cities explored and adored
It’s widely said that the best way to explore the islands of Croatia is to sail around them and we couldn’t agree more. There’s nothing quite like island hopping; exploring towns and coastal villages, stopping at isolated coves for a refreshing dip in turquoise waters, preparing leisurely onboard meals using fresh produce collected at your …
What an unsettling couple of years it has been with the onslaught of the global COVID-19 pandemic. With many lives and businesses affected, if there is a silver lining, it’s given us all a chance to reboot and come together. So without further ado Planet Elldrew have dusted off their keyboard to bring you our …
Miami’s archetypal South Beach Art Deco hotels started popping up around the 1930s and still continue to attract an upscale crowd who long to laze around their famous pools that line the seaside thoroughfare…names like Delano, Raleigh and Carlyle proudly share their status with Hollywood legends Gable, Monroe and Bogart. The National, which opened in …
Perfectly placed in the heart of the Meatpacking District, this nautical-themed landmark hotel, originally built in the late 60s as the headquarters for the National Maritime Union, was transformed into a boutique hotel in 2003. If you’ve been to that neighbourhood then you may well have noticed the Maritime Hotel towering above its neighbours with …
We were fortunate to come across a tropical garden and immersive art experience taking place in Miami, at the Raleigh Gardens, which is part of the iconic Raleigh Hotel (one of the many art deco hotels on the infamous South Beach strip, closed for renovation at the time). The temporary public art installation focused on …
We’ve held off posting any holiday or restaurant blogs whilst we all suffer through the global COVID-19 pandemic, but oddly, after nearly eight weeks of lockdown, working from home, with nowhere to venture for a break or night out – everyone’s new normal – one’s mind starts to reminisce about all the amazing places we’ve …
Wow, we can’t believe that this is our 6th annual festive restaurant feasting roundup! For reasons both professional and personal Elldrew were a little quieter on the blog front in 2019, but don’t let that deceive you into thinking we haven’t continued to eat our way around London; and no more so than during the traditional …
On a recent 3-day winter visit to this enthralling city, covered in snow with temperatures hitting a high of -14℃ during the day, we were transported back to the grandeur and wealth of the Tsars reign. Here’s a few snaps of our travels around St Petersburg, including a visit to The Winter Palace – Hermitage …
Another year and another Christmas of too much wining and dining for Elldrew, but in keeping with tradition, here’s our blog of what was hot and what was not in Elldrew’s annual festive restaurant feasting round-up.
With our travels in Australia, after the ‘big smoke’ of Sydney, we looked for a little downtime to experience some of the Aussie bush, so we decided to head up the coast to Queensland; specifically, the Sunshine Coast which is approximately 90 km north of the state’s capital, Brisbane. We looked to stay somewhere boutique-y, …