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January 30, 2022

Classic Hotels – Part 1

General, Travel Alfred Hitchcock, Arnaud Donckele, Bar du Bristol, Cary Grant, Cheval Blanc Paris, Cheval Blanc St Tropez, Churchill, Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, Claridge's, Connaught Bar, Dior Spa Cheval Blanc, Epicure Restaurant, Fa-Raon, Happy Guest Award 2019, Hélène Darroze, Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Jérôme Banctel, Kasia dietz, Katharine Hepburn, Kim Novak, La Pagode de Cos Restaurant Paris, La Réserve Hotel Paris, La Samaritaine, Langosteria, Le Bristol Paris, Le Tout-Paris, Le Tout-Paris Cheval Blanc, Limbar, Louis Vuitton, LVMH, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Maxime Frédéric, Maybourne Group, Mayfair, Michelin, Peter Marino, Plénitude Rsetaurant, Pont Neuf, Raffles Singapore, Randheli Maldives, Rita Hayworth, Royal Hawaiian Honolulu, Seine, Singapore Sling, St Barths, Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai, The Connaught, The Foyer Reading Room, The Fumoir, three-Michelin starred, traditional English Afternoon Tea, Travel Leisure, Tugra Restaurant, World's Best Bar, Yul Brynner No comments

I am fond of anything classic. Classic does not disappoint you and contains a qualified simplicity within, that is reflected as a timeless beauty. Clothes, decoration, styles and hotels … […]

December 31, 2021

The Holiday – One of The Best Christmas Films

Films, General Amanda, Arthur Abbott, Cameron Diaz, Christmas film, Christmas movie, Cornwell Manor, Cotswolds, cottage, Eli Wallach, English countryside, Godalming, Grantley Arms, Greystone Mansion, Hanukah, Harry Potter, Holmbury St Mary, Honeysuckle Cottage, Iris, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Miles, Mill House, Nancy Meyers, Oxfordshire, Punch Drunk Love, Rosehill Cottage, Rufus Sewell, San Marino, Shere, Surrey, Sussex, The Graduate, The Holiday, The Inn on The Lake, The Refectory, The White Horse Pub, Wonersh 1 Comment

Rosehill Cottage in the film ‘The Holiday’ (Photo: hookedonhouses.net) Around this time of the year, I look for films full of joy, good humour and captivating scenes of snow- the […]

December 18, 2021

Whisky Pairings and ‘Baba au Whisky’ Dessert By French Chef

General, People Aberlour, Aberlour Scotch, Amandine Chaignot, appenzell, baba au whisky, baba dessert, baba with whisky, blended whisky, Bocuse d'Or, bourbon, Bristol Paris, Cardhu Amber Rock, Chivas Regal, Chocolate tart, Christmas dessert, Crillon, distillery, Domaine Des Hautes Glaces, Ducase, Hotel Rosewood London, Islay, malt whisky, Malt Whisky Trail, maple syrup, mash tun, Meurice, Michael Recchiuti, Michelin Guide France, Moray Speyside, Paul Bocuse, peat, Plaza Athénée, Pouliche, Raphael hotel, Recchiuti Confections, Ritz London, rum baba, Scotch, sherry barrels, sherry casks, Strathisla Distillery, whiskey, whisky, whisky and chocolate, whisky and gastronomy, Woodford Reserve 2 Comments

My interest in whiskey started with the Scotland post I wrote in this site, titled “Scotland – A Dreamland“, which is among my favorite posts and where I had mentioned […]

November 25, 2021

Costa Rica – The Rich Coast

General, Latin America, Travel acai, Anamaya Yoga, Arenal volcano, biodiversity, Blue Corn, blue morpho, Blue Surf Sanctuary, Blue Zones, Cabo Blanco, Cahuita, Cala Luna, canopy, capuchin, Caribbean, Cielo Lodge, cloud forests, Cocos Island, conservation, Corcovado, Costa Rica, eco-lodges, ecotourism, Florblanca, Gabriela Valenzuela-Hirsch, goji berry, Golfito, Guanacaste, Gulf of Dulce, Gulf of Papagayo, hanging bridges, Heartwood Design, Hermosa Treehouse, Hotel Kasiiya Papagayo, Hotel Playa Negra, hummingbirds, jaguar, Juan Diego Evangelista, La Fortuna, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Lapa Rios, left surf break, Manuel Antonio, Mint, Mistico Park, Monteverde, Montezuma, national parks, Nayara Gardens, Nayara Springs, Nayara Tented Camp, Nicoya peninsula, Olof Wessberg, Osa peninsula, Pacific, Pavones, Peace Lodge, pizzicato, Playa Negra, Playa Santa Teresa, Playas del Coco, Puerto Viejo, Punta Gabriela, Puntarenas, Pura Vida, Restaurants on The Edge, Samasati Yoga, Santa Maria de Dota, Santa Teresa, scarlet macaws, Six Senses Papagayo, superfoods, surf clubs, surf shops, surfing, Tamarindo, Tamarindo Surf Film Festival, Tarrazu, The Lookout Seafood, Ticos, Tortuga Lodge, Tortuguero, woodpeckers, yoga retreats, ziplines No comments

