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Category Archives: OneTravel
Go on a Blind Date at the Charing Cross Theatre, London (OneTravel)
Direct from New York for a limited run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre is Blind Date starring Canadian comedienne Rebecca Northan as Mimi, a “lovable minx of a Parisian clown.” Continue reading
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Posted in London, OneTravel, Theatre, Travel
Tagged ad lib, Blind Date, charing cross, Charing Cross Theatre, comedy, craven passage, dating, improv, improvisation, London, mimi, OneTravel, play, rebecca northan, review, theatre review, Travel, WC2, WC2N 6NL, west end, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Miami Club Rum: Miami’s First Rum Distillery (OneTravel)
Miami Club Rum, a premium rum made and produced in Miami has just launched early this year and is already the toast of the town, gaining fans and garnering awards by the shot. The Miami Club business might be new but founder Matt Malone went on five generations of his family’s involvement producing rum in Puerto Rico, going back in time to 1911. Adhering to tradition seems to be going well for Malone. His white rum recently won a gold medal for “Best Platinum Rum in the World” at the recently held 2013 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Florida, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged florida, MIAMI, miami club, Miami Club Rum, OneTravel, premium rum, rum, Shopping, Travel, wynwood, wynwood art district
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Mozzarella and the City: Where to Get the Good Stuff in London (OneTravel)
Mozzarella di Buffalo (buffalo milk mozzarella) has become something of a celebrated cheese in London lately with new mozzarella bars opening and fine dining establishments featuring it prominently on their menus. A good number of quality delis, pizzerias and restaurants around town now carry the proper white stuff. Here’s a look at a few of the best. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged buffalo milk mozzarella, cheese, italian food, italian restaurants, London, mozzarella, Mozzarella & More, Mozzarella di Buffalo, OBIKÀ, OneTravel, pizza, pizzeria, restaurants, santa maria, Santoré, sartoria, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Intercontinental Resort Tahiti (OneTravel)
Despite its lagoon side setting spread across 23 verdant and attractively landscaped acres, this four star resort is but a few minutes’ drive from Faa’a International Airport and only a couple or so minutes further from the relative bustle of downtown Pape’ete. Coming from pretty much anywhere except possibly sailing from another nearby island, odds are you’ll pass through Faa’a, making the Intercontinental a smart and hassle free option. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Drink, Food, french polynesia, hotel, INTERCONTINENTAL, InterContinental Resort Tahiti, OneTravel, pacific, pacific ocean, polynesia, polynesian, resort, society islands, south pacific, tahiti, tahitian, tahitian wine, tiki, Travel
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London’s Best Department Stores (OneTravel)
Some of the biggest, glitziest and most celebrated department stores in the world call London home. Here’s a list of the best of the best, some of which are major tourist destinations in and of themselves … Continue reading
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New Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition Honors JFK (OneTravel)
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Dallas Museum of Art brings together the works of art installed in the president’s suite at the Hotel Texas during his fateful trip in 1963. The original installation, orchestrated by a small group of Fort Worth art collectors, was created especially for the president and first lady to celebrate their overnight visit to the city and included paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Thomas Eakins, Lyonel Feininger, Franz Kline, and Marsden Hartley as well as sculptures by Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore and more. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged 50th anniversary of the kennedy assassination, Art, assassination, contemporary art, Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, exhibition, fine art, fort worth, Franz Kline, ft worth, henry moore, hotel texas, Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, JFK, john f kennedy, Lyonel Feininger, Marsden Hartley, museum, OneTravel, pablo picasso, PAINTINGS, president kennedy, sculpture, texas, Thomas Eakins, Travel, Vincent van Gogh
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A Few Top Tips for Tahiti (OneTravel)
