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Glass spotlights four Easter escapes with Explorations Company

March 11, 2024

FOUR ideas from Explorations Company, specialising in luxurious trips that well and truly take you away from home, are equally compelling when seeking an escape from the quotidian over the spring months of Mar...

Be Surprised at The Reserve, Madeira

Sean Sheehan

March 4, 2024

Europe, News, Portugal, Travel

HOTEL surprises are not new – something brought to or waiting in your room, sparkling wine at reception even – but at The Reserve you can expect the unexpected. No spoilers to follow but be assured that wi...

Glass stops by INNSiDE Bangkok to try something new

Sean Sheehan

February 21, 2024

Asia, News, Thailand, Travel

PART of what makes Bangkok an exciting destination is the way new places to stay, eat and be amused are regularly popping up and INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit exemplifies this. The hotel cut the ribbo...

Valencia becomes the Mediterranean’s Green Capital 2024

Sean Sheehan

February 13, 2024

Europe, News, Spain, Travel

THE THIRD-largest city in Spain has always been green and now, officially, Valencia is Europe’s Green Capital 2024. The award, applauding cities for their environmental efforts, is recognition of what Valencia...

Glass finds repose at The Oberoi, Delhi

Sean Sheehan

January 19, 2024

Asia, India, News, Travel

ESCAPING from the sound of honking cars and tuk tuks in Delhi – an unruly orchestra forever and impatiently tuning up – is near impossible and even a luxurious outdoor swimming pool or al fresco dining at a fi...

Glass is won over by Taiwan’s Attractions

Sean Sheehan

November 29, 2023

News, Taiwan, Travel

TAIWAN is wonderfully non-frenetic, a destination for exploring care-freely – motorists drive here with a sense of courtesy, a place – and experiencing moments of throwaway enchantment. A singing gondolier on ...

Glass goes ski-less to Tyrol, Austria

Sean Sheehan

October 19, 2023

Austria, News, Travel

WITH JAGGED peaks and pancake-flat meadows precariously close through aircraft windows, the low-flying approach to Innsbruck airport is something special. Arriving with élan, geed up for an Alpine experien...

Glass experiences stylish extravagance in Ho Chi Minh City

Sean Sheehan

October 9, 2023

Feature, Travel, Vietnam

THE STREET level entrance to The Reverie Saigon is not intrinsically welcoming — space on the ground in central Ho Chi Minh City can be tight – but stepping into the lobby on the seventh floor is bound to leav...

Glass visits the best rooftops to look over London

Sean Sheehan

September 11, 2023

News, Travel

SUMMER in London and a consideration for where to go for a drink or meal is the enjoyment of a view, preferably an elevated, outdoor one, with warm sunlight on tap. The tops of buildings suggest themselves and...

Dior and One&Only bring Parisian Glamour to the Desaru Coast

Sean Sheehan

July 11, 2023

Design, Fashion, News

ONE&ONLY Desaru Coast, the luxury all-suite beach resort on the south-east coast of peninsular Malaysia, now features a pop-up Dior store and café at its Ember Beach Club. Showcasing the Diorriviera collec...

Change Author // Glass Tastes a Wee Dram on Orkney

Glass tastes a wee dram on the isle of Orkney

Sean Sheehan

June 26, 2023

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

IF EINSTEIN, having showed how time is relative to its own frame of reference, had visited the Orkney archipelago he might have been tempted to extend his insight into the naming of places. The largest and mos...

Glass explores rare adventures with Aman

Sean Sheehan

June 23, 2023

News, Travel

AMAN, WITH almost as many resorts and hotels as the number of years it has been in operation as an über luxury brand, celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. The first resort, Amanpuri, opened in Phuket in ...

The Dorchester marks renovation with special slipper

Sean Sheehan

June 4, 2023

News

TO MARK the occasion of The Dorchester's renovation, the illustrious hotel has launched new slippers in partnership with Edhèn Milano. The collaboration marks a blending of the classic and the modern in more w...

Glass rests at Hotel Metropole – Paris in Hanoi

Sean Sheehan

May 22, 2023

Feature, Travel, Vietnam

WITH BAMBOO Airways now connecting Vietnam through direct international and internal flights, including London to Hanoi, Hotel Metropole beckons more brightly than ever as a choice destination. It perfe...

Glass Enjoys Tasting, Sharing and Calorie-Counting Menus

Sean Sheehan

May 2, 2023

News

Sachi is a winner, all brick and timber designed to craft a hassle-free habitat for the sharing of Japanese food. Maki rolls, tempura, sashimi and nigri arrive at your table, immaculately presented on plates an...

Glass goes to South Korea: the land of morning calm

Sean Sheehan

April 13, 2023

Asia, News, Rest of Asia

THE MENU at Cornerstone – with oysters from Ireland, baked salmon from Norway, New Zealand lamb – is no clue the restaurant’s location and the scene outside the window feels too futuristic to be real: giant LED...

Glass goes Island-Hopping in the Cyclades

Sean Sheehan

March 24, 2023

Europe, Greece, News, Travel

GREECE HAS more islands than it can count and there are around 30 in the Cyclades alone, so a shortlist is necessary if visiting some is to be practical. Mykonos and Santorini are the best known destinations bu...

Glass Goes Holidaying in Vietnam

Sean Sheehan

January 24, 2023

Asia, News, Travel, Vietnam

A HUMDINGER of a way to start a holiday in Vietnam is with Alma, a resort with twelve pools in its landscaped grounds plus private infinity-edged ones in each of the villa-style pavilions. It takes only a cou...

Stylish new Maribel Hotel opens in Sierra Nevada

Sean Sheehan

December 13, 2022

News, Spain, Travel

OPENING IN time for this season’s skiing in Sierra Nevada, the highest and most southernmost ski resort in Spain, the renovated and newly designed Maribel Hotel should not pass unnoticed. It’s a stylish affair,...

Glass visits the new kid on the sand, Mango House Seychelles

Sean Sheehan

December 5, 2022

Feature, Seychelles, Travel

IN AN archipelago of over 100 islands and where natural life comes in plus sizes – giant tortoises weighing up to 250 kg and fruit bats with wing spans over 1 metre – Mango House (opened in 2021) prefers a smal...

There’s more to Cognac than cognac

Sean Sheehan

September 26, 2022

Feature, Travel

AN OVER-SIZED model of a wine bottle greets visitors in the arrivals hall of Bordeaux airport but, less than 100km to the north, the timeworn town of Cognac is more understated about its own unique contribution...

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