Travel and such

A sample of travel stories from the past few months published in Lawyers Weekly magazine. From Dubai's luxurious resorts to how to find an apartment in Paris.

Parisian chic

Don't even think about waiting to find an apartment when you get there. Kate Gibbs explains how to do it like the French do - in style.

"... The real pulse is found by the long term stayer who experiences Paris the way its inhabitants do. Picking over roast chicken in an apartment with friends as the summer breeze flows in through the Juliet balcony; visiting the markets to stock up on fresh strawberries and goats cheese, mescalin salad and semi-dried figs; sipping Martell cognac or Ricard pastis in a local bar (a dog sitting in the chair next to you at the table). That is, the real Paris."

Oh, brave new world

Nothing shows up Dubai's luxury like its destination hotels. Five star? Pah! Kate Gibbs explores Dubai's palatial resorts

Old lady of London

The best part about rail travel is the grand railway station. In the ambit of Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot - long white gloves and crocodile suitcases, Armani-scented gentlemen with manners - the idea of rail travel is altogether glamorous. But the whole travel part - compartmentalised food trays, sharing bathrooms, travelling backwards - is far less enchanting. Which is why London's Landmark Hotel has hit the spot. It's railway travel without the trains.