Road trip – Portugal
My journey exploring northern Portugal started with a short flight from London to Porto, picking up a local car from the airport and quickly adjusting to driving on the opposite side of the road – a d...
Shadowland – Trent Parke, the sole Australian in the Magnum Photos collective, shines a light on hidden aspects of his vast country
Shadowland - Trent Parke, the sole Australian in the Magnum Photos collective, shines a light on hidden aspects of his vast country
The magic of Trent Parke’s photography rests in an uncanny ability to trans...
Sunny and safe in Jordan
Someone said a rose by any other name would smell as sweet but such is the power of negative connotations that I’m not so sure any more. Take the idea of a restful and hugely enjoyable holiday in the heart ...
Observatory at One World Trade Center opens to the public
New York City’s got the Top of the Rock excursion at Rockefeller Center. It’s got the Empire State Building's Observation Deck. And now, it’s got the much-anticipated Observatory at One World Trade Center.
T...
Grand Hyatt Taipei announces relaunch after extensive renovations
The five-star Grand Hyatt Taipei celebrates its re-launch on April 23 after completing an extensive renovation programme. Guest rooms and suites have been totally redesigned and rebuilt, ensuring the upmost in ...
A tranquil haven in fashion heaven
The Four Seasons Milan is a hotel that makes a powerful first impression – but the exact nature of the impression will depend on what time you arrive. Turn up in the evening or early morning and you find yo...
Eldorado in Amazonia
Eldorado, a mythical place in South America where a tribal chief covered himself in gold dust and dived into a lake, was searched for in vain by explorers but in the process the Amazon River was mapped for th...
Ecuadorian artist Oscar Santillan new show at Copperfield Gallery, London
Oscar Santillan brings a new level of commitment to the rampant physicality of contemporary art. The self-taught Ecuadorian artist, for his first UK solo exhibit, will scale England’s highest point at Scafell P...
The powder and the glory
The day begins with an explosion. Several, in fact, rumbling like thunder through the early morning snow.
“Do you know what that is?”
“If I had to guess, I’d say avalanche control.”
“Very good gues...
La Vida Lanzarote
Before visiting Lanzarote, I never thought I would get so excited over a potato. But the Spanish island’s traditional dish of papas arrugadas (Canarian wrinkled potatoes) has instilled in me a newfound enthusia...
Restaurant at the end of the world
The top end of Kings Road may be a hike from Sloane Square but, being so close to Chelsea’s premiership football club, it’s hardly the end of the world and especially so now that The World’s End Market has open...
Sunlight and Socrates
When thinking of Greece, my mind has always wandered to the famous islands such as Santorini and Rhodes, and with that all the clichés quickly surface, filling in the idyllic picture in my mind. Apart from ...
World’s only champagne and caviar temporary bar arrives on Aspen Mountain
The world’s only mountain-top champagne and caviar bar has just opened somewhere on Aspen Mountain, Colorado, and can be found every weekend during the ski-season.
Named Oasis, a large “snowcat” (think of an...
New York City’s three Chinatowns spotlighted in celebration of Lunar New Year
In celebration of the Lunar New Year, NYC & Company will spotlight New York City’s three Chinatown neighbourhoods—Sunset Park in Brooklyn, Manhattan’s Chinatown and Flushing in Queens. NYC & Company is ...
The Reality of the Snowman: Peter Regli’s Snow Monsters in NYC
Northward facing, in the immense shadows of the Flatiron Building and the (however urban-sparse) trees of Madison Square Park, are a flock of new sculptural residents.
In conjunction with Dominque Lévy Galle...
The material world – Phaidon publishes the first monograph of Chinese artist, Yin Xiuzhen
The material world – Phaidon publishes the first monograph of Chinese artist, Yin Xiuzhen
“The value of a work of art is the value and knowledge and ideas, rather than the value of its materials …” Yin Xiuzh...
Ruven Afanador’s Ángel Gitano – Glass reviews the NYC-based Colombian photographer’s latest show – The Men of Flamenco
Glass reviews the NYC-based Colombian photographer’s latest show – The Men of Flamenco
New York City’s upper east side Throckmorton Fine Art is exhibiting, for the fourth time, the images of NYC-based Colomb...
The luxury cruiser Emeraude is renovated
Sailing on The Emeraude, a 37-cabin, junk-style ship, has been a travel bucket list entry since it became the first luxury cruise ship to navigate the waters, floating villages and karst landscape of Halong Bay...
Björk, A Retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Museum of Modern Art presents Björk, an eponymous retrospective dedicated to the mercurial singer, composer, and musician. Her work is an art in itself, one which spans genre and medium, transcending sensor...
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong celebrates 10 years
Marking Hong Kong Fashion Week last month, the largest and most important fashion event in Asia, the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong begins its 10th anniversary celebrations by collaborating with Anya ...