Paris
…if you do one thing in…October…Montmartre Wine Harvest FestivalThe only vineyard still in existence in Paris dates back to’ Roman times and sits on a quiet street surrounded by houses. Each year,the residents celebrate the vines and their fruit with a five-day festival.The streets are lined with medieval-style tents spilling over with wine,plus foie gras,cheese and breads.
9-13 October ;fetedesvendangesdemontmartre.
Marocco -Taj Palace Marrakech
With October temperatures down to a balmy 21 degrees, nowhere is easier to reach for out-of-season sun than Marocco. And the new Taj hotel in Marrakesch is the place to put down roots. This pleasure dome fuses a Berber aesthetic with the look of an Indian palace, throwing in a few Venetian and Thai accents for good measure.
The 161 rooms and suites of the hotel are spread across 55 hectares of palm-filles lawns.
www.takhotels.com
Shanghai Surprise
Unless you lived in the far reaches of outer space for the last 15 years, chances are you have already read about a zillion press articles chronicling the rise an rise of China’largest city to rang of global metropolis for 21st century. Once known as the Paris of the East, Shanghai has always enjoyed a special status among China’s major cities as the most cosmopolitan of them all,and the specificity of its culture & mentality is well know to the Chinese: in Mandarin,it’s called “Hai Pai”, the mixture of east and west, the traditional and the modern. After decades of slumber and oblivion, Shanghai slowly started rising back from ashes in the early1990s,and has since gone on to become the ultimate showcase of the booming economy of mainland China.
As a result,not since the 1930s,when it was party central for the lost generation and the indisputed financial hub of the Asia Pacific,has the city been more fashionable and electrifying.
Indigo Pearl-Phuket
Indigo Pearl-Phuket-a private paradise that knows no bounds Phuket’most daring destination resort Chic industrial, minimalist meets unabashed opulence. Bold light falling on richly texture surfaces. Established in 2007 as Phuket’s leading luxury design resort,
Indigo Perl has ever since been famous for its service,style and grace .with 177 luxuriously appointed villas and designer
suites,the resort also has eight restaurants and outlets including River Grill,Indigo Pearl’s fine dining restaurants.
www.indigo-pearl.com