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March 13, 2021

Chalets – Winter Tales (Part 2)

Europe, General, Travel Alpine style, Badrutt's Palace, BMW, British Classic Car Meeting, canyoning, Carlton Hotel St. Moritz, Chalet in Verbier, Chalet Rougemont, chalets, Champfèr, Chesa Cresta, Chesa Nova, Credit Suisse, Der Turm, Engadin valley, Engadine Ski Marathon, Gstaad Valley, Gunther Sachs, Hans-Jörg Ruch, Hanselmann, Heino Stamm, Hidden Dragon, House in Les Collons, Julierhof, Jürg Marquard, Lake St. Moritz, Les Collons, LONGINESS, Mahali Mzuri, Maloja, Mario Verdieri, Matternhorn, mountain chalets, Nicky Dobree, paragliding, Patrice Nourissat, Paul Bowyer, Residenzia Rosatsch, Richard Branson, Sir Richard Branson, skijöring, Snow polo, Snow Polo Cup St. Moritz, St. Moritz, St. Moritz Chic, Swiss stone pine, Tamara Sessa, Tamara's Design, The Lodge, Valais, Veneto, Verbier, Virgin Limited Edition, White Turf, White Turf St. Moritz, Zermatt, Zermatt Peak No comments

This post is the continuation (the second part) of my previous post under the title “Chalets – Winter Tales (Part 1)“. In ‘Part 1’ of this post, I had mentioned […]

February 26, 2021

Chalets – Winter Tales (Part 1)

Europe, General, Travel Alpine Mountain Retreat Kitzbühel, Amazon Creek, Anemone Wille Våge, Åre, Bärenhütte, Burgundy stones, Chalet, Chalet Eco Farm, Chalet Les Brames, Chalet Tauern, Chamonix, Copperhill Mountain Lodge, Design Hotels, Dolamites, Ferme de Montagne, Hahnenkamm Mountain, Helene Hennie, Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Lake Garda, Le Chalet, Le Chalet des Fermes de Marie, Les Houches, lodge, Marend, Megève, Méribel, Mont Blanc, Mountain Lodge Trysil, Namibia, Nordic Choice Hotels, oak beams, Petter A. Stordalen, San Lorenzo Mountain Lodge, ski hotel, Stadl am Tunauberg, Streif, The Villa at Copperhill Mountain Lodge, Trento, Trøgstad, Tyrol, Tyrolean cuisine, Tyrolean marend, Zannier Hotels 1 Comment

When I saw the book cover with the photo above titled ”Living In Style Mountain Chalets” in the shop window of a bookstore, I couldn’t help myself to go inside […]

February 9, 2021

Pleasant Morning Briefings by ‘The New York Times’ – Part 2

General Ansbach, Ansbach Christmas market, Bangkok, Boccaccio, borscht, bouquinistes, coronavirus, David Attenborough, Davos, Decameron, Don Cheadle, El Palito refinery, Emily in Paris, environmental prize, Eton, Giovanni Boccaccio, Hanya Yanagihara, Hikaru Nakamura, Hotel Rwanda, Indiana Jones, Istanbul, Istanbul Film Festival, James Beard, James Bond, John Coltrane, John le Carré, Katherine Hepburn Brownies, London, Machu Picchu, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parada, Margaret Keenan, Meghan, Melbourne, Milan, monks, morning briefings, Mulan, Nairobi, NY Times, NYT, NYT Cooking, Ontario, pandemic, Paris, Paul Rusesabagina, Pfizer-BioNTech, Pret a Manger, Prince Harry, Prince William, Rwanda Investigation Bureau, Sean Connery, Silk Road, St. Pancras station, T magazine, the duke and duchess of Sussex, The New York Times, The Queen's Gambit, Times Square, Tree of Hope, Twitch, Ukraine, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Venezuela, Venus, Village Vanguard No comments

This post is the continuation (the second part) of my previous post under the title “Pleasant Morning Briefings by ‘The New York Times’ – Part 1“. I will go on […]

February 2, 2021

Pleasant Morning Briefings by ‘The New York Times’ – Part 1

General Australia, Bali, Barbès, Beirut, Berlin, brumbies, coronavirus, Daniel Owoseni Ajala, Daunt Books, Gamaleya Institute, Gamaleya Instıtute, Gone With The Wind, Gujarat, Hagia Sophia, Hiroshima, India, Isle of Bute, Italy, Kamala Harris, Kenya, Leap of Dance Academy, Lesbos, Lithuania, London, morning briefings, Moscow, New South Wales, newsletters, Nigeria, NY Times, NY Times photos, Olivia de Havilland, pandemic, Paris, polar bears, Portugal, Prince Harry and Meghan, Red Square Moscow, Russia, Setsuko Thurlow, Shanghai Disneyland, Surrey, Tati, Tel Aviv City Hall, the duke and duchess of Sussex, The New York Times, Times Square New York, travel bubble, Venice, Victoria Park Hong Kong, vigil, Vilnius, Wenchang Space Launch Center, world news, Wuhan 2 Comments

The New York Times (NY Times) is an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 which is based in New York and has a worldwide readership (nytimes.com). I have been receiving […]

