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SUPER SEYCHELLES

The only way to get over summer holiday blues is to book another trip as soon as you get back. High on my list of hotspots is Frégate Island in the Seychelles, a luxury eco-retreat that is only a short flight from the main island of Mahé. There are only 16 villas on the island and day-trippers are forbidden, so once there it’s all about privacy and tranquility. The island has its own freshwater source and most of the fruit and veg is home-grown and transformed into delicious dinners at the romantic restaurant or, if you feel like it, for a barbecue by the sea. The Seychelles are famous for having some of the most spectacular beaches in the world, and Anse Victorin on Frégate is renowned for being one of the most beautiful, with its powdery soft sand and impressive granite rock formations. The island is home to all sorts of tropical flora and fauna, including rare tortoises, Frégate birds and ‘flying foxes’, and the startlingly clear sea is filled with a whole world of Nemo-like fish and turtles ready to be discovered while out snorkelling. So book a holiday and go and check it out - it’s amazing how the blues vanish once you have some sun to look forward to.

www.fregate.com
www.emirates.com/uk

Vanity Fair offered all A-List subscribers the change to win a a seven-night stay at the exclusive Frégate Island Private, Seychelles in an email sent out on Friday August 5 2008. Don't miss out on future offers - sign up to the A-List today!

05/09/2008

ITALIANS DO IT BETTER

If you find clothes shopping a drag, one way of relieving the boredom is by planning your day round a delicious lunch. The Emporio Armani Caffé is the perfect spot. It’s in Knightsbridge in the Emporio Armani store and the food is unfussy, simple Italian fare using the best possible ingredients, including panini, tagliata di manzo and homemade pasta. It’s also ideal if you need a little pick-me-up (breakfast, coffee, glass of champagne or cocktail) throughout the day, as it’s so important to keep one’s pecker up while planning the winter wardrobe. In the store you’ll find the new EA7 ski range, David Beckham’s pants and the new women’s collection including sculpted tailoring with killer heels. One word of advice; the Emporio Armani Caffé’s food is so good, you might want to try on dresses in the morning and leave coats and shoe shopping til after lunch.

Emporio Armani Caffé
191 Brompton Rd
London, SW3 1NE
Tel: +44 20 78238818
www.emporioarmani.com

Vanity Fair offered all A-List subscribers a 30% discount on food at the Emporio Armani Caffé in an email sent out on Friday 29th August 2008. Don't miss out on future offers - sign up to the A-List today!

29/08/2008

MORE TOP TIPS

Hot on the Zanotti heels of Top Tips for Girls, the community website created by top girl and Vanity Fair Contributing Editor Kate Reardon, comes three more Top Tips sites; travel, beauty and weddings. The Top Tips concept was born “as a backlash against all those uptight, patronising celebrity lifestyle gurus” says Reardon, whose sites offer instead, only user-generated content. It’s real advice from real people for real life. So if you’re wondering how to: wangle an upgrade, find the best new bar in Ibiza, apply liquid foundation without tide lines, do the complicated family seating plan at your wedding or you want to share info on any of those subjects, then log-on and get tipping. Sharpish.

www.toptipsfortravel.com
www.toptipsforbeauty.com
www.toptipsforweddings.com
www.ChicOutletShopping.com

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22/08/2008

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