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 anContinue 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 versionContinue 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 theContinue 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 owingContinue 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. HappyContinue reading "Review: Historic Townhouse Hotel in Oxford"

Chic hotels to stay during New York Fashion Week

Fashion is the embodiment of art, design, poetry and musings and the celebration of an era. The stellar stage of America’s fashion capital - New York hosts its biggest events each year at a venue that encompasses the elements of design and art. This year the city has a new venue for Mercedes - BenzContinue reading "Chic hotels to stay during New York Fashion Week"

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'Continue reading "How to celebrate Singaporean golden jubilee?"

Summer evening goddess

Summer days maybe all about sun-kissed looks or facial nudity but the evenings have a soul of their own. They demand that you borrow not only some heat from the setting sun but also some subtle brightness and character of the twilight. Summer evenings and nights ask that you improvise according to what song theContinue reading "Summer evening goddess"

Bath collection for summer

Summer is the mature version of Spring with more warmth, sunny sky and fresh scent of meadows. Nothing like running a scented bath on a warm evening or a cool shower before you step out merrily in the sun. The season comes along with its own range of bath collectibles that we love to stockContinue reading "Bath collection for summer"

Rejuve on top of the world

Something about being perched high up above the world has always fascinated us since the trend of high rise buildings began. When the hotels entered the high rise trend they sought to optimise their space to draw attention to the view from atop their roof and so were there rooftop restaurants, suites, terrace gardens, bars and nowContinue reading "Rejuve on top of the world"

Locks in sunshine

Your tresses should be treated like royalty, they are after all your crowning glory. If you don't, they will surely rebel and the rebellion of your hair can be a very heartbreaking issue to deal with. Treat your hair right and it will give you the magnetic power to attract attention along with lots ofContinue reading "Locks in sunshine"

New York restaurants featured on silver screen

They are a bunch of friends who meet at this one joint to talk everything under the sun that can affect their lives or share random pearls of wisdom about world events. We probably have seen them far too many times not to take notice of every nook and corner of the restaurant or cafeContinue reading "New York restaurants featured on silver screen"