Pilates Pilates En France Daily classes plus great food at LesTilleuls, a pretty country house in rural France. The Hay Barn Spa, UK Body-blitz and people-watch in a group class, US$18 each, Friday-Monday, at Daylesford Organic’s Kingham spa. The hay barn spa, UK Escape To Shape, Global This travelling spa offers retreats in locations such … Read more
Which spas are so special even seasoned beauty travelers can’t wait to return? From Cornwall to Antigua, Kelly Gibert picks up the trail 1. Jessica Hogan on romance at Soneva Fushi by six senses in the Maldives Soneva Fushi resort There are few better places to feel awash with love than on an island in … Read more
Transform your shape and free your mind at these pilates and yoga destinations Seaside Pilates · The Retreat Chiva-Som, Thailand, a luxe-meets holistic-detox resort. Chiva-Som, Thailand, a luxe-meets holistic-detox resort. · What’s Involved Everything, from the minibar to the pillows, is tailored to you. The meals are low-cal but delicious, or you can follow a … Read more
4. Most mysterious: Stonehenge There are certain obvious statements that can be made about Stonehenge. It was certainly no natural occurrence or coincidence; the main rock material is from nowhere near where the monoliths now stand at Amesbury, Wiltshire, yet the geometric shapes and layout of the remaining stones suggest they were laid in accordance … Read more
From Narrow Byways to the Sea Morning From the Haymarket “T”. follow Hanover Street to Richmond Street and continue to North Square. Stop at Paul Revere House for a glimpse of the domestic life of the revolutionary hero. Return to Hanover for an espresso and some prime people-watching at lively Caffè Vittoria . Continue up … Read more
The Hotel The Goodwood Hotel is set in a glorious estate in the heart of the Sussex Downs. But this is far from just another sumptuous country hotel; Goodwood is, after all, home to the ‘world’s most beautiful racecourse’, an historic airfield, a racing circuit, the Dukes of Richmond and the place to which people … Read more
Ever since the Geek scholar Callimachus of Cyrene put pen to papyrus back in the third century BC, jotting down what was believed to be the original list of the Seven Wonders of the World, famous landmarks have captured the imagination of an inspired global public. Of the original seven, just one ancient wonder remains: … Read more
The North End is Boston’s Italian village, where feast day blends into feast day all summer as the great-grandchildren of Southern Italian immigrants celebrate the music, food, and dolce vita of the old country. Every other storefront houses a restaurant, café, or bakery and the cheers of European football fans echo from the bars. These … Read more
The next stop, about 300km south of Dares Salaam, past the massive and trackless Rufiji River delta, is Kilwa Masoko. This soporific hamlet is seemingly stuck in a permanent stupor. Nothing moves fast here, apart from pick-up trucks careering along the town’s only paved street and South African charter fishing boats speeding offshore. A spectacular … Read more
Exploring South Loop Morning Start by grabbing coffee and an oreo cookie flapjack at The Bongo Room ( , 1152 S. Wabash Ave. 312 291 0100 ). From there, walk through Grant Park to Museum Campus. Here you can choose between the Field Museum , Adler Planetarium , and Shedd Aquarium all within walking distance … Read more
East Side Exploration Morning From the Delancey Street subway walk south to Grand Street and Kossar’s Bialys Bakery,367 Grand , famous for chewy, onion-flavored rolls, or the Doughnut Plant, 379 Grand, where the oversize cakes achieve gourmet status. Walk east for two historic houses of worship, the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue and the Bialystoker Synagogue. … Read more
The Coats … Our first stop on the mainland is Pangani, a sleepy town with an atmospheric waterfront lined with Omani-Era buildings and cut by Narrow Alley hiding carved wooden doors In its 19th-century heyday Pangani was a terminus of the caravan route from Lake Tanganyika, which meant it was a major export point for … Read more
Just south of the business-centric Loop, this sprawling area mixes ethnic enclaves such as Chinatown (founded in the 1870s by migrant transcontinental railroad workers) with uppercrust addresses, built after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The region has many Chicago “must-sees,” but the jewel in the crown is undisputedly the impressive Museum Campus: here, the … Read more
The lower east side is alive with memories, a neighborhood still seeming to echo the calls of immigrants crowded into tenements, peddlers hawking wares from pushcarts, and children playing in the streets, the only open spaces to be found. Early churches became synagogues for the Jews who came in record numbers between 1880 and 1920. … Read more
Away from Stone Town, traditional life still follows the rhythms of the tides and the winds of the monsoon, seemingly oblivious to (but soon to be overwhelmed by) the mushrooming chain of resorts that line much of the island’s northern and eastern edges. A handful of densely populated towns, small farm plots and areas of … Read more
Cafés & Bars in Haidhausen Café im Hinterhof Hidden in a rear courtyard, this is a café with Art Nouveau atmosphere. Large breakfast menu and generous selection of newspapers make for a relaxing morning. Small meals at lunchtime. Sedanstr. 29 Café Wiener Platz Hip meeting place with a large breakfast selection available well into the … Read more
A Day in the Marais Morning Begin the morning at the Musée Carnavalet , to beat the crowds and allow enough time to view the impressive collections. There is also a lovely garden courtyard. Afterwards, walk to the place des Vosges. Stand in the centre near the fountains to take in the whole square. Have … Read more
Swahili Shores Pemba, Pangani, Saadani, mafia and Zanzibar – they are not just exotic names that dance off the tongue, they are among the many treasures you’ll find along the Tanzanian coast. Follow Mary Fitzpatrick as she explores the shores of this dynamic region In Zanzibar, the famous group of islands offs the Tanzanian coast. … Read more
A Day on the Isar Morning Setting off from the Müller’sche Volksbad after coffee or breakfast at Café im Volksbad, turn left at the baths along the Isar to the to the footbridge, which leads to Praterinsel. Walk through the teaching garden of the Alpine Museum (no entrance fee) and then across the island – … Read more
For many, the Marais is the most enjoyable quarter of Paris, with its mansions, museums and medieval lanes, but the district was little more than a muddy swamp until Henri IV built the place Royale (now place des Vosges) in 1605. Following its notoriety as the birthplace of the Revolution, the Bastille district sank into … Read more