TRAVEL NOTES January 17, 2010 Astrology in Hampshire Astrologist to the stars Shelley von Strunckel will be offering “astrological first aid” at the beautiful Four Seasons in Hampshire on Sat 23 Jan and Tues 26 Jan. A group session with von Strunckel will shed light on what’s really behind those dramatic changes in your life, and will be followed by [...]
Find value and beauty in an Austrian chalet January 14, 2010 SKIING down tree-lined snowy vistas in winter; hiking through lush green mountains by crystal blue lakes in summer. This is what’s on offer in Austria’s traditional Alpine towns. “Austria’s valley towns are proper year-round places,” says Giles Gale of Savills’ Alpine Homes. “In the summer they are filled with people mountain biking and hill-walking. And [...]
FOCUS ON: CLAPHAM January 14, 2010 39 BEAUCHAMP ROAD, SW11 1PG Price: £1.1m Located on a quiet residential street, this smart five-bedroom family home is within walking distance of Clapham Junction, which has transport links into the centre of London (23 minutes from Bank) and to Gatwick. Those needing plenty of storage space will benefit from the cellar and the possibility [...]
Q&A: BUYING January 14, 2010 CAMILLA DELL MANAGING PARTNER AT BLACK BRICK Q. Dear Camilla, I am thinking about selling my property, but I am nervous about the upcoming general election and how this will affect the property market. Should I hold off until the election is over? A. Actually, we think that the current market is an ideal scenario [...]
Take the train to Chelsea’s smart river developments January 14, 2010 THINK of Chelsea and you probably think of the King’s Road, and the streets crammed with attractive townhouses between Sloane Square and Battersea Bridge. Travel further west along the river, and you reach an area that used to be something of a West London oddity –?around Sands End and Chelsea Harbour – but is now [...]
Cool colours for kids’ bedrooms January 14, 2010 1 Reversible double duvet with planes, Cath Kidston, £48, www.cathkidston.co.uk 2 Cowboy print cushion, Cath Kidston, £6, www.cathkidston.co.uk 3 Posh graffiti wooden letters A-Z, John Lewis, £4.95, www.johnlewis.com 4 Rocky ceiling light, John Lewis, £52, www.johnlewis.com 5 Zebra Lamp, Childrens Lighting, £52, www.childrenslighting.co.uk 6 Jet Set Clock, Habitat, £36, www.habitat.co.uk 7 Wool Owl-Shaped Rug, Marks [...]
A corporate hit-man with a heart January 14, 2010 Film UP IN THE AIR Cert: 15 IN an age when films are sometimes made two years before they are released, Up in the Air’s most obvious selling point is its timeliness. Jason Reitman, director of Oscar-winning Juno, has made a film about people who fire people, and one of its most touching aspects is [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND January 14, 2010 FILM THE BOOK OF ELI Denzel Washington goes into action in post-apocalyptic America. ALL ABOUT STEVE Sandra Bullock plays a zany crossword expert who falls for her blind date. Dreadful. CRUDE Documentary about the oil industry’s contamination of the Ecuadorian Amazon. DVD THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 Weak remake with Denzel Washington and John Travolta. [...]
COSY AND TOUGH IS THE KEY FOR WINTER BOOTS January 14, 2010 Sara Hollamby Style Counsel IT’S not until you get extreme weather like this that you suddenly realise how totally useless your best fashion boots are for outside wear. With this amount of snow and ice, which looks set for a couple of weeks at least, you really need proper snow boots. Not ever having owned [...]
Learn to make the most of your neckwear January 14, 2010 WHEN you get up in the morning and blearily pull a tie around your neck, you might be forgiven if all you care about is tying it in such way that it stays on and doesn’t make you look like a footballer. If that describes your neckwear routine, then you are missing a trick. There [...]