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James Bond themed cruise on The Thames
Marking the 50th anniversary of 007 hitting our screens, Our Man On The Ground is delighted to be able to offer our readers the opportunity to cruise the River Thames in the Sunseeker that was actually used in the opening chase sequence of the James Bond film The World is Not Enough, starring Pierce Brosnan.
Training to be First Class Cabin Crew on British Airways
7 May 2012
Categories: Air Travel, From The Editor Tags: Cabin crew training, First Class, British Airways
Categories: Air Travel, From The Editor Tags: Cabin crew training, First Class, British Airways
British Airways celebrates 85 years of in-flight service this year and I was recently invited along with five other journalists to see what it is actually like to train to be First Class Cabin Crew in their Heathrow training headquarters at Waterside.
Read how I got on...
Shaun Rankin pops up at The Dorchester Grill
If you fancy doing something a little different this month, why not pop in to The Grill at The Dorchester for a little taste of Jersey and something altogether different.
Michelin star TV chef Shaun Rankin is joining forces with Head Chef Brian Hughes at The Grill from Monday 14th May to Saturday 19th May, offering guests a Jersey produce based menu.
Royal Portraits Collection at The Ritz
If you happen to be passing close to The Ritz in London’s Piccadilly why not pop in to the Marie Antoinette Suite and take a look at a never before seen Royal Portraits exhibition by Russian miniature portraitist Alexei Maximov...
Gin & Jazz with The Shirt Tail Stompers
Having been to the inaugural Gin & Jazz evening in The Arch Bar at London’s InterContinental Park Lane, I thought I would pop along this month to see how it is settling in.
This was The Shirt Tail Stompers first visit to Park Lane and they most certainly did not disappoint...
Flight BA2012 Pop-up Restaurant
12 Apr 2012
Categories: Air Travel, From The Editor, London Olympics Tags: British Airways, London 2012, Flight BA2012, Heston Blumenthal
Categories: Air Travel, From The Editor, London Olympics Tags: British Airways, London 2012, Flight BA2012, Heston Blumenthal
British Airways have opened a pop-up lounge restaurant, cinema and art gallery in London’s Shoreditch for just two weeks to celebrate the launch of its special Olympic Games menu and showcase their 3 Great Britons winners.
Fourth Plinth’s Latest Resident
The Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square has a new resident. At the end of last month HMS Victory in a bottle was replaced by a giant child on a rocking horse.
The bronze sculpture is 4.1 metres high and has been greeted with mixed reactions by visitors to Trafalgar Square.
A Celebration of Fashion and Cinema at Sofitel
Over the last year, 13 Sofitel Hotels around the world have been hosting two tailor-made photographic exhibitions in conjunction with the famous Paris based Polka Galerie. The first from the world of haute couture, the second from the world of the Seventh Art.
Olympic Swimming Selection Trials at The Aquatics Centre
I was fortunate enough to go to to the Swimming Championships 2012 Selection Trials at the Aquatics Centre in the impressive new Olympic Park out in Stratford on Saturday.
From what I could see most of the Olympic Park looks almost complete...
Sunday Girl Launches at the May Fair Bar for London Fashion Week
21 Feb 2012
Categories: Bars, From The Editor Tags: May Fair Bar, May Fair Hotel, Jade Williams, Sunday Girl
Categories: Bars, From The Editor Tags: May Fair Bar, May Fair Hotel, Jade Williams, Sunday Girl
The trendy May Fair Bar in London’s fashionable Mayfair played host to DJ, model and singer-songwriter Jade Williams (aka Sunday Girl) on Sunday evening as part of Fashion Week’s many activities.
Jade Williams will be DJ-ing at The May Fair Bar every Sunday from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, supported by a group of celebrity guest DJs.
Anndra Neen at The Dorchester
I was invited to a private viewing of the 2011 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize winners’ jewellery and accessories line at London’s Dorchester Hotel last week.
Anndra Neen was launched in 2009 by Phoebe and Annette Stephens, the two sisters behind this successful brand. Their autumn and winter 2012 collection will be on display at Hôtel Plaza Athénée during Paris Fashion Week in March.
The Descendants starring George Clooney
Set in beautiful Hawaii, The Decendants starring George Clooney as Matt King, a wealthy lawyer and father of two teenage girls suddenly finds himself at one of life’s crossroads following his wife’s serious boating accident off Waikiki which puts her in hospital. His older daughter then reveals that his wife had been having an affair...
Read on to watch the trailer.
Best of 2011 Photo Blog
Here is selection of The Best of 2011 in photographs.
Christmas Chocolate Festival on London’s Southbank
From this coming Friday 9th December until Sunday 11th December the seventh Chocolate Festival descends on London’s Southbank in the lead up to Christmas. You will be able to sample chocolates from some of the world’s best Chocolatiers, talk with chocolate producers, try a tutored tasting session, pick up hints about the beneficial health aspects of chocolate and of course get some Christmas goodies for friends and family.
Skyline Photo Blog
Here are some panoramic skyline photos we have taken whilst on our travels this year from London, New York, Jersey City, Paris, The Grand Canyon and Siesta Key Beach.
Gin & Jazz Night Launches at InterContinental Park Lane
Starting this coming Thursday 17th November, the InterContinental London Park Lane will be hosting a monthly Jazz evening accompanied by a celebration of classic cocktails to compliment the golden age of Jazz.
This Thursday’s event will see the critically acclaimed Benoit Viellefon and his Orchestra.
London Jazz Festival Week 11th to 20th November
Today kicks off the 19th London Jazz Festival Week and it promises to be bigger than ever with 80 gigs and some 700 artists set to play. It will be running over 10 nights.
If you weren’t aware London in fact has one of the biggest Jazz scenes in Europe with clubs all around the London area.
Indian Summer in London
Summer is back! London is basking in a late summer surge with temperatures around 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit).
As there was literally not a cloud in the sky I took the opportunity to do some photography on The Thames and get some close ups of the London Eye, which looked spectacular. Have a look at my Photo Blog...
New York Recovers from Hurricane Irene
29 Aug 2011
Categories: From The Editor, Travel News Tags: Hurricane, Irene, New, York, Bloomingdales, Flooding
Categories: From The Editor, Travel News Tags: Hurricane, Irene, New, York, Bloomingdales, Flooding
The streets of New York City were empty last night as I made my way back from dinner at around 11:30pm. The wind had picked up and it was pouring with rain as I clung to my umbrella. By this morning Hurricane Irene had been and gone and the high winds and destruction that were threatened thankfully did not materialise. Other parts of the East Coast were not so lucky with reported power outages and plenty of flooding.
New York Braces itself for Hurricane Irene
For the first time in history, the entire New York transit system shut down at 12 noon today, meaning that all subway stations were closed, no buses are running and the three New York airports are closing down later this evening for outgoing flights with the majority of incoming flights already cancelled. Parts of lower Manhattan have been evacuated for fear of flooding. My friends who live down there are battening everything down as they have not been evacuated and are only one street away from the streets that have been!
Siesta Key – America’s #1 beach
22 Jul 2011
Categories: From The Editor, Travel News Tags: America, Beach, Florida, Sarasota, Siestakey
Categories: From The Editor, Travel News Tags: America, Beach, Florida, Sarasota, Siestakey
I
attended a Press evening yesterday in London to celebrate Siesta Key, in
Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf Coast being awarded America’s best beach award for
2011 by Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, aka “Dr Beach”. Dr. Beach flew over for the event and I
spent some time chatting to him about the award and what is involved in drawing
up his top 10 beaches every year, something he has been doing since 1991.
