel — plus all its contents — and channeling proceeds toward the Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Foundation, which inaugurates its second fashion exhibition here next week. wwd
Isaac Mizrahi unveiled his latest creations at Biscuits & Bath, an Upper East Side gym for dogs. A bubblegum pink mesh vest with a big bow for dogs will be for sale.The dogs from the Animal Care & Control dog adoption center will wear Mizrahi’s vests when they go for walks to let people know they are available for adoption.Bless
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