Explore a light festival, visit hip hangout Le Flon, or bathe in Lake Geneva – the French-Swiss town of Lausanne is Switzerland’s best-kept secret. Warm up with a run or cycle around Lausanne’s lakeside promenade at Ouchy. If the weather permits, swim at the Piscine de Bellerive or head in the opposite direction towards Plage…
In a town of waterways and century-old buildings, it’s easy to get caught up in its treasure-packed streets. Here’s our guide to finding your way through the Netherlands’ capital. Fringed by two canals – Prinsengracht on one side and Keizersgracht on the other – Pulitzer is positioned in the city’s most fashionable Negen Straatjes (Nine…
Plastic Whale is the first professional ‘plastic fishing company’ in the world. The Amsterdam-based enterprise takes tourists on trips along the Unesco waterways where the catch of the day is more likely to be a plastic bottle than carp. From the bay window of the Amsterdam apartment in which I lived as a student, I…
It is a sunny afternoon as I pass the last bridge before entering the newly restored Pulitzer Amsterdam, a kooky hotel that places the spotlight on art and design. The brickwork of the cobblestone streets has just been laid.The hollow sound that my footsteps make follows me to the front door. The reception area is…
With fashion season headlining, the streets are becoming catwalks and New York hotels hangouts for invitees. It is here where we find solace in amongst galleries, diners and boutiques in the Lower East Side (LES). Whilst the property graze has swept the city streets of the LES from character buildings, a few industrial icons have…
Each of the 25 connecting canal houses that form the Pulitzer Amsterdam hotel is conceived to feel like an intimate pied-à-terre. And inside, a selection of extraordinary suites await. The Antique Collector’s Suite is awash with a glorious collection of antiques, marble finishes, brass oddities and crystal details. By Laura Brown for Etihad Inflight, Aspire…
June is the month of festivals, and Glastonbury is the go-to event this summer in the UK. Pack your wellies and head for the hills of Worthy Farm. The mud-ridden glam fest has a brilliant line-up this year including Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran. Words by Laura Brown for What’s On
As friends are celebrating milestones, what better excuse to attend their celebrations and get a little more travel under our waist cinchers. It was the perfect time to mark off that travel wishlist to many urban escapes and fine-tuned retreats – London was calling and we made sure to get highly acquainted. Words by Laura…
