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Top Ten Rooftop Bars

March 20, 2013

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The combination of ever diminishing open space and tighter smoking laws means that terraces have never been more in demand. Bars that can offer thirsty guests a great view of their respective cities and a mean cocktail are therefore becoming the hottest tickets around. Often closed in cold winters, it’s in summer that the rooftop […]

Top Ten Colonial-Era Hotels

March 15, 2013

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In a fast changing world of shabby-chic boutique hotels, large-scale corporate giants, world-wide luxury chains and heritage home-stays,  there remains a rare breed: the colonial-era Hotel. Normally found in the East and/or in hot humid climes, majestic in scale with a tendency for white exteriors, often fringed with palms or surrounded by clipped green lawns, colonial-era […]