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For more than 150 years, HOTEL GRANDE BRETAGNE has proudly stood in the epicentre of Athens overlooking Syntagma Square, welcoming heads of state, pop icons, stars of stage and screen and Hollywood sirens alike. Nicholas Chrisostomou stays at the neo-classical grand dame of the Hellenic hospitality industry and discovers what makes it one of the world’s truly great hotels.
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A quirky American beach resort favoured by artists, families, the LGBTQ community and eccentrics on the run, PROVINCETOWN is perched at the tip of Cape Cod and combines small-town charm with big-city culture. Alex Benasuli makes the 90-minute crossing from Boston to explore this uniquely colourful seaside hamlet, nestled amongst miles of peaceful dunes and seashore yet seemingly at the end of the earth.
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Nicholas Chrisostomou ventures through the door of a graffiti-covered gangster-esque building in central
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Manish Mehrotra’s progressive yet playful Indian cuisine, lovingly reimagined with a contemporary spin, makes him one of the most exciting modern Indian chefs in the world today, and INDIAN ACCENT one of the most notable 21st-century restaurant brands on the planet. Alex Benasuli visits its new Mayfair outpost and finds out first-hand what makes it one of London’s unmissable culinary delights.
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JAMES LONG became one of the UK’s most talked-about designers soon after graduating from The Royal College of Art in 2008 and setting-up his eponymous label. Less than a decade later, Long was appointed creative director of iconic Italian label ICEBERG. Adrian Gibson grabs five minutes with the designer whose mastery and experimentation of knitwear and denim have earned him a cult following.
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