Travel
London v Paris
One Thursday night we unexpectedly ended up in the city of lights. Called to the Paris office for urgent business, we stayed the weekend, tried out some of the city’s trendiest neighbourhoods and ate and drank our way through the next 48 hours. But faced with a professional dilemma and a potential move to Paris, [...]
By Patito, published on 30 June 2010
We ♥ Madrid: Our top tips for eating and drinking in the Spanish capital
It’s about time here at The Prodigal Guide that we faced up to some home truths. We can no longer deny it. We are total, unapologetic Hispanophiles. It all began in the early 90s when the awkward Spanish boys at school blossomed into beautiful young Mediterranean men. Indeed, our first broken heart came at the [...]
By Patito, published on 16 June 2010
Soak and spray: Champagne Party at the Ocean Club
Sometime between the fifth and sixth bottles of Veuve Cliquot, we directed our gaze at the group of Dutch pseudo-mobsters in the poolside bed across from ours. They’d been spraying each other with champagne for several hours now, along with the, ahem, ladies who’d screwed themselves to their posse. Hard, thirsty work indeed and it [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 1 June 2010
The Cannonball Run you say? No thanks, we’re embarking on The Prodigal Run
In 2007 we completed the Cannonball Run: Miami to LA in five days by way of more parties and debauchery than we care to remember – or indeed can remember. We enjoyed it but, truth be told, the whole thing lacked a certain finesse. A little too much macho posturing and not enough expertise or [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 2 November 2009
George V, Paris
The George V hotel, just moments from Paris’ Arc de Triumph and the Champs-Elysées, is regarded by guests and peers in the industry alike as one of the finest. It regularly slugs it out with Hong Kong’s Peninsula for title of Best Hotel in the World. Ask anyone interested in hotel management about the George [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 14 December 2003
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