By Adrian Mourby
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The novelist Henry James set ‘Daisy Miller’ at this hotel. The link has won it a place on a prestigious list
Reviewed by Adrian Mourby
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By Simon O’Hagan
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Sea views, ski venues hold gold
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Since I’m unlikely to venture up to the Rockies, I’m leaving the Timberland boots at home next month, along with the fleece parka, the woolen hat, and the lined leather gloves. I’m packing loafers, a blazer, a raincoat, shorts, and sunglasses. These may be the Winter Olympics, but winter hereabouts is a meteorological lottery. A year ago last month the city was buried in snow. Last week rain and 50-degree temperatures Read more…
ON the Rue de Rivoli, one building stands out amid the busy boutiques and department stores. Inside a colorful interior, the place buzzes with shoppers and tourists — and young people covered in paint.
This is 59 Rivoli , the latest of Paris ’s legalized art squats.
Previously owned by the Crédit Lyonnais bank and then abandoned, the six-story, mid-19th-century Haussmann era building (59, rue de Rivoli, First Arrondissement; no phone; 59rivoli.org ) was taken over by a group Read more…
Construction of the second phase of a sculpture park in Shanghai’s Jing’an District is expected to finish by the end of March, according to a Shanghai Daily report. The 36,000m² park will open art displays from September or October.
By Chris Moran
1. Afan Forest Park, South Wales
Great for: Those who love magical forest riding.
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Former F1 racing driver, Ukyo Katayama, has been rescued from the slopes of Mount Fuji, the BBC has reported. However two of his climbing companions are feared dead. Katayama’s party reportedly encountered harsh weather, with temperatures of around -25ºC, while walking at an altitude of 2,200m.
Garuda Indonesia, the country’s largest air operator, canceled a flight from North Sumatra’s Medan to Jakarta due to flat tires, Kompas.com online news reported on Wednesday.
The accident was occurred as the plane’s brake malfunctioned, forcing the four tires roughly rubbed the runway and causing them deflated. It forced the authority to close the Polonia Airport from 10:00 local time (0300 GMT).
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As news broke this week of the discovery of torpedoed Australian hospital ship, Centaur, off the Queensland coast, passengers and crew on P&O Cruises’ Pacific Sun paused to remember another major loss of World War II.
Pacific Sun’s passengers assembled on deck for a remembrance service led by the ship’s Captain Trevor Lane at the spot where the remains of the battle cruiser, HMAS Sydney, were found off the West Australian coast in March last year.
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