Phoenix Rises for Pride

By Mark Thompson on April 24, 2019

For nearly 40 years, Phoenix, the nation’s fifth-largest city, has hosted an annual Pride celebration with a two-day April festival and parade that