08/30/2006
Shopping in Carnaby Street, London
England
» London
London's Carnaby Street was the epicentre of fashion during the Swinging Sixties, first dominated by espresso-toting mods in fitted suits, later by the multi-coloured, "anything goes" fashion style of hippies, all immortalised in the street dancing scene in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
The area's popularity, even 40 years on from its heyday, has meant nearby and equally trendy Newburgh and Ganton streets have combined to create a convenient E-shaped shopping zone.
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08/30/2006
The Stanley Hotel
England
» London
If you?re a big horror film buff, you have to make sure that you visit the Stanley Hotel if you?re ever in the Estes Park area. The hotel, which is where the famous movie The Shining was filmed, (the second movie, not the first) sits up atop one of the mountains and kind of overlooks the entire town of Estes Park.
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09/03/2006
Shopping in Knightsbridge, London
England
» London
As my home for several years, I couldn?t resist writing about Knightsbridge, London. For years, Knightsbridge has hogged the limelight as London's premier shopping district. However, on the other side of Hyde Park, Regent Street is quietly going through a refurbishment to raise its profile among shoppers.
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