Amanda Bernstein - The Glass Magazine

Glass encounters a riot of red at the Plaza Athénée Hotel, Paris

April 22, 2024

THE renowned Plaza Athénée hotel, a member of Dorchester Collection, originally opened in 1913. This unashamedly opulent property with 154 bedrooms and 54 suites is located within the Golden Triangle of France...

Glass is swept away by Windstar Legend Cruise

Amanda Bernstein

April 1, 2024

Europe, Feature, Travel

WE’RE on board Windstar’s Star Legend cruise for eight nights, having arrived in Iceland in the middle of the summer to embark on a North Atlantic voyage. We’re ensconced within the luxurious surroundings of t...

Augustinus Bader launches The Geranium Rose Body Oil

Amanda Bernstein

March 5, 2024

Beauty, News

TODAY, AUGUSTINUS Bader has launched The Geranium Rose Body Oil (£85) just in time for Mother’s Day which falls on Sunday March 10 2024, to add to his unrivalled line-up of results-driven products. Drum-rol...

Glass relaxes in geothermal baths at The Retreat at Blue Lagoon in Iceland

Amanda Bernstein

March 4, 2024

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

THE Retreat at Blue Lagoon is an award-winning spa hotel located close to the Icelandic capital Reykjavik and set upon a private inlet of the Unesco Global Geopark. Home to Iceland’s iconic Blue Lagoon, a spec...

Augustinus Bader introduces The Rich Shampoo and The Rich Conditioner

Amanda Bernstein

February 23, 2024

Haircare, News

AUGUSTINUS Bader, the king of award-winning revolutionary beauty, has just launched The Rich Shampoo and The Rich conditioner (both £43), adding to its line-up of cutting-edge hair and scalp products for all h...

Glass embarks on a wildlife adventure on Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Amanda Bernstein

February 12, 2024

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

FEW PLACES on earth are as unspoilt as Kangaroo Island, located off the coast of South Australia. Kangaroo Island is Australia’s third largest island, possessing 40 per cent native vegetation and a wildlif...

Glass gets wild on the Great Plains Safari in Kenya

Amanda Bernstein

January 29, 2024

Africa, Feature, Travel

IT'S A steamy afternoon. We’re parked-up in our specially adapted Great Plains Conservation Land Rover Defender. We have a 360-degree view of a pride of 14 lions, sprawled out to soak up the golden African sun...

Glass discovers a tropical paradise at The Residence Zanzibar

Amanda Bernstein

January 8, 2024

Africa, Feature, Travel

IT'S A dazzling Saturday morning. We’re sitting overlooking the Indian Ocean in the infinity pool that is as flat as glass and the focal point of the resort. I feel like a tiny figure within this body of water...

Glass is wowed by The Tasman – Hobart’s latest luxury hotel

Amanda Bernstein

December 18, 2023

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

THE Tasman, a Luxury Collection Hotel, has recently opened in Hobart’s Parliament Square development, providing another reason to explore this charming city in Tasmania, Australia’s only island state. ...

Glass marvels in Melbourne, a city that has something for everyone

Amanda Bernstein

November 27, 2023

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

MELBOURNE, Victoria, is a city brimming with diverse culture and community, a destination where tourists can anchor themselves into the beating heart of this vast continent. It is famed for being home to t...

Glass takes a trip of a lifetime along the Great Ocean Road

Amanda Bernstein

November 20, 2023

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

AUSTRALIA is known for the great outdoors and its incredible landscapes but accessibility to this mighty continent is what the world has been missing. We are flying into Melbourne to pick up our hire-car to dr...

Glass stays at Fairmont San Francisco – the Grand Dame of the city

Amanda Bernstein

October 30, 2023

America, California, Feature, Travel

THE LEGENDARY Fairmont San Francisco hotel has been welcoming guests since its opening in 1907 after an earthquake partially destroyed the city the previous year. Located in a prominent position atop Nob H...

Glass unwinds at Pretty Beach House, New South Wales

Amanda Bernstein

August 21, 2023

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

PRETTY Beach House, a magnificent rural retreat one hour’s drive north from Sydney, is one of those rare properties that live up to the claim of being a home away from home. Tucked away in the Australian ‘b...

Glass is enchanted by the unforgettable Adare Manor, Co. Limerick

Amanda Bernstein

August 14, 2023

Feature, Ireland, Travel

I'VE ARRIVED at Adare Manor Hotel, a resplendent country estate, located a 30-minute drive from Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland. Despite its turreted fairy-tale castle exterior, once inside it feels lik...

Glass relaxes at Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian

Amanda Bernstein

August 7, 2023

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

THE BLACK Bentley from the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh -The Caledonian whisks me along Princes Street. I’m heading for a stay at the hotel to indulge in their spa. Having recently undergone an overhaul, it now f...

Glass finds heaven on earth at Jade Mountain, St Lucia

Amanda Bernstein

July 31, 2023

Caribbean, Feature, Travel

THE VIEW from the open wall of our Moon Sanctuary suite seems like pure fantasy. We have an uninterrupted view of the majestic Pitons, two volcanic spears that rise into the clouds. We peer across the enamel b...

Glass receives a royal welcome at the palatial Shangri-La hotel, Paris

Amanda Bernstein

July 10, 2023

Feature, France, Travel

THE LAVISH Shangri-La Paris was previously the private residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte’s grandnephew. This 19th century French architectural gem, classified as a historical monument sin...

Glass visits Villa René Lalique – a luxury hotel and restaurant paying homage to Lalique

Amanda Bernstein

April 3, 2023

Feature, France, Travel

VILLA René Lalique, a spectacular bolthole located in Wingen-Sur-Moder in Alsace, north-eastern France, was once the home of celebrated French glass designer René Lalique. Built in 1920 and transformed ...

Glass spends one weekend in two cities with Dorchester Collection

Amanda Bernstein

January 23, 2023

Feature, Italy, Travel

A FAST train service has recently been launched between Milan and Rome, with a duration time of just under three hours. I am able to trawl the designer stores to indulge my inner passions in Milan then ...

Glass experiences a grand stay at The Dolder in Zurich

Amanda Bernstein

January 9, 2023

Feature, Switzerland, Travel

THE GLAMOROUS Dolder Grand hotel overlooks Zurich as a turreted guardian, with guests able to soak up the magical views across the city of Zurich, its azure lake, and its surrounding snow-capped mount...

Glass joins a class in the cookery school of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Oxfordshire

Amanda Bernstein

January 3, 2023

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

“FOR ANYONE who is a pan-shaker, remove your hand from the pan on the heat. Take an empty pan from the drawer and shake that if you have to” chuckles Michael John, our course tutor for the day. He conti...

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