We just returned from Toronto, where we explored the largest city in Canada and discovered the ins and outs of the best hotels. We gazed at the CN Tower from our window in The Fairmont Royal York and walked steps to the hip area of Bloor Street at the luxurious Hazelton Hotel. At The Drake Hotel, a nightlife and dining hot spot, we sipped cocktails at the rooftop patio bar.
A friend once recounted a story about assimilating his Portuguese girlfriend into her new life in England. Her English, though good enough for a conversation, needed to be developed, extended, improved and her vocabulary extended.
So this friend bought her one or two of Roald Dahl’s brilliant, barmy and breathtaking books. It could have been any of them, from the Twits to James and the Giant Peach to The Big Friendly Giant; it doesn’t matter as they’re all full of great words which are the point of this story.
Known for his love of words and a proclivity to cook up some new ones, some wacky ones, some zibbledygook ones, our pal’s Portuguese girlfriend was perfectly bamboozled by the obscure words littered throughout Dahl’s book.
Does anyone know what a bootboggler is?
If you’re planning to beachcomb during British Beach Week, we’ve got the best advice to help get you started. Remember you can beachcomb wherever you are on the UK coastline, whatever the beach type, location or weather, in fact it’s even better after a storm, which makes it perfect for the British climate! Just
Without a doubt the city of Zurich is Switzerland’s favorite and most popular tourist destination, if not one of the top European favorites overall. There is much to see and do when you are visiting this culturally and historically renowned city. If shopping is your passion when you vacation overseas, then Zurich is definitely the city to visit if you are planning on visiting Switzerland. We’ve chosen a handful of recommended shopping venues and listed them here.
– runs from the main train station down to the lake. Although it is not technically a shopping mall, as there really are no “malls” per se in the city, this area is considered one of the most exclusive shopping areas in the entire city. It is also very expensive in some instances, depending on what shops you venture into. You can find anything from Swiss chocolate and diamond rings to furs and unique gift items. There are two fantastic department stores located in the area (and) and you should be sure to visit both of them.
– this is the old part of Zurich and runs from Bellevue near the lake to “Central” which is right across the river from the train station. It is more of a younger shopper’s venue so be aware of that. Aside from all the fast food restaurants, the majority of the retail shops are extremely trendy.
– runs from Zurich’s main train station to just west of Bahnhofstrasse. The area is anchored by the huge Migros department store branch location and a vast lower range of other retail shops. It is well known and highly recommended by most of the Zurich locals because of all the outstanding values you can find there.
If it’s confectionaries and sweet desserts or treats that you are looking for there are a few worth mentioning. The following are our recommendati