Cocktail Napkin: Travel, Tan, Tunes, LA

Travel
Nota Bene, the exclusive destination guide book of the hottest locales on the globe has recently set up a new feature on its site for members/subscribers. The "Request Advice" part of the members' section allows users to email travels questions to the writers and receive a personalized guide to fit their needs.
+www.nbreview.com

Tunes: Coldplay Decoded
Want to know what that image on the front of Coldplay's new album really means? Probably not but check it out anyway.

Tan
The New York Times reports that Upper East Side women are illegally importing sun tan lotion that helps to preserve their botoxed skin. Perhaps they should try staying inside. As for us, we prefer to fry with the Bain De Soleil, oily, Orange Gele.
+Psst! This Stuff Keeps You Young, but It's Illegal, 9 Jun 2005, NY Times.
+Bain De Soleil Orange Gele.

LA: People may still go to these places but they make us yawn..
+Roof Bar at the Standard Downtown, 550 S. Flower St, Los Angeles, + 1 213892 8080.
+Lounge at the Standard Hotel, 8300 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, + 1 323 6509090.
+SkyBar, 8440 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood + 1 323 848 6025.

but we still like..
+Hotel Bel Air.
+Bar Marmont, 8171 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood +1 323 650 0575.
+Coffee Bean, multiple locations, Los Angeles.
+Swingers, 8020 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles +1 323 653 5858.
+Malibu Kitchen & Gourmet Country Market, 3900 Cross Creek Rd, Malibu +1 310 456 7845.