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In a recent online feature for Condé Nast Traveler, Nandita Khanna enlightens us on a helpful travel tip. When traveling, you shouldn’t reach for your guidebooks in search of something to do, you should ask the locals. Unfortunately, the Gridskipper Los Angeles crew is sometimes difficult to track down, and instead the author chose to […]

I can’t emphasize enough how different these countries are. Macedonia feels like an extension of Turkey. You see it as soon as you walk around Skopje – the people here have square heads. You can see the square heads in the photos I took in the souk. There is a strong Muslim feel to the […]

Melbourne’s Royce Hotel (http://www.roycehotels.com.au/), housed in a former Rolls-Royce showroom, has
being overhauled by design firm SJB Architects (http://www.sjb.com.au/) and Interior Design. The
multi-million upgrade includes a refurbishment of most original rooms
and two brand-new floors with 29 new rooms and suites. It is a case of
out with the terracotta, moss green carpets and faux armoires -
in […]

Anyone who’s been stuck in transit for more than two hours, has asked why airports don’t offer better amenities. I’ve often wondered why there are no movies at airports - don’t tell me it’s because you’d miss your flight, you already know how to set your mobile to vibrate. Where’s the gym or the pool […]

Desserts are popular, sure. Veggies? Not always. A new patisserie in Nakameguro wants to make sure you eat all your veggies by making desserts out of them. Tomato roll cakes and pumpkin pound cakes are just some of the unusual sweets you’ll find at Potager (2-44-9 Kamimeguro, 03-6279-7753). The company conducts a lot of its […]

Finally, my new ATM card arrived in the mail today.
I swear, nothing feels more like freedom than inserting that little piece of plastic into a machine anywhere in the world and having it spit out crisp bills in the local currency. Especially when you know what it’s like to live without it.
Two weeks ago, […]

Do Co Hotel (http://www.doco.com) is located in Vienna’s District 1, on the pedestrian-only
Stephansplatz, right in the middle of the most historic part of this
mindbogglingly historic city. The hotel of 41 luxurious rooms and two
suites opened in May on the sixth floor of the famous, glass-walled
Haas Haus building, but it is the view that […]

Apologies for the lack of recent blog entries. I’ve been busy travelling around the world (some 15 countries this time), and while I had the best of intentions to blog every few days I was too busy enjoying the trip to do so. Forgive me, but I prefer to be out doing stuff […]

Savour your travels with Smythson’s chic new notebooks made of soft calf leather and a subtle deerskin grain. For those spending days on the sea, choose the Yachting Log Book where each double-page spread is tabulated for recording course and position, sea area, tides, weather and visibility, compass readings, watches and crew, repairs and […]

Although haters would probably think San Franciscans are a bunch of Teva or Birkenstock-wearing hippies, there’s a strong sneaker culture here that can’t be ignored. While sneaker shops are limited here, there are some San Francisco originals worth a visit and that serve as proof not everyone is a tree-hugging, sandal-wearing bore. Kicks. Sneaks. Dunks. […]