Los Angeles
As a Brit, it's kind of hard to disassociate the word 'proper' from macho adverts for macho things like nutty chocolate bars, alcopops, and laddy underarm deodorant. Macho guys doing macho things while a macho geezer with a strong regional accent...
Los Angeles
In a city that seems to be obsessed with youth and “the new”, it's nice to find somewhere in Los Angeles with a bit of age to it, and some interesting old stories to tell. There's nowhere that fits the bill quite like the Los Angeles Athletic...
Los Angeles
After success with their first hotel in Paris, the folks behind Mama Shelter couldn't have chosen a more different city to set up home in for the latest in their quickly-expanding portfolio. Los Angeles may not have the romance of the French...
Los Angeles
There are parallels between the lives of hotelier Dustin Lancaster and George Covell, the fictional character around whom the Hotel Covell is based. Elements of interior designer Sally Breer's story has been woven into this narrative too, and Breer...
Los Angeles
Los Angeles hotel The Line knocked our socks off when it opened with its uncompromising design. Now it seems the man responsible, interior designer Sean Knibb, has gone all soft on us, introducing a bit of fluffiness to his otherwise hardcore...
Los Angeles
Yowzer, The Line is a brave hotel. Los Angeles is a city that divides opinion, and this place in Koreatown is likely to do the same, for while competitors are retreating to the sanctuary of early 20th Century elegance and vintage comfort, Sean...
Los Angeles
When Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith broke away from Paramount Pictures in 1919 to form United Artists, it was a bold statement of intent. Throwing off the shackles of the studio system, wresting back control of...
Los Angeles
Los Angeles doesn't say “intimate” to most travellers, in fact it probably scares a lot of people spoon-fed violent cop dramas, so guests at the boutique Palihotel are in for a pleasantly welcoming surprise. The 32-room establishment in...
Stuff Crush
“I am not sure whether my father totally understood my fascination with his photographs of package holidays,” explains artist Jake Clark, whose obsession with seaside resort architecture has been informed by his childhood growing up in the...
City Notes
Opening today, 28 February, Hôtel Hana Paris is the latest addition to the Adresses Hotels Collection, a fancy group of decadent boutique hotels that includes Monsieur George and Saint Tropez's La Ponche; the five-star luxury property set to...
City Notes
Passing away at the age of 60 in May 2021, Michelangelo Lovelace was a Cleveland-based artist renowned for his vibrant paintings depicting quotidian scenes of urban life, policing, poverty, war, and personal investigations of Black Identity....
City Notes
An urban sanctuary so laid back it's horizontal, Pátio do Tijolo is a truly beautiful 24-room boutique hotel that offers its guests a fusion of authentic Lisbon tradition with soothing contemporary aesthetics. Drawing on the 'slow life' concept,...
Dispatches
Owning a house is a milestone many aspire to achieve. And if you’re lucky enough to have one, you should spruce it up how you want to. Homeowners with ample outdoor space have the liberty to design and make use of their natural surroundings. One...
Dispatches
Maintaining your home appliances and furnishings is crucial. It helps them reach their full potential, typically lasting 9 to 15 years. Investing time and effort into regular upkeep extends their lifespan. That can result in significant cost savings...
Dispatches
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way many of us think about work. With lockdowns and social distancing measures making office-based jobs difficult over the past few years, working from home became the new normal for millions. As we move further...
Dispatches
If you can imagine putting wheels on your favourite luxury resort you'll get an idea of what your vacation can be when you use RVshare to rent an RV in San Diego. With RV vacationing, you can combine an adventurous road trip with luxury living on...