Savile Row tailors would probably agree with me… There is nothing like a tailored suit to make you feel confident.
However for us simple humans it is not always easy or practical to go all the way to Savile Row to order new clothes. It can get pretty intimidating too. And I am not even talking about the prices.
Well, if you want to feel like James Bond and still get a bargain price for your shirts, the answer is definitely Swann & Oscar. They will make you a tailored shirt in less than 15 days.
You don’t have to stick to one design either : you can modify the collar, the cuffs, the pocket, the buttons and even the lining. The variety of fabrics and colors is very interesting. The shirts are of course adapted to your morphology and you can enter your measurements in your private space.
The prices go from 79 euros to 169 euros for the basic shirts.
If you are a bit worried of the quality or your real size you can always pay a visit to the Parisian showroom. Even better… if you work in the Ile-de-France region, the tailor can come to you at work and take your measurements in between two meetings… It is very practical !
More information :
19 rue d’Anjou, 75008 Paris
Phone : +33(0)1 44 19 74 96
Your luggage is finally packed.
Everything is ready : the camera and its battery, pyjamas, shoes, umbrellas, MP3 player and even a sandwich for the ride to the airport.
However on your way to your door you suddenly realize you’ve forgotten the travel guide.
Let’s just think for a minute… there is no way you can fit that enormous book in the bag. At that point even a pair of socks would not get in anymore.
It will be for an other time you say to your family. Or we’ll buy one there.
Two days later you’ll regret that choice. Travel guides are expensive and often written in the local language (that you can not for some obscure reason decipher).
Next time ‘I’ll be more clever’ you tell yourself, the wife and the kids.
Well let me suggest a simplest way to make sure you have your travel guide with you every time you travel.
Just go online and download a digital travel guide that you will load on your favourite MP3 player or on your phone. When you arrive on site just put on your headphones and voilà !
Many options are possible.
Let’s start with the infamous Guide du Routard which for only 5 euros bring you the digital version of the paper book.
Podibus offers unique ways to travel with pictures, videos and audio tracks of the most famous touristic attractions you can find in a country. It’s like you don’t have to travel anymore. Just stay in your favourite Suitehotel suite and you will see the wonders of the Chenonceau castle or Notre-Dame on your iPhone.
Finally the most genuine way to discover a town is probably to let a local do the tour for you. For only 10 euros, Soundwalk offers an audio guide of a neighbourhood recorded by one of its famous inhabitant. What would you say for example of discovering the Pigalle district of Paris with Lou Doillon while you are staying at the Paris-Porte de la Chapelle Suitehotel ?
The G1 phone is ready to impress legions of Apple devotees. The G1 was launched by T-Mobile earlier this month in the States to compete with the iPhone. How ? Well, mainly by using the Android Operating System, created and supported by Google.
However the G1 and the iPhone are two very different devices. The G1 has a both a muti-touch screen and a proper keyboard. A 1G SD memory card allows the user to store quite a lot of contents including photos or videos.
Of course all Google applications (including Gmail and Google Maps) runs perfectly on the G1.
The G1 is manufactured by HTC and his functionning is therefore quite similar has what you can find on other HTC smartphones.
The G1 should arrive in the UK by the end of the month and in the spring for the rest of Europe.
It is available in the US for $179 and a two-year contract.
You can watch a demonstration video here
Official website : http://t-mobileg1.com/
Trzenieswki has a place in the history of Vienna alongside the Balls and the Prater. Franz Kafka was a next door neighbour and used to come to Trzenieswki for sandwiches and a beer. It’s a tiny place with only six or severn tables and a long line of people waiting to be served. Since 1902 locals and tourists alike enjoy the famous finger sandwiches. The restaurant offers 18 different kind of flavours ranging from Wild Paprika, lobster, egg, onion, salami to cream cheese.
Each piece costs 90 cents and let’s be honest it is very hard to resist ordering several. Don’t forget either to order a Pfiff, the local beer, probably as famous as the Trzenieswki sandwiches themselves.
Who said snacks are necessarily bad ? Trzenieswki is a perfect stop to grab a (delicious) bite.
More informations
Trzenieswki
Dorotheergasse 1
1010 Vienne
Phone : +43 1 5123291
Hours : Mon-Fri 9:30am-7:30pm; Sat 9am-5pm