Costa Rica tempted me following an article I have read in ‘Condé Nast Traveller‘ a few months ago and I decided to write this post. I had not ever noticed […]

October 14, 2021

Sophia… Loren…

Films, General, People Bari, Carlo Ponti, Carlo Ponti Jr., Cary Grant, Cercando Sophia, Edoardo Ponti, Far Niente Winery, Festival Napa Valley, Grumpier Old Men, La Ciociara, La Vita davanti a sé, Madame Rosa, Marcello Mastroianni, Marriage Italian Style, Matrimonio All'Italiana, Nine, Pozzuoli, Romilda Villani, Sinfonietta per Sofia, Sophia Loren, Sophia Loren's Recipes and Memories, The Gold of Naples, The Life Ahead, The Pride and the Passion, Two Women, Vittorio De Sica, What Would Sophia Loren Do?, Yesterday Today Tomorrow My Life 1 Comment

Sophia Loren … A classic. An esteemed brand of world cinema. A living diva who had starred in Hollywood films with Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra, William Holden, Paul […]

August 30, 2021

Cornwall – A Pearl on Tip of UK

Travel, UK / Scotland / Ireland AONB, Barbara Hepworth Museum, Bedruthan Steps, Ben Okri, Bodmin, Bodmin Moor, Bolventor, Caerhays Castle and gardens, Camel Trail, Camel Valley Winery, Carbis Bay Hotel, Carnewas Tea Rooms, Chapel House Penzance, Constantine bay beach, Coombeshead Farm, Cornish cottages, Cornish facial rain, Cornish pasty, Cornish pubs, Cornish Wine tours, Cornwall, cream tea, Crofter's Café, Daphne du Maurier, Daphne du Maurier Museum, Driftwood Portscatho, Duchy of Cornwall, Duchy of Cornwall Nursery, Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, Eden Project, Falmouth, Ferryboat Inn, Fitzroy, Fowey, G7 Summit 2021, George Stoy, Glendurgan, Gwyner beach, Headland Garden, Helford River, Jamaica Inn, John le Carré, Kennack Sands, Kynance Cove, Land's End, Lansallos Cove, Lizard Peninsula, Lizard Point, Lostwithiel, Marazion Beach, Mounts Bay Route, Mousehole, Mousehole Christmas Lights, National Trust, Newquay, Padstow, Penhale, Penzance, Perranporth, Philps Pasties, Polperro, Porth, Porthgwidden, Porthmeor, Porthminster, Praa Sands, Prince Charles and Camilla, Restormel Manor, Robin and Judy Hutson, Roseland, Sarah's Pasty Shop, scones, Scullery Restaurant, Seal Island Cornwall, Sennen beach, Ship Inn, Smuggling Museum, St Austell, St Buryan Farm Shop, St Ives, St Just-in-Roseland, St Kew Inn, St Mawes, St Michael's mount, Tate St Ives, The Gurnard's Head, The Idle Rocks St Mawes, The Mousehole Cat, The Nare Hotel, The Pig at Harlyn Bay, The Scarlet Cornwall, The Tinners Arms, The Tolcarne Inn, Trebah, Tregenna Castle Hotel, Tregothnan, Tregothnan Estate and gardens, Trelissick Garden, Trengwainton, Trengwainton Garden and Tearooms, Trerice House and Garden, Watergate Bay Newquay, Watering Hole beach bar, Whipsiderry beach, Zennor No comments

Cornwall had caught my attention after a few articles I had read last year and I had thought to write a post about it since then. When I heard in […]

July 28, 2021

El Tortoni, Buenos Aires – A Cafe of Tango with History

General, Latin America, Travel Alejandro Christophersen, Alfonsina Storni, Argentinian medialunas, Arthur Rubinstein, Avenida de Mayo, Avenue Rivadiva, Baldomero Fernández Moreno, bares notables, Benito Quinquela Martin, Boulevard des Italiens, Buenos Aires, Café de Los Angelitos, Café Las Vielotas, Cafe Tortoni, Caminato, Carlos Gardel, Casa Rosada, churros, El Tortoni, Federico García Lorca, Fénix Jazz Band, Francis Ford Coppola, Gran Café Tortoni, International Tango Festival, Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Carlos, Juan de Dios Filiberto, Julio Cortázar, La Boca, La Peña, La vengenza sera terrible, leche merengeda, merianda, Pan Dulce, picada, Plaza de Mayo, submarino, Tiffany lamp No comments

