http://www.conwayconfidential.com Your travel gateway to secret spots and hidden gems...with membership perks and presents Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:16:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/losangeles-confections/famous-cupcakes/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/losangeles-confections/famous-cupcakes/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:27:54 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3874 Unless you’re hunting for a last-minute Valentine’s gift, waiting in line at the original Sprinkles in Beverly Hills is half the fun. If they’re not bumping elbows with you on the crowded sidewalk, the resident celebrities are slowing down in their Hummers to gawk at the assemblage of cupcake connoisseurs spilling out onto Santa Monica [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/losangeles-confections/famous-cupcakes/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/vancouver/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/vancouver/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:10:02 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3868 By Paula Conway Having never seen a Fazioli piano before, I was stunned when I nearly walked into one inside the new Fairmont Pacific Rim. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been so surprised, because Vancouver is full of one incredible gem after another. Still, a close encounter with a handmade Fazioli — arguably, the greatest grand piano [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/features/vancouver/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-little-ones/sail-on-sailor/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-little-ones/sail-on-sailor/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:38:28 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3864 Looking to give the kids some room to roam? You’ll love the largest public park in Paris, the Jardin du Luxembourg, covering a whopping 56 acres. The main attraction for kids is the centrally located Grand Bassin, in which garçons and filles alike rent small remote-controlled boats and set sail on the open waters. Afterwards, [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-little-ones/sail-on-sailor/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-little-ones/eclectic-company/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-little-ones/eclectic-company/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:36:39 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3859 Europe’s largest science museum, La Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, did not skimp when it comes to cool contents for its children’s exhibit. While some features — like the planetarium and electricity exhibit — may be standard fare, the IMAX theater, the train exhibit, and the submarine (an actual French Naval vessel from the [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-little-ones/eclectic-company/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-little-ones/tower-%e2%80%98toons/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-little-ones/tower-%e2%80%98toons/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:35:01 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3817 Doing your own painting of the Eiffel Tower? A cliché. Waiting in line to catch an elevator to the top of the landmark? Also quelle drag. Combine the two pastimes, however, and experience something fun and memorable before you make your way to the lookout point. The kids will also enjoy having their caricature done [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-little-ones/tower-%e2%80%98toons/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-fun-stuff/this-makes-scents/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-fun-stuff/this-makes-scents/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:33:20 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3852 Fortunately, they don’t charge you to breathe the priceless scents at Le Musee de Parfum, which is just one of the reasons we love the free guided tours at this homage to odeurs. Learn about the history of perfume inside a gorgeous historic townhouse — around 3,000 years of perfume-making history is covered — then [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-fun-stuff/this-makes-scents/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-fun-stuff/celebrity-underground/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-fun-stuff/celebrity-underground/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:30:50 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3815 In the mood for some celebrity stargazing, albeit posthumously? Look down. The beauty of Montparnasse, Montmartre and Père Lachaise is that there are plenty of famous names in arguably the three most famous cemeteries on the planet. Père Lachaise is the resting place of such international icons as Oscar Wilde, Doors frontman Jim Morrison and [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-fun-stuff/celebrity-underground/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-dish/a-high-tech-high/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-dish/a-high-tech-high/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:29:16 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3847 Breakfast at Hotel des Academies et des Arts is a -lavish sensory experience. You sit in an oversized red, plush banquette — with a selection of mouthwatering pastries, out-of-this-world croissants, and perfectly ripe fruit spread before you — as you face an oversized movie screen showing lovely flora and fauna images. The effect — besides [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-dish/a-high-tech-high/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-dish/tea-d-off/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-dish/tea-d-off/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:27:59 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3844 Sink into a cushy armchair at the gorgeous Four Seasons George V in the Gallery Lounge and order the toasted cheese sandwiches. The small, long, rectangular slices on the tea menu are not something you’d ordinarily think of for an afternoon snack; that is, until you’ve tasted the buttery yet crispy stacks at this storied [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-dish/tea-d-off/feed/ 0 http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-dish/divine-destination/ http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-dish/divine-destination/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:26:37 +0000 admin http://www.conwayconfidential.com/?p=3841 Dessert should come first at inside the historic, 260-year-old La Société — specifically, the memorable crackers cheesecake. Warning beforehand, however: you may need some help finding this trendy, see-and-be-seen restaurant, given the lack of a sign on its massive, 19th-century oak door. The long, narrow eatery is simply done in warm tones (chocolates, grays, beiges), [...]]]> http://www.conwayconfidential.com/paris-%e2%80%93-dish/divine-destination/feed/ 0