All aboard: the QM2 does the Atlantic in style June 10, 2012 LEAVING the glamorous glitzy Big Apple on a big glitzy ship felt right. Berthed in the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, the sharp-prowed Queen Mary 2 looked both huge and majestic. On our taxi ride to the terminal our driver bypassed the anti-capitalist demonstrators in Wall Street, so named for the barrier the Dutch built in the [...]
Paris’s first literary hotel appeals to visitors with a taste for letters June 10, 2012 THE Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore is terribly smart. It’s not showy like the Champs Elysees or Rue de Rivoli; it’s a quietly luxurious stretch that’s home to the Hermes and Lanvin flagships, Lancome’s headquarters, the Elysee Paris (the President of France’s home) and more of this ilk. Just off this most iconic and opulent of [...]
TRAVEL NOTES June 10, 2012 Extreme dining, Belgian style Join the trend for “extreme dining” with a meal at a table suspended 50 metres above the ground. The Brussels version of Dinner in the Sky is running throughout June, giving 22 diners at a time the chance to enjoy gourmet food and champagne while suspended near sites such as the [...]
Upgrade your next adventure June 10, 2012 FROM the cool and cutting-edge design scene in Copenhagen to the hypnotic charm of Cairo’s bustling markets; if you fancy exploring a new city, country or continent, now is the time to get that great escape on track. A world of adventure awaits, but you could benefit from a host of added extras by taking [...]
Expect France to give Three Lions Les Bleus June 10, 2012 France England Today, 5.00pm, ITV ALL this talk of the low expectations at the Euros being a boost to England’s chances; I just don’t buy it – they are heading for a fall. How the boffins that devise the FIFA rankings can say England are the sixth best in the world, and France the 14th, [...]
Makeshift England not scared of in-form France, insists Hodgson June 10, 2012 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson insists his embryonic and injury-hit side is not daunted by the challenge of facing a France team unbeaten in their last 21 games in their Euro 2012 opener today. Hodgson also played down fears that scorching temperatures forecast for this afternoon in Donetsk, Ukraine, would make it even harder to avoid [...]
Rain delays Djokovic bid to overcome Rafa’s rule June 10, 2012 RAFAEL Nadal and Novak Djokovic will today resume their battle to win both the French Open and a place in history after the Serb’s fight back was suspended by heavy rainfall. Clay-court expert Nadal led 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 1-2 when play was temporarily suspended for the evening but, with Djokovic again in the ascendancy and [...]
Trapp defiant despite torrid Ireland opener June 10, 2012 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (1) vs CROATIA (3) REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni insists his side will continue to believe that advancing to the European Championship quarter-final is possible, even if last night’s defeat to Croatia makes doing so exceptionally difficult to achieve. Two headers from Mario Mandzukic and a masterful finish from Everton’s Nikica [...]
Ramdin stunt mars Best record June 10, 2012 WEST Indies fast bowler Tino Best smashed his way to the highest score by a No11 batsman in the history of Test cricket yesterday, yet the visitors’ strong performance was marred by a public dispute sparked by his batting partner Denesh Ramdin at Edgbaston. England were left trailing 221-5 in the first innings, after West [...]
England confident of bouncing back despite injuries to Barritt and Brown June 10, 2012 ENGLAND coach Stuart Lancaster expects his squad to be ready to take revenge on South Africa after losing Saturday’s Test 22-17 in Durban, citing their performance as sufficient cause for optimism. After an even first-half in which England looked capable of victory, the Springboks’ forwards began to dominate to inspire victory in the first of [...]