When I heard of Cafe Tortoni a few years ago during one of my private Spanish lessons owing to an article my teacher brought to class, I was happy to […]

July 12, 2021

In Nature and Fresh from Nature

General, People Auberge la Fenière, baeri, beluga, biodiversity, Carlo Petrini, caviar house, Caviar House Prunier, celiac, cheese shop, cheesemaker, cheesemonger, Clara Solvit, Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, Colmar, Comté cheese, Cuisine Libre, Domaine du Kheir, ecosystem, Ernest Hung Do, Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Franck Chabert, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Free Cuisine, fromager, fromagerie, Fromagerie La Fontaine, gluten, gluten free, goat's cheese, goat's cheese salad, Jacques Nebot, Kaviari, Kom&Sal, Laurent Dubois, Lourmarin, Lucien Dumond, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, Michel-starred, Michelin green star, micro-farm, Nadia Sammut, organic gardening, Paris Match, Peschadoires, Provence, Raphaël Bouchez, Rebeiz-Nielsen, Reine Sammut, salade de chèvre chaud, Slow Food, sturgeon, sustainable organic farming No comments

A couple of months ago, I came across two articles in different issues of Paris Match magazine the photos of which captured me at first sight. Looking at those photos […]

June 22, 2021

The Movie “Coco” and Mexico’s ‘Día de Los Muertos’

Films, General, Latin America, Travel altar, Calaca Festival, calacas, calaveras, calaveras literarias, calaveritas, Catrina, Catrina Parade, Cenote, Coco, comparsa, Coyoacán, Cuernavaca, Day of the Dead, Día de Los Angelitos, Día de Los Muertos', Diego Rivera, Dolores Olmedo Museum, Dulcería De Celaya, Emilio El Indio Fernandez, Emilio Fernández, Festival La Calaca, Frida Kahlo, Gran Desfile de Día de Muertos, Gran Desfile de Die de Muertos, Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Jacqueline Bisset, James Bond, José Guadalupe Posada, legend of La Llorona, literary calaveras, Llorana, Lowry, Mariachi, marigold, Mega Ofrenda, Mexican marigold, Mexico, Mexico City, Mictecacihuatl, Monumental Casa, Monumental House, Oaxaca, Ocotlán, Octavio Paz, ofrenda, pan de muerto, papel picado, Plaza Garibaldi, Popocatépetl, Posada, Que Bo!, San Miguel de Allende, Spectre, sugar skull, trajinera, Under The Volcano, Xochimilco, Yucatán, Zócalo 1 Comment

A couple of years ago, I watched the movie “Coco”, produced by Pixar Studios and released by Disney Pictures in 2017, after it was strongly suggested in the Spanish class […]

May 4, 2021

Chalets – (Part 3) and More From British Columbia and Aspen to Wanaka

Australia / New Zealand, General, Japan, Travel, Us/Canada Aspen, Aspen Crud, Aspen Music Festival, aspen trees, Audi Power of Four, Belly Up, Belmont, Bighorn, Bill Murray, Blackcomb, British Columbia, Butze Rapids Trail, Chalet Antonia, Churchill Bar, Columbia River, Commonwealth tour 2016, Deer Valley Resort, Denver, Evil Dave's Grill, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Food and Wine Classic, Fraser River, Garibaldi Provincial Park, Gary Cooper, Glacier National Park, Hinoki wood, Hirafu, hoary marmot, Hotel Jerome, J-Bar, Jasper, John Wayne, Kelowna, Lake Okanagan, marmot, Maroon Bells, Mission Hill Winery, Miyabi, Monisha Rajesh, Moose Lake, Mount Aspiring National Park, Mount Robson, New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival, Niseko, Okanagan Valley, Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside, Park City, Pioneer Springs, Prince Rupert, Prince William and Kate Middleton, Queenstown, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Rupert Rocket, skeena train, Stein Eriken Lodge Deer Valley, Sundance Film Festival, The Aspen Institute, The Brown Palace, The Little Nell, Tsubaki, Urban Chalet, Utah, Vancouver, Wanaka, Wānaka, Whare Kea Chalet, Whare Kea Lodge, Wheeler Opera House, Whistler, Winter X Games, World Ski and Snowboard Festival, WSSF No comments

This is my last post about chalets after my two previous posts titled “Chalets-Winter Tales (Part 1)” and “Chalets-Winter Tales (Part 2)“. In this post, I will mention the chalets in […]

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