December 26, 2020

The 100 Most Beautiful Gifts in The World

General Audrey at Home, Baccarat, Bang Olufsen, BeoSound 8, Bottega Veneta, Buccellati, Cabas Ka, Chalet, Christmas in Rome, Christofle, Courtauld Gallery, Estwing, Hervé Langlais, Holland Sherry, Jacques Genin, Jon Shook, Joseff Hoffman, La Grand Dame, leading hotels of the world, lhw, Lobmeyr, Luca Dotti, Malle W. Trousseau, Michelin, most beautiful gifts, One Aldwych, Petite Marmotte, plus beaux cadeaux du monde, punch bowl, Richemont, Rosenthal, Smythson, Somerset House, Swanson Stag, The Rug Company, Two Dudes One Pan, Versace, Veuve Clicquot, Vinny Dotolo No comments

I took the photo above from the cover of the French edition of AD (Architectural Digest) magazine dated December 2012 – January 2013 (France No 113). At the bottom of […]

December 5, 2020

Flowerbx – Fresh Flowers At Your Doorstep

General, People Annabel Club, astilbe, Beckham, Cotswolds, delphinium, Emilia Wickstead, events service, floral workshop, flower subscription, Flowerbx, fresh flowers, garland, Gucci, Gucci loafers, hydrengea, Italian Ranunculus, Karl Lagerfeld, Louis Vuitton, Mayfair, Miuccia Prada, Peter Hawkings, Princess Beatrice, Puces de Saint-Ouen, River Café, Ruth Rogers, single-flower bouquets, table set, Tom Ford, Valentino, Whitney Bromberg Hawkings, wreath, wreath workshop No comments

I discovered Flowerbx, an online flower delivery site, in an article I read in ‘Point De Vue’ magazine towards the end of last year. What drew my interest first were […]

November 1, 2020

On The Eve of American Elections: ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama

Books, General, People A Promised Land, African American, American Factory, American President, Barack Obama, Becoming, Higher Ground, Kalorama, Let Girls Learn, Let Move, Martha Vineyard, Michelle Obama, Una tierra prometida, White House 1 Comment

Although I had mentioned some books in my previous posts, I noticed that there is no specific post under the ‘books’ category of my site. When I saw the book […]

October 26, 2020

A Pleasant Dinner Table of A Cute Family

General, People Channel 4, Double Your House For Half The Money, East Yorkshire, Glastonbury, Graham Swift, Help! My House Is Falling Down, Property Ladder, Rise Hall, Round The Houses, Sarah Beeny, Somerset, South Ribble, tepilo No comments

I had read about the family above in the March 25, 2019 issue of the ‘Hello!’ Magazine and kept the magazine aside for I had liked the table set above. […]

September 14, 2020

Scotland – A Dream Land

General, Travel, UK / Scotland / Ireland 1984, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Aldourie Castle, Ardfin, Ardverikie Estate, Ballater, Ballindalloch Castle, Balmoral Castle, Barcaldine Castle, Barnhill, Ben Navis, Braemar, Braemar Gathering, Cairngorms National Park, Caledonia Way, Castle of Mey, Ceilidh Barn, Craigowan Lodge, Cruden Bay, Dunkeld, Edinburgh, Elgin, Fort Augustus, Fort William, George Orwell, Glasgow, Glen Affric Estate, Glen Orchy, Glencoe, Glenfeshie, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Gloucestershire, Gordonstoun, Great Glen, Great Glen Way, Harry Potter, Hebrides, Hogwarts Express, Holyrood Week, Hugh Munro, Inner Hebrides, Inverness, Islay, J.K.Rowling, Jacobite train, Jimmie Macgregor, Jura House, Jura Island, K Foundation Burn a Million Quid, Killehuntly, Kingussie, Loch Creran, Loch Lomond, Loch Ness, Lundies House, Malt Whisky Trail, Moray, Moray Firth, Moray Speyside, Munro, Nessie, Outlander, Rick Steves, Royal Deeside, Royal Lochnagar Distillery, Scandi-Scot, Scotland, Slains Castle, Strathisla Distillery, Sutherland, The Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh, The Crown, The Elephant House, The Fife Arms, The Quadrangle, The Royal Mile, Walkers Shortbread 3 Comments

Scotland has always driven my interest. A noble, magical, mysterious land of a wonderful nature. As back as I could remember, I think of the enchanting scenes of ‘Braveheart’ -a […]

June 27, 2020

Niagara Falls

Films, General, Travel, Us/Canada Bernard Shaw, carillon, Cave of The Winds, Clifton hill, Clos Jordanne, Crowne Plaza Niagara, DiCamillo Bakery, Fort Erie, Fort George, Fort Niagara, General Brock, George Bailey, Haven Gillespie, Hornblower, Horseshoe Falls, ice wine, Inniskillin, Irish Harp Pub, Joseph Legace, Journey Behind The Falls, Lionel Newman, lord mayor, Maid of The Mist, Marilyn Monroe, Niagara, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Ice Wine Festival, Niagara on the Lake, Nikola Tesla, Ontario, Peller Estates, Queen Charlotte Tea Room, Queen Victoria Park, Queenston, Rainbow Bridge, Rainbow Cabins, Rainbow Tower, Red Coach Inn, Reif Estates, Riverside Patio, Royal George Theater, Scenic Tunnels, Shaw Festival, Skylon, The Irish Harp Pub, The Prospect Point, Winter Festival of Lights 1 Comment

I have heard a lot about The Niagara Falls as probably most of you. The word ‘Niagara’ awakens an excitement and joy within me perhaps owing to the falls’ beauty […]

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