Chef Frederick Forster has joined forces with Miele to launch a pop-up restaurant called “Steam” in London’s Covent Garden, which is totally calorie-neutral. So, what will be served up? Dishes include beef fillet with beansprout salad, scallop and chorizo brouchette with cucumber and ginger dressing, quail egg cocotte with mushroom
Yep according to TripAdvisor’s 2013 Travelers’s Choice Beach Awards, the world’s most beautiful beach is not in the Caribbean or in the middle of Oceania but the Mediterranean coastline of Rabbit Beach in Sicily, Italy. Lampedusa island, the southernmost point of Italy, 115 km away from Tunisia and home to
According to reports, Italian fashion house Armani is hoping to turn an iconic London landmark, the Admiralty Arch, into a luxury, £100 million hotel. According to The Daily Mail, the ceremonial entrance from Trafalgar Square to the Mall that leads to Buckingham Palace will be transformed into a 100-room hotel
Editors of Condé Nast Traveller UK have released their picks for the best hotels of 2013, choosing properties across categories such as best beach, wilderness, design, city and country hotels. From cocktail bars that hang dramatically over the edge of a Balinese cliff, to a Kenyan wilderness lodge embedded high
Fendi will finance a renovation of Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain, becoming the latest luxury group to fund repairs to priceless heritage in times of austerity. The 2.12 million euro ($2.85 million) repairs on the nearly 300-year-old fountain will be finished by 2015, Rome’s city hall and Fendi said in a
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars published the first official image of its 2014 Wraith, the coupe version of the Ghost, to be presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2013. The BMW-owned luxury car company is being typically vague about what potential owners can expect from the new vehicle, other than
A Dutch architect has designed a house “with no beginning or end” to be built using the world’s largest 3D printer, harnessing technology that may one day be used to print houses on the moon. Janjaap Ruijssenaars, 39, of Universe Architecture in Amsterdam, wants to print a Mobius strip-shaped building
If you are seeking an adventure instead of a traditional commercial tourist destination for your next holiday but do not want to skimp on the 5-star experience, consider exploring Antarctica’s White Desert. Mantis, the World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator for White Desert, has created a hi-end way to explore the
Boutique Asian hotelier, Alila Hotels & Resorts has revealed its plans to expand into Oman in late 2014 with the opening of Alila Jabal Akhdar. The resort will be set in the Jabal Akhdar mountain range, a region of the sultanate that has seen limited tourist development, two hours’ drive
The world’s leading watchmaker, Swatch, said on Mondayis to acquire Harry Winston, US-based jeweller and watchmaker, for up to USD 1 billion (750 million euros). The Swiss group will pay $750 million to acquire the company and add a maximum of $250 million to take over its net debt, according
From Dubai to Las Vegas, London and Zhengzhou, China, restaurants catering to a female-only clientele are becoming increasingly popular the world over. The latest eatery to cater to the fair sex is set to open next month in London’s Soho area. According to The London Evening Standard, Sofakingcool on Frith
A consortium led by Dubai-based Arabtec Holding will build the Louvre Abu Dhabi art gallery for $654 million, the developers of the project announced on Tuesday. Abu Dhabi Tourism Development and Investment Company said construction would start immediately with the aim of opening the museum in 2015. The contract was
According to National Geographic, five of the top 10 chocolatiers hail from the US, while premium Swiss brand Teuscher owns bragging rights to being the world’s master chocolatier. In its list of Top 10 Best Chocolatiers in the World, National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel reveals its picks for chocolate makers who
BMW has launched a 4G LTE hotspot for its cars, giving users high-speed mobile internet on the road. The device, which works like a router, is designed to give passengers internet access whether using a smartphone, tablet or notebook and can support up to eight devices simultaneously. It also has
Spanish chef Ferran Adrià has launched an app, Adrià en casa, based on his cookery book written for the home chef and inspired by staff meals served at his restaurant El Bulli. Adria has released a tablet app that contains all 31 three-course meals, with step-by-step instructions, shopping lists, an
A team of former NASA executives announced plans to send two people to the Moon for about $1.4 billion. The Colorado-based company Golden Spike announced these plans for a commercial venture to send private clients to the moon during a press conference on December 6. Golden Spike Company’s announcement said
Wine lovers and gourmands will get a chance to grab a piece of El Bulli history next April, when Sotheby’s auctions off 8,807 bottles curated by the restaurant’s director Juli Soler and the sommelier team over the last 27 years of Adrià’s tenure. The auction is expected to haul in
The bacon craze continues. Since venturing beyond the breakfast table, bacon is often found mixed with chocolate or in ice cream, and now JD Foods has created a limited-edition bacon-infused shaving cream. “Bacon Shaving Cream is a high end, luxurious bacon-scented shaving cream for all skin types,” company co-founder Dave
The travel guide Lonely Planet has released it’s ‘best’ lists for 2013 that includes 10 regions, 10 countries and 10 cities that you might want to add to your travel wishlist and if possible get to a few before year’s end. Best in Travel 2013 – Regions Cosica, France The
Re-timer, the new ‘cure’ for jet lag promises to reset your internal body clock by emitting soft green light into the user’s eyes; therefore helping travelers to easily transition to other time zones. After 25 years of sleep research, the Re-timer glasses created by Australia’s Flinders University have just been
To celebrate its new status as a Grand Cru from Saint-Emilion, the domain Château Fombrauge, which overlooks France’s Dordogne valley, has decided to launch a limited edition of its 2008 magnum in an original Stradivarius case. The owner of Château Fombrauge, Bernard Magrez, chose to present the 2008 magnum special
Nothing beats an ice hotel to properly chill out when winter comes. Here’s a short selection of the most famous temperature-challenged hotels around the world. One of the most famous ice hotels has been opening its doors every winter in Québec since 2001. This winter, it will open from January
For those who like their coffee with a strong nose Thailand could be the ideal destination, after a blend made from elephant dung was put on sale by an upmarket hotel chain. The Black Ivory blend, made from coffee beans digested and excreted by Thai elephants, is billed as producing
The Loney Planet’s Top 10 Cities for 2013, plucked from its Best in Travel 2013 guide, elects San Francisco to top spot, with Amsterdam, Hyderabad, Derry and Beijing close behind. San Francisco came top as a result of its cultural mix, Amsterdam is to celebrate anniversaries for its canal, for
A replica of India’s world-famous Taj Mahal, four times the size of the original, is to be built in Dubai as what is to be billed as the world’s grandest wedding venue. It took the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan 22 years to build the marble mausoleum for his queen 360
According to a study carried out by travel website Kayak in the US the best time to book a flight is 21 days before departure. And, research of millions of flights booked by Kayak users over a six-month period showed that the average fare for a domestic flight in the
Why pay $69,000 (£43,000) for a beech wood bike without brakes? Not sure, perhaps aesthetics or conversation piece… London-based designer Andy Martin teamed up with the furniture company Thonet to steam bend a unique bicycle that allows you to be one with the road. Designboom explains, “the fixed gear conception
