Normally I love living in San Francisco, even braving our notorious chilly grey summers, but after spending last week in sunny Maui, checking out the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua’s multi-million dollar makeover, I have to say that I’m already down for a repeat visit! (Maybe I can say that the dog ate my camera and I need…
Situated in the heart of Amman, towering grandly over the city, stands the newly built five-star luxury, Le Royal Hotel. This outstanding and striking landmark has been designed with an absolute lavishness with all the lavishness and modern luxuries. Le Royal offers awe-inspiring panorama to the capital city’s view and it is located in the…
Where to Eat: The grilled seafood platter we shared at the casual outdoor garden of Café Monika was a culinary masterpiece. The platter was about 2 ft. long and arrived overflowing with scampi, mussel, eel, squid, sardine, sea bass, and scorpion fish that tasted like they had been swimming in the pristine Adriatic only minutes…
Positioned just minutes from Washington D.C., the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel presents friendly service and a warm, comfortable atmosphere. Adjacent to the Crystal City Metro Station, the whole Washington D.C. metropolitan area is at the disposal, with the national monuments, Smithsonian Museum, National Zoo and Holocaust Museum is just a metro ride away. In addition,…
Where to Stay: I stopped to check out ”Konoba Pašike” when I walked by this charming outdoor restaurant and noticed the waitress wearing a traditional costume. The menu listed many interesting “Typical Trogir Specialties” such as Pasticada with Gnocci-beef and vegetables cooked in vinegar and dried plums, and Stara Popara– cuttlefish, octopus, and calamari cooked…
Located on 42 acres within the cosseted Anza-Borrego Desert State Park—150 miles from Los Angeles on the eastern side of San Diego County—the 63-room Borrego Ranch Resort & Spa presents a welcome flee from the contemporary world. This place was originally built be the newspaper magnate James J. Copley as La Casa del Zorro, but…
Discovery a great escape, something to go well with a whole family or a group of friends, can be a delicate challenge sometimes but Bluestone, snuggled in the middle of Pembrokeshire National Park seeks to be just that – the perfect short break for everyone. Bluestone is a contemporary and yet very natural take on…
Minimum Must Sees: The Town Museum, located in the old part of the Garagnin – Fanfogna palace, is the perfect start for your voyage through Trogir’s rich history. Then stroll over to the Cathedral of St. Lawrence, a 13th century masterpiece. The main portal was elaborately carved by Master Radovan. Note the nude figurines of…
A Fairy Tale Town Carved Out of History and Stone::Trogir, Croatia If you get up very early in the morning, before the tourist buses unload their masses and well in advance of the European filmmakers obsessively scouting out prime locations, you’ll be able experience the witching hour when tiny Trogir’s past invades its present. As…
Positioned downtown in SoHo, 60 Thompson is one of New York City’s optimum luxury boutique hotels offering luxurious and comfortable suites and rooms and a roof garden. Set in the heart of Manhattan’s SoHo District, 60 Thompson is a characteristically inconspicuous, luxury-driven lifestyle hotel. Celebrated SoHo-based designer Thomas O’Brien designs this deluxe ecstasy; this place…
If you are looking for an elite luxury getaway then Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat is the ideal place for you. This retreat is inserted away in the heart of the African bush. In the middle of these unblemished natural surroundings,the lodge gives opportunity to get friendly with the area’s flourishing rich cultural history…
Do & Co Hotel is a Boutique Hotel and is designed by celebrated, Pritzker-prize winning architect Hans Hollein. The DO & CO Hotel is positioned in the very heart of Vienna in the perambulator zone opposite St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Four floors of the steel-and-glass edifice have been altered into inimitable cone-shaped guest rooms offering grandiose…