http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com always at your service Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:10:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Francine Boissonneault"]<img class="size-full wp-image-85 " style="margin-right: 3px;" title="francine_boissonneault" src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/francine_boissonneault.jpg" alt="francine_boissonneault" width="133" height="200" />[/caption] Whitehall is a monument to the extraordinary life of <a href="http://www.flaglermuseum.us/html/flagler_biography.html" target="_blank"><strong>Henry Morrison Flagler</strong></a>, a man whose rise to riches mirrors the explosive emergence of the United States as ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/art-and-culture/discover-a-mansion-beyond-the-wildest-dream-of-avarice/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Malcolm Hendry"]<img class="size-full wp-image-85 " style="margin-right: 3px;" title="malcolm_hendry" src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/malcolm_hendry.jpg" alt="malcolm_hendry" width="133" height="200" />[/caption] Don’t miss the rare opportunity to visit the magnificent <a href="www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=article&#38;ID=30 " target="_blank"><strong>State Rooms of Buckingham Palace</strong> </a>, open from the 27 July - 1 October 2010, when Her ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/art-and-culture/top-treasures-at-buckingham-palace/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Luvo Ntezo"]<img class="size-full wp-image-85 " style="margin-right: 3px;" title="luvo_ntezo" src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/luvo_ntezo1.jpg" alt="Luvo Ntezo" width="133" height="200" />[/caption] You’ll see the names on the wine lists at the <a href="http://www.12apostleshotel.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Twelve Apostles</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.oysterboxhotel.com/" target="_blank"><strong>The Oyster Box</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.bushmanskloof.co.za/" target="_blank"><strong>Bushmans Kloof</strong></a>, but when you can ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/news-from-the-cellar/south-african-wineries-%e2%80%93-top-ten-picks/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Charles Lotter"]<img class="size-full wp-image-85 " style="margin-right: 3px;" title="Charles_lotter" src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/Charles_lotter1.jpg" alt="Charles Lotter" width="133" height="200" />[/caption] Four very different writers shared the secrets of their success and their personal tricks of the trade. They were: <a href="http://www.rogercollis.co.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Roger Collis</strong></a>. An actor, broadcaster, writer and master ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/art-and-culture/twenty-one-top-writing-tips/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Kevin Joseph"]<img class="size-full wp-image-85 " style="margin-right: 3px;" title="Kevin_Joseph" src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/Kevin_Joseph.jpg" alt="Kevin Joseph" width="133" height="200" />[/caption] <strong>Fresh oysters must be alive</strong> just before consumption.   To test, tap any open oyster on the shell – if it closes up it’s safe to eat. Oysters which ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wining-dining/know-your-oysters/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Charles Lotter"]<img class="size-full wp-image-85 " style="margin-right: 3px;" title="Charles_lotter" src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/Charles_lotter.jpg" alt="Charles Lotter" width="133" height="200" />[/caption] There are hundreds of walks to choose from, but I’ve selected a handful of my favourites. I’ve also included <a href="http://www.walks4softies.co.uk">links</a> to the relevant pages which show the ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/just-for-fun/discovering-deepest-dorset/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Darren Briggs"]<img class="size-full wp-image-85 " style="margin-right: 3px;" title="darren_small" src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/darren_small1.jpg" alt="Darren Briggs" width="133" height="200" />[/caption] Travellers are expected to return bearing gifts. If you love shopping, this can be a welcome excuse for self indulgence. But for others it can be a ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/art-and-culture/successful-shopping-shortcuts/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Jim Cameron"]<a rel="attachment wp-att-85" href="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/events-happenings/discover-kensington/attachment/jim_ms/"><img class="size-full wp-image-85 " style="margin-right: 3px;" title="Jim_MS" src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/Jim_MS.jpg" alt="Jim Cameron - Head Concierge" width="133" height="200" /></a>[/caption] London is probably the best place on the planet for collectors of antiques and art. How come?   A busy trading centre before ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/art-and-culture/treasure-hunting-art-and-antiques-in-london/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Clive Bennett"]<a href="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/refurb_clive2.jpg"><img src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/refurb_clive2.jpg" alt="Clive Bennett" width="133" height="200" /></a>[/caption] How much football can one person watch without a break?  Quite a lot, I should imagine, if you are passionate enough to come all the way down here for the <a href="http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/" target="_blank">2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa</a>™!   ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/events-happenings/south-africa-its-not-all-soccer/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="70" caption="Graham Kennedy"]<img class="size-full wp-image-85 " style="margin-right: 3px;" title="GK_small" src="http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/GK_small.jpg" alt="Graham Kennedy" width="70" height="100" />[/caption] A funny thing always happens to me on the way to <a href="http://www.bushmanskloof.co.za/index.php" target="_blank">Bushmans Kloof</a>.  It’s only 270 kilometres from Cape Town, but by the time I arrive ... http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/art-and-culture/art-from-the-dawn-of-time/