Author Archives: Neha Wasnik

Chic Hotels to Stay During London Fashion Week

It’s almost February of 2016, which only means its time for the most glamourous spectator event of the season – Fashion Week. As the winter gets intense, so does the race to the Big Fours in the world of fashion. We were in London for the last season and have curated some of the chic hotelsContinueContinue reading “Chic Hotels to Stay During London Fashion Week”

Celebrate ‘Year Of The Monkey’ in China

Thanks to China the world has a reason to celebrate two New Year Eves a month apart. The best time to visit a destination is during its biggest festival and it doesn’t get any grand than the Chinese New Year. Traditionally a celebration to welcome the Spring and pray for a good harvest, the festival playsContinueContinue reading “Celebrate ‘Year Of The Monkey’ in China”

Revisiting Regency at Francis Hotel, Bath

Quotes about Bath from the virtuous yet nonconforming novels by Jane Austen are leaping out of my mind as I stand outside the Pump Rooms unaware of how enamoured I am of this city. It is beyond my understanding, as to why Jane Austen wasn’t quite fond of this harmless, honey-toned town. As recommended byContinueContinue reading “Revisiting Regency at Francis Hotel, Bath”

Review: Afternoon Tea at Number Sixteen London

Every time I either read, write about or experience an English afternoon tea my mind wanders into the Jane Austen novels. Perhaps it stems from my childhood when I would be utterly besotted by a fairytale-like home with a beautifully crafted tea set and savouries perfectly laid on the table. Even today I am unabashedly an Afternoon Tea fanatic and trulyContinueContinue reading “Review: Afternoon Tea at Number Sixteen London”

Trending Traditions – Fabergé Eggs

The legacy of a family does lean on how traditions perdure. From a simple recipe to an intrinsic piece of jewellery, the family hands down an heirloom which grows into a legacy decades down the line. History has always narrated tales of rare royal jewels or exquisite piece of art but if you ask me which heirloomContinueContinue reading “Trending Traditions – Fabergé Eggs”

Review: A slice of Milan in London – Baglioni Hotel London

Unforgettable. Indelible. Comforting. How does one go about describing a feeling that makes you so loved and cared by people outside your closed circle of family and friends? I pondered a lot on this and settled for these words that come close but don’t take shape of my experience at this hotel in London. For anContinueContinue reading “Review: A slice of Milan in London – Baglioni Hotel London”

Review: Perfect 3 day getaway in Scotland

To paraphrase Ibn Batuta “The highlands leave you speechless and then turn you into a storyteller”, and that is my only conclusion to why great novels are either conceived in Scotland or filmed in its cradle. The constraints of space, time and your attention span do not give me liberty to share the elaborate versionContinueContinue reading “Review: Perfect 3 day getaway in Scotland”

Review: For getaways of every kind – The Runnymede-On-Thames

As I held my cup of warm Earl Grey curled up on an arm-chair looking towards River Thames from my room, the serenity of Runnymede in Surrey wrapped me like a warm blanket. I thought to myself that very moment, “how would we define luxury today?”. Would it be the brands I consume or theContinueContinue reading “Review: For getaways of every kind – The Runnymede-On-Thames”

Review: Most picturesque pub in Oxford – The Perch Inn

The journey was well worth it! Have you read any of the quotes on destination? Don’t they always conclude with the emphasis on the journey instead? My journey toward The Perch Inn – a cottage pub somewhere on the unfamiliar Binsey Lane in Oxford had me recall every quote I had come across, perhaps owingContinueContinue reading “Review: Most picturesque pub in Oxford – The Perch Inn”

Review: Historic Townhouse Hotel in Oxford

There I was eagerly planning my trip to Oxford, a town that has bred the world’s best innovators, philosophers, authors and home to some of the best rowers in Britain. As soon as the plans were being formalised, my head began swimming in the literary ocean of quotes from Narnia and Alice in Wonderland. HappyContinueContinue reading “Review: Historic Townhouse Hotel in Oxford”

How to celebrate Singaporean golden jubilee?

What’s the story? Singapore has been known to be the new glitzy bustling city of Asia when you look at it from the west. New it isn’t and all the glitz and glamour came much later. The earliest settlements known were in the 13th century, back then it was called Sematek translated as the ‘Sea Town’ContinueContinue reading “How to celebrate Singaporean golden jubilee?”