According to a recent Mintel study, going green and being more eco friendly is becoming a priority in a lot of households. The latest report revealed that almost six in ten adults in the UK aged 25+ claim to be more aware of their effect on the environment, and feel that they have a duty to protect it ( Mintel 2010). There is no escaping … Continue reading 5 Simple Steps to make your Home more Eco-Friendly
For innovative ideas on Christmas presents this year, look no further than The Luxury Travel Fair for inspiration (Olympia, London, 4-7 November). There is a superb collection of travel related products to make 2010’s Christmas stocking something spectacular, with an original and luxurious touch. Presents to purchase at the fair include his and hers Elemis essentials collection; Harvey Nichols food and drink products with everything … Continue reading Christmas Shopping at the Luxury Travel Fair
From experience, I have found that even today in this increasingly small world, when you tell someone you’re going to Laos their first question is “where”? Thereafter follows a convoluted explanation involving such phrases as “left of Vietnam” – and still most of the time your friend is none the wiser. Laos has no big tourist hotspots, no pyramids or Taj Mahal, and therefore has … Continue reading The opening of Laos – a background
Commander Douglas Wheelock, who is orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station, sent a message from his Twitter account, @Astro_Wheels, saying he had "unlocked the 'NASA Explorer Badge'" on Foursquare. Foursquare, is an internet/geo-location/social-network service with more than four million members. It allows users to broadcast their whereabouts to other users of the service and earn "badges" for the places they check in from … Continue reading Foursquare NASA Explorer Badge
Did you know that most of us spend more money on holidays each year in pursuit of some rest and relaxation while sleep on an old, lumpy, mattress night after night at home without a grumble? This comes as a big surprise when you consider that we spend more than a third of our life in bed. Put simply, by the time you are 60, … Continue reading Why a Good Bed can Affect 20 Years of Your Life
For a country as small as Cambodia, there is remarkable diversity in climate. Close to the sea, you can find the Bokor National Park, site of a thousand-metre plateau that during the time of the French colonial rule was a luxury holiday resort. Today, all that remains are the crumbling ruins of an elite life – an abandoned hotel and casino, the shell of a … Continue reading Cambodia: Bokor National Park
