Quite a random thought process today - looking for something to write about, ended up on the T&L Tuscany/Florence guide, started spacing out about Tuscany and how many times it was mentioned on Seinfeld and voila…(will do better next time.)
In first class, Jerry and Tia get the lowdown on […]

History vs. modernity; sacred vs. profane; Bohemia vs. Babylonia–these are the pesky little “civil” wars now being waged on the post-Soviet streets of the ravishing and increasingly chic Czech capital. And Rocco Forte’s astonishing new Augustine Hotel (opening in December) is apparently taking all sides. Spread over five historic buildings on a serenely charming Mala Strana (the […]

We love the idea of watching Casablanca under the stars at Bryant Park or catching the latest underground flick at Rooftop Films. A bottle of wine, a potential special new friend, it all sounds like great summer fun. Unfortunately 10 bajillion other people in gotham think the same way so if you don’t stake out, […]

Legendary dandy Oscar Wilde once declared “One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art,” a sentiment endorsed by designer Christian Dior, who acknowledged dandyism as a significant influence on his fashion.
The Dior family home, now a museum, on the Normandy coast at Granville, this week opened an […]

Honestly we haven’t spent much time in the southern French town of Toulouse; we’re probably more aware of the Monty Python skit that usees the name (No Time Toulouse, the short French gunslinger). So we’ll definitely enjoy this article in the current Times.