The LUXElife Travel Q&A
Easy, Tiger
The dapper Robert Verdi shares his impeccable tips on travel, life, style and the universe…
Who are you and what are you wearing?
Robert Verdi – TV personality, lifestyle expert and celebrity stylist, having dressed the likes of Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, Kathy Griffin, Kristen Wiig, Joy Behar, Ana Ortiz, Sandra Bernhard, Mariska Hargitay, Bobby Flay and Jolie Fisher. I’m wearing sunglasses, always sunglasses!
Purrrr... Hello, gorgeous
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FREE internet in the desert at Amangiri
As you know, dear reader, if there’s one thing we hate more than being ripped off, it’s being ripped off for life’s essentials. Rather than climbing back onto our high horse following our piece on extortionate hotel and internet charges, we’ve decided instead to shower bouquets on major hotels that do provide free internet. After all, these days, internet = oxygen, and it’s no longer a matter of being able to pay, it’s that hotels shouldn’t be charging in the first place. Kudos then, to the very few major hotel groups that don’t gouge you for getting online.
It may be April Fool’s Day, but personal freshness is no joke. Take for instance the classic disaster – you’re jogging in the Serengeti, or 3000ft over the Atlantic, or caught short in Balthazar and nature calls, big jobs. What’s a gal to do? You can’t hold on, you can’t carry a bidet in your minaudiere and all too often dry toilet paper simply won’t cover it. In the past you’d just have to hope for the best, and burn your knickers when you got home. But now there‘s no need to set fire to your lingerie, not with Aaah the revolutionary foam that makes dry toilet paper moist, wherever you find yourself.
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This article was first published by The New York Times T Magazine Blog ‘The Moment’.
The Four Seasons Florence, a grand hotel with grand charges
Life is full of unexpected charges, isn’t it? Parking fines, service charges at restaurants when you’ve had no service to speak of, crippling death duties…. Which is precisely why one doesn’t expect to be ripped off in one’s hotel room. Room rape. I spend an inordinate amount of time in hotels, some good, some bad, some splendid, but one of the chief reasons that gets my dander up are the hidden costs.
Bed, the bosom battlefield
It’s every gal’s nightmare. You awake from a peaceful, joyous dream where you own every single shoe in Michael Lewis’ new season, to find your embonpoint looks like a bomb has gone off in your nightie. A creasy cleavage is just no good for sexy times with the old ball and chain, and wave goodbye to wearing your wraparound DVF for that important breakfast meet. But what’s a gal to do? All the StriVectin in the world won’t help those grand canyons. Wrinkles down your cleethorpes are simply unavoidable for gals whose cups runneth over. Or are they…
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Lust and beauty from Adriano Zumbo
It’s that time of year again – carnations and baby’s breath, silver balloons and greeting cards, hearts won and hopes dashed. There’s no avoiding Valentine’s day, unless possibly you’re in Myanmar, or North Korea, but there’s no need to make it cheesier than a Roquefort cave. Here’s a quick whip round the world for luxe ways to give and celebrate that won’t always break the bank, but are a darn good bet for bedroom Olympics. Mwaah!
When travelling in cold climes, on no account allow your pussy to freeze… [Photo by cai56/Flickr]
OK, let’s face it. All pet owners have had a ‘pet pang’ at one time or another. You’re sitting front and centre poolside, with pina and Persols, but wait, there’s something missing - where’s poochie? Yeah, remember poochie? Your ever loyal, ever loving precious burden, consigned to kennels for the vacation duration and pining for his parents day in and day out with nothing for comfort but the lonely cold floor and [ed. alright, enough already, I feel terrible...] Well, now, at least in the US, there’s an answer…
Say hi to blue sky Dubai!
What do you want Santa to stuff in your Xmas stocking this year?
That was the pertinent and deeply probing December competition question we asked our Leggy Lovelies for the chance to win 3 ravishing nights at the stunning marina-side Park Hyatt Dubai. Little did we know what a Pandora’s box we were opening and quite how difficult it would be to choose from so many filthy festive responses….
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