Theron Blasts Gay Marriage Laws
Actress Charlize Theron has hit out at U.S. gay marriage laws - branding the current regulations “a form of apartheid”.
The South African-born star is furious that same-sex unions have not yet been legalised in her adopted country, insisting she will not marry long-term beau Stuart Townsend until the laws are changed. My ability to get married is a piece of me that I wish I could give to somebody who it would mean so much toCharlize Theron
Antalya SunSplash Music Festival
Festival goers can try something new this Summer and swap wellies and tents for flip flops, bikinis and the beach at the stunning Hillside Su in Turkey – host of the first ever Antalya SunSplash Music Week which runs from 3-10 May 2009. Prices for this week long private beach party start from £640 per person including accommodation, meals and all parties.
14 February, 2009 - 21:09
Best UK Travel Destinations
In case you haven’t been out or seen the news for a while there’s a big bad credit crunch going on right now. It doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom though; case in point the Great British holiday. OK so we may not be able to rival foreign nations on sun but a fun time can be had by all in this great land of ours.
30 January, 2009 - 4:18
Finding Family at Mohonk Mountain House
Envision a Currier and Ives winter: a horse-drawn carriage ride ending with hot cider by a blazing bonfire. Picture a mountain lake with ice-rimmed shores sculpted by granite cliffs and pine forest. Imagine a sprawling, century-old hotel with massive covered porches and spiraling turrets beside the lake, rising from the stone. This is the Mohonk Mountain House, a family-owned mountaintop resort located in Hudson Valley, New York just 90 miles northwest of Manhattan.
27 January, 2009 - 4:56
Top five value-for-money family trips
Those travelling with The Adventure Company will find budgeting for a summer getaway easier since family trips are only scheduled during school holidays, with a wide range of inclusions in the price such as meals, activities and local payments. Families can also take advantage of a special offer where the second child goes half price on selected trips.
4 January, 2009 - 3:42
Tented camps take luxury under cover
Alice Temperley likes to camp. Which is why the British fashion designer, who escapes her London workshop to rusticate in a tepee on her Somerset country estate, was recently commissioned by One & Only Le Saint Géran to erect a similar structure on their beach in Mauritius.
“It’s escapism to the nth degree,” says designer Bill Bensley of the tents at the Four Seasons Tented Camp, in Thailand’s Golden Triangle.
24 December, 2008 - 4:51
Escape to Picton a luxury oasis in New Zealand - a 13 pillow hotel!
Picton has never tasted anything like this before. For the first time in 100 years there IS a stunning food oasis at the southern end of the New Zealand inter-islander ferry journey. It’s called Escape to Picton.
This is a tiny luxury hotel, bar and glorious $40+ mains restaurant.
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Vehicle
Ford Expedition Limited EL 4X4: A short stint review
OK, so maybe the Ford Expedition is twice the vehicle most people need. But if you’re one who has to occasionally haul a horse trailer or you have half a dozen kids and live in Alberta, you’ll be thankful that politically incorrect vehicles such as this still remain buyable.
Travel
Antalya SunSplash Music Festival
Festival goers can try something new this Summer and swap wellies and tents for flip flops, bikinis and the beach at the stunning Hillside Su in Turkey – host of the first ever Antalya SunSplash Music Week which runs from 3-10 May 2009. Prices for this week long private beach party start from £640 per person including accommodation, meals and all parties.
Gadget
Sony Ericsson S001 Cell Phone With 8MP
If you thought the C905 is the best-possible Cyber-shot phone, you were wrong.
Sony Ericsson has just released the S001 in Japan, a new Cyber-shot slider that looks to be a dream come true for any SE fan and even for any user who’s into camera phones.
