There’s nothing like picking the brains of a local – or locals (plural in this case) when you really want to know what’s what. I was on the hunt for the best rooftop bars within cooee of Santa Monica and here’s where the girls who know told me to go: 1. ABH at the Thompson. Just over [...]
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Jun5 cool rooftop bars around Santa Monica
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Jun5 different things to do in Washington DC
The trouble with Washington DC is that the 19 museums that make the Smithsonian are so iconic that seeing anything else takes a back seat. In fact you could stay for a week and still not finish with all the all free museums. Not to mention the monuments and memorials built to honour the many [...]
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JunTop 6 foodie places in Havelock North
My top 5 turned into a top 6… Hawkes Bay is my childhood stomping ground, and Havelock North is a little village that punches above its weight for eating, drinking and being generally merry. Here’s my list of the places I try and get to each time I visit: Black Barn Growers Market This vineyard [...]
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JunTop 5 things to do in Philadelphia
I’ve just spent 2 full days storming the streets of Philadelphia – trying the best Philly cheesesteak, ogling historical sites, quirky art and posh galleries, shopping at outlets and department stores, eating, drinking and generally pulverising my feet into stumps. Gone is the industrial city of the past and in its place is a groovy, [...]
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MayTop 5 things to do in Orlando!
Orlando is a family destination and there’s no getting away from that. If it’s a romantic te ta te you want, you won’t find it here. However it’s also a huge conference city with thousands of delegates pouring into the many huge hotels and then partying at theme parks at night. I know this because [...]
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MayAuckland’s best restaurants for 2010
We all have our favourite restaurants don’t we? Usually they’re ones we go back to time and again lest we stumble upon an untried dish and be disappointed. My dad is a classic example of this: when he and mum are on holiday, woe betide my mother if dad finds the perfect steak on the [...]
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MayNew Zealand’s best spas
I had the arduous task of attending the launch of the “Best Spas of New Zealand” last week. The posh do was held in the Langham Auckland’s Chuan Spa with wine, nibbles and fanciness. They stopped short of giving everyone a free two-hour treatment, but I did get a hand massage because I was schmoozing [...]
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Apr10 things to do within cooee of Matakana
So you’re about an hour and a half north of Auckland in the cute village of Matakana but bugger, it’s not Saturday. The famous farmers market is closed so there’s no trawling for fresh produce, chocolate, berries, smoked meats, et al. But wait! Before you drive on by, here is a list of 10 other [...]
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AprBest shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur
If it’s cheap shoes, quality golf gear, gadgets galore, designer clothes or even a pair of Kate Spade spectacles you’re after, my advice is head to KL. Did you know Kuala Lumpur translates as Muddy City? Its name comes from the muddy river that ran through it back in the olden days. But these days [...]
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MarSexiest hotels in Europe
Whether this is the defining list or not, I can’t confirm as sexiness quite possibly has something to do with the person you’re with. However, Tripadvisor’s many thousand voters have nominated these hotels as the sexiest in Europe and I figured you’d want to book tickets immediately: Berlin: Propeller Island City Lodge. Famous for its [...]
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