HF Overheard

Garden dinners bloom again The highly anticipated roof-top dinner series at the Vancouver Fairmont Waterfront returned again this past summer. Under open skies and set against the breathtaking background of the harbour and North Shore mountains, each dinner offered thoughtfully curated, multicourse menus. Each was…

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Dark Tourism

Alongside all-inclusive resorts, luxury cruises, safaris, and tastefully curated castle tours, a new niche is emerging in the global travel industry – Dark Tourism, also known as ‘thanatourism’ or black tourism. As the name suggests, taking this type of vacation involves visiting specific areas or…

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Favourite Things

A hospital in Paris  In Levallois-Perret, the Château of the Hertford British Hospital begins a new chapter. Built between 1877 and 1879 by architect Paul Ernest Sanson, this neo-Gothic building with English-inspired design long welcomed British patients, notably in its maternity ward, which remained in…

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