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1939 Dinner menu from The Peninsula Maybe it was the exquisite cheesecake I had for tea this afternoon. At 4.30, to be precise (as you know, formal Afternoon Tea follows strict rules. Five o’clock tea, for example, sta...
Entries tagged with: Mount Nelson
Cape Town: Mount Nelson: Breakfast with Xavier Lablaude
The launch of the book 'I Had Tea at the Nellie — The Mount Nelson Treasury' brings us together again. Xavier Lablaude runs one of the legendary flagships of the Belmond Group, the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, or as it ...
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Raffles Hotel
The historic building (top, slide to the right): The "new" Raffles main building in 1899. It opened on 18 November 1899, featuring the all new...Read More
The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of most...Read More
Half Moon
In 1952, a group of wealthy individuals including Donald Deskey, the fabled designer (among his works the Radio City Music Hall); Harvey Firestone,...Read More
Mount Kenya Safari Club
You don your safari gear during the day, but you always dress for dinner. Because Mount Kenya Safari Club Nanyuki is an exclusive retreat. High on...Read More
Grand Hotel Lviv (Lemberg)
Grand Hotel Lviv in 1894 Grand Hotel Lviv – the book – available shortly. Reserve your personal autographed book now...Read More