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Centre; and Paris’ historic century-old Art Nouveau HOTEL LUTETIA, which has been reborn as a contemporary Left Bank hospitality palace after a EUR200 million transformation.
The Cultured Traveller rounds-up the world’s most interesting events, cultural experiences and unmissable festivals happening in the coming months, including CURE SALÉE in the Agadez region of northeast Niger; Bacolod’s colourful MASSKARA festival in the Philippines; Albuquerque’s spectacular INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA; Pushkar’s annual CAMEL FAIR in the Ajmer region of Rajasthan, and Laos’ three-day religious THAT LUANG FESTIVAL held at the nation’s most revered stupa.
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The double-decker plane with the humped fuselage is one of the world’s most recognisable aircraft and has been criss-crossing the planet for almost half a century, making flying more affordable for millions of travellers. The Cultured Traveller looks back at fifty years of the BOEING 747 - the game changing jumbo that defined modern longhaul air travel and set the tone for the future of commercial aviation.
We review COMO’s swishy new surfing-orientated resort in the hipster seaside village of Canggu on Bali’s south-west coast; NOBU’s new adults-only boutique hotel on MARBELLA’s Golden Mile; Detroit’s funky SIREN HOTEL at the city’s historic downtown Wurlitzer Building; Nick Jones’ latest members’ club cum hotel WHITE CITY HOUSE set in London’s former BBC Television
Architectural excellence, artistic flair and a wealth of cultural treasures conspire to make Brussels one of the most appealing cities in Europe for discerning travellers, and there’s no better base from which to explore it than Rocco Forte’s HOTEL AMIGO. Joe Mortimer spends a long weekend acquainting himself with the Belgian capital from the comfort of its most gracious pied-à-terre: THE ARMAND BLATON SUITE.
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