Io rana! I’m just back from spending a week and a half in French Polynesia. Tahiti and her islands are gorgeous – and definitely live up to all the hype! That said – and no matter where you’re coming from – this South Pacific archipelago isn’t somewhere you simply hop over to for the weekend. To make the most out of your time in paradise, here are a few top tips so you won’t have to hit the ground running but instead can assuredly stroll along in leisurely style to the beach. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, Hotels, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged beer, Drink, Food, french polynesia, hinano, hotel, INTERCONTINENTAL, InterContinental Resort Tahiti, OneTravel, pacific, pacific ocean, polyneisa, polynesia, polynesian, resort, sailing, society islands, south pacific, tahiti, tahiti yacht charter, tahitian, tahitian wine, tiki, Travel, wine
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Best of Italy’s Summer Music Festivals (OneTravel)
Summer vacation in Italy? That’s music to everbody’s ears – no matter what type of tunes you like to listen to. From sacred music to jive, from Puccini to Diana Krall, There’s a wonderful range of summer music festivals scheduled across Italy catering to all tastes and budgets. Here’s a look at just a few of the many. Continue reading
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Taste of London Celebrates 10th Anniversary (OneTravel)
The perennially popular Taste of London restaurant festival marks its tenth anniversary this summer with its biggest and best line up to date. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged alfred prasad, Ben Tish, chefs, Drink, festival, Food, francesco mazzei, London, MICHEL ROUX JR, OneTravel, Pascal Aussignac, regent's park, restaurants, summer, taste of london, Travel
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Slider Decider at The Gun Pub in East London (OneTravel)
On Thursday May 16, chefs rom across the UK will gather at celebrated East London pub, The Gun, to pit their slider skills against The Gun’s own head chef, Quinton Bennett, to determine who deserves the title of Slider Decider Champion 2013. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged BARS, Barworks, beer, Blue Boar Smokehouse, burgers, canary wharf, Capish, Check On, Disco Bistro, dishoom, Drink, duck & waffle, east london, ED'S EASY DINER, Food, Graphic, hamburgers, Nanban, Nigel Frederick Butcher, OneTravel, OPERA TAVERN, Original Fry Up Material, pub, pubs, restaurant, Seven Park Place, sliders, St Austell Brewery, street vendors, sushinho, The Bladebone Inn, The Butty, The Grove, THE GUN, The Plough, The Red Lion, THE SHIP, The Tavern; Tsuru, Travel
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Soho’s Best Indian Restaurants (OneTravel)
Perhaps nowhere in London is the variety of restaurants and dining options as varied as in Soho, the compact and social heart of this sprawling city. Even once you’ve decided on what type of food you’re keen to enjoy, going out to eat in Soho brings with it tough decisions. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged britain's oldest indian restaurant, carnaby street, carom at meza, CINNAMON SOHO, dishoom, fine dining, Food, frith street, imli street, indian food, indian restaurant, KINGLY STREET, leicester square, London, London blog, MOOLI'S, OneTravel, regent street, restaurants, soho, soho's best indian restaurants, street food, swallow street, Travel, upper st martin's lane, veeraswamy, W1, wardour street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Burlexe: Burlesque Inspired Theatre at London’s Shadow Lounge (OneTravel)
I, for one, enjoyed myself immensely when I checked out the show earlier this month. I laughed a lot. I blushed as dancers made eye contact, took to the audience and once when one performer ran her finger along my jawline. Ooh la la! Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London, OneTravel, Theatre, Travel
Tagged amber topaz, bar, brewer street, burlesque, burlesque review, burlexe, cabaret, cabaret review, chloe ewart, comedy, dance, dancers, dancing, drinking, DRINKS, jo king, kele le roc, London, monologues, OneTravel, promo code, review, soho, stage, the shadow lounge, theatre, Travel, W1, W1F 0RF
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The 2013 Islay Whisky Festival (OneTravel)
The Feis Ile is the Scottish island of Islay’s annual festival of “Malt and Music.” Held every year during the last week of May with an variety of activities and events across Islay as well as on the neighbouring island Jura, the Feis Ile is considered to be one of the most important events on any true whisky lover’s calendar. Continue reading
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The Best Food Shopping in Bologna (OneTravel)
Here’s a list of some of the best places in Bologna to shop for food – all centrally located within easy walking distance of each other, near the Piazza Maggiore and around the evocative and quaint Via Drapperie. But the wisest advice for any Italian food lover visiting Bologna would be simply to hit the cobbled streets and explore every last portico of this delicious city. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Chocolate, Drink, Food, Italy, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged A F Tamburini, beer, bologna, chocolate, Drink, Drogheria Gilberto, Eataly, Food, Italy, Mercato delle Erbe, Mercato di Mezzo, OneTravel, Piazza Maggiore, Shopping, street markets, Travel, Via Drapperie
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Raw Wine Festival Returns to London (OneTravel)
Coming to London next month is RAW, a “totally independent” wine fair created and organized by “Crazy FrenchWoman” and the first French female Master of Wine, Isabelle Legeron. The two-day fair celebrates natural wines from around the world that, as Isabelle puts it, are “authentic expressions of place” and the “polar opposites of industrialized, big-brand, manufactured, nothing-but-alcoholic-grape-juice wines, that use imagery and suggestion to sell a product.” Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London, OneTravel, Travel, Wine
Tagged artisan wine, biodynamic, french wines, Klinec Medana, London, NATURAL WINES, old truman brewery, organic, RAW WINE FAIR, tower hamlets, wine, WINE FAIR
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Queen’s Day in Amsterdam 2013 (OneTravel)
This year’s Queen’s Day promises to be a particularly special one, and presumably the last for a very long time. The Queen has announced that she will abdicate on the date and that her son, Willem-Alexander, will be inaugurated. Continue reading
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Tagged amsterdam, dutch, festival, holland, king's day, koninginnedag 2013, koninginnedag festivities, Koningsdag, netherlands, OneTravel, queen's day 2013, queens day, the netherlands, Travel
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Four of This Summer’s Best European Music Festivals (OneTravel)
Here comes summer (and not soon enough!). For the young and the youthful among European music fans that means it’s time to party. Heading to Europe this summer and hoping to add an extra dose of fun to your vacation? Check out this four unique music festivals. All four are great value for money too! Continue reading
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Posted in Hotels, Music, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Alt-J, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Bulgaria, camping, Croatia, dance, dance music, Disclosure, Echo Festival, Editors, europe, FESTIVALS, Hey, hotels, Kendrick Lamar, Kings Of Leon, Maria Peszek, Meadows In The Mountains Festival, Modest Mouse, music, music festivals, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, OneTravel, Open'er Festival, poland, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rihanna, romania, Skunk Anansie, SunSplash Festival, Tame Impala, Travel, turkey, underground music
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Three of Bologna’s Best Gelatos (OneTravel)
Narrowing down a list that highlights the best gelato in town is tough, if not impossible. But I’ll give it a lick! Here’s a selection of three top gelato shops in Bologna. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Italy, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged bologna, Bologna's Best Gelatos, Cremeria Funivia, emilia romagna, Food, gelateria, gelato, Grom, ice cream, italian ice cream, Italy, La Sorbetteria Castiglione, OneTravel, Travel
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“Pay by the Clock” at Palm London Restaurant and Bar (OneTravel)
The welcoming atmosphere – along with a really tasty range of dishes – should certainly offer reason enough to visit, but a newly launched “PrimeTime” discount menu of cocktails and “Prime Bites” adds excellent and affordable incentive to pay this great place a visit. Continue reading
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Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged bar, bar snacks, BELGRAVIA, bourbon, burgers, cocktails, DRINKS, Food, hamburgers, knightsbridge, London, manhattan, palm, palm bar, palm restaurant, Pont Street, prime beef, primebites, primetime @ palm bar, restaurant, review, reviw, rum, sliders, steak, SW1, SW1X 9EJ, USDA prime beef
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Joyeux Anniversaire Eiffel Tower! (OneTravel)
Sunday, March 31, 1889 was the day the Eiffel Tower was dedicated to the city of Paris. To celebrate such a momentous event – and commemorate its 124th anniversary – here are some amazing facts about this iconic structure. Continue reading
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Posted in France, OneTravel, Paris, Travel
Tagged dedication, eiffel tower, facts, france, march 31, paris
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Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar, at London’s Intercontinental Westminster (OneTravel)
At £45 (about $68) per adult and £15 ($22) per child, brunch at the Blue Boar is an indulgence. Still, if you come with a hearty appetite and plan to relax over a few drinks, you should find the experience to offer exceptionally good value for an especially great meal. You’ll also be treated to friendly and efficient service along with live music in a chilled out and comfortable setting. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged all you can drink, ALL YOU CAN EAT, AYCE, bar, BARBECUE, BBQ, BLOODY MARY, blue boar, Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar, brunch, bucks fizz, chef, cocktails, Drink, five star hotel, Food, hotel, hotel restaurant, INTERCONTINENTAL, Intercontinental Westminster, jon ingram, London, lunch, Luxury Brunch, OneTravel, pork, PULLED PORK, restaurant, review, smokehouse, st james's, st james's park, unlimited bloody marys, W1, westminster
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Argentina Meets East London at Cambalache (OneTravel)
Guests to Cambalache will get the chance to try up to 150 wines from 28 of Argentina’s top wineries. Everybody’s heard of – and rightly loves – the mighty Malbec. But Cambalache will feature wines from all of Argentine’s major producing regions, stretching over 2000 km from Salta in the North to Patagonia in the South, passing through La Rioja, San Juan and Mendoza along the way. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Travel, Wine
Tagged 76 Stoke Newington Road, argentina, argentine wine, barry smith, Barry Smith and Charles Spence, cambalache, cambalache - one night in argentina, charles spence, dalston, Drink, east london, Food, London, MC Motors, N16, N16 7XB, N16 7XN, OneTravel, Travel, wine, wine and music, wine tasting
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“Landmark” Photography at Somerset House, London (OneTravel)
A newly opened exhibition at London’s Somerset House offers a sweeping overview of the rich genre that is 21st century landscape photography. Landmark: the Fields of Photography is the first of its kind anywhere to show both the harsh and sometimes brutal realities of our rapidly changing environment alongside the natural world’s more enduring and stunning beauty.
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Posted in Art, London, OneTravel, Photography, Travel
Tagged decisive moment, edward burtynsky, exhibition, Landmark: the Fields of Photography, landscape photography, London, OneTravel, photographers, Photography, photography exhibition, positive view foundation, review, somerset house, street photography, william ewing
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Black Cat Cabaret at Cafe de Paris, London (OneTravel)
A tip of the hat to the legendary Le Chat Noir club of Paris, the Black Cat Cabaret at the historic Cafe de Paris at Leicester Square draws its inspiration from the “Absinthe-soaked, dark and daring heyday of Montmartre’s cabaret underworld” offering a chance to “discover decidedly modern performance in its many strange and wondrous forms.”
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Tagged Black Cat Cabaret, cabaret, Cafe de Paris, leicester square, piccadilly, review, soho, W1
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Barn the Spoon in East London (OneTravel)
It’s refreshing to come across something that’s practical and simple by design. When form and function meet in equal measure, the results resonate with a lasting satisfaction. Rambling along perpetually up-and-coming and increasingly trendy Hackney Road with its speakeasies and new boutiques mingling with stalwart pubs and dwindling wholesaler outlets, a shop selling handmade wooden spoons stands out. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged barn the spoon, carving, design, east london, hackney, Hackney Road, London, OneTravel, Shopping, spoons, Travel, wooden spoons, woodwork
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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika Restaurant, London (OneTravel)
Head chef Navin Prasad’s kitchen delivers refined and delicate dishes that nonetheless check the boxes for filling and yummy. Case in point is the hearty yet dainty starter, pan-seared spiced scallops with sautéed cavolo nero and pumpkin sauce. Equally delicious, a main course of king prawns simmered in a rich coconut cream sauce flavoured with lime leaf proves curry prowess and gourmet subtly needn’t be mutually exclusive attributes. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged chef, Cote du Rhone 'Les Ozets' 2009 Syrah Blend, curry, Drink, fine dining, Food, indian cuisine, indian food, indian restaurant, kensington, Kensington High Street, king prawns, London, navin prasad, OneTravel, restaurant review, review, scallops, tamarind collection, zaika
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New Cooking Classes for Kids at London Intercontinental’s Cookbook Cafe (OneTravel)
In an especially family friendly move to ensure everybody at the brunch table can get the most out of their dining experience, Cookbook Cafe at the Intercontinental London Park Lane hotel has launched a new programme to get kids to cook for themselves while learning about where their food comes from and all the steps it goes through before reaching the table.
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Posted in Food, Hotels, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged brunch, chef paul bates, children's cooking classes, cookbook cafe, cooking for kids, hotel, hyde park corner, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, London, OneTravel, Seedling Series Kids Cook, Travel, weekend brunch
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New Beach Shack Opens in the Heart of London (OneTravel)
Having a great time in London but still longing for a bit of tropical cheer? Soho’s iconic late night venue, Floridita, has recently unveiled its brand new Rum Shack, a downstairs bar offering guests a chance to enjoy a Cuban “beach shack” inspired drinking experience in the heart of London. Continue reading
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David Bowie Exhibition at V&A London (OneTravel)
With unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive, London’s V&A museum will soon present the first international retrospective exhibition to highlight the extraordinary career of one of popular music’s most beloved and enduring stars. David Bowie is will open at … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Design, London, Music, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Art, david bowie, david bowie is, design, exhibition, London, museum, music, OneTravel, preview, Travel, V&A
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Lichtenstein: A Retrospective at Tate Modern (OneTravel)
WHAAM! A new exhibition featuring the works of one of the biggest names in pop art has just opened at London’s Tate Modern museum. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Art, Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, London, modern art, museum, OneTravel, POP ART, RETROSPECTIVE, Roy Lichtenstein, tate modern, Travel
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New Global Art Fair: Art13 London (OneTravel)
Opening in early March, Art13 London will be the largest new art fair to launch in London in a decade. Created by the founders of Hong Kong International art fair, ART HK, Art13 will bring together more than 120 galleries from 29 different countries from the West as well as across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and South Africa. Seventy percent of galleries will be participating at a fair in London for the first time and half of the galleries there will present works created by non-western artists. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged art fair, ART HK, art13, Art13 London, CAIS Gallery, contemporary art, emerging art, London, olympia, OneTravel, Xooang Choi
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New West End Play Brings Hemingway Novel to the London Stage (OneTravel)
As you might expect, Helfrect couldn’t cram every page – or even many characters – onto the stage for her adaptation. Still, Fiesta stays true to the spirit of Hemingway’s first novel. In particular, the language is economic and punchy, resulting in a compelling and enjoyable play that shouldn’t leave many ardent Hemingway fans hankering for more. Set design (Rachel Noel) is equally restrained yet effective with key elements of the story honed to accentuate the dialogue and decisions of the characters. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, London, OneTravel, Theatre, Travel
Tagged bullfighting, ernest hemingway, fiesta, fiesta (the sun also rises), Gideon Turner, hemingway, jack holden, jake barnes, jazz, josie taylor, jye frasca, lady brett ashley, London, novel, OneTravel, play, rachel noel, review, the sun also rises, theatre, theatre review, trafalgar studio 2, trafalgar studios, trio farouche, west end
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Top Tips for Visiting the Vatican Museums (OneTravel)
A top attraction by any account, paying a visit to the Vatican Museums doesn’t come without some effort. Here are a few tips for making the most of your visit and avoiding any undue hassle. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Italy, OneTravel, Rome, Travel
Tagged Art, holy see, Italy, OneTravel, roma, rome, st peter's basilica, the vatican, Travel, vatican museums
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For a Crash Course in Wow, Visit Rome’s Galleria Borghese (OneTravel)
The gallery is home to one of the largest – and arguably most valuable – private collections of art in the world. Consisting of paintings, sculpture and antiquities, the Borghese collection began with acquisitions by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, an avid art aficionado and a bit of a dandy, while his uncle Pope Paul V was head of the Vatican (1605 to 1621). It includes important works (and lots of them) by Caravaggio, Bernini, Botticelli, Titian and plenty more. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, baroque art, borghese collection, galleria borghese, Italy, OneTravel, PAINTINGS, renaissance art, roma, rome, Travel
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Bruce Nauman + Eva Hesse at Hauser & Wirth London (OneTravel)
Two exhibitions of equal provocation and weight have opened recently at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in London. Featuring works by a couple of contemporary art’s biggest names, Bruce Nauman and Eva Hesse, the shows offers an excellent way to experience art that allows viewers to question assumptions of connection and relationship with the outside world and how the slightest tweaks in perception can gloriously mess with the mind for the meaningful and enriching outcomes. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Art, bruce nauman, contemporary art, eva hesse, eva hesse 1965, exhibition, gallery, hauser & wirth london, hauser and wirth, istallations, London, mindfuck, neon, OneTravel, paitings, review, savile row, Travel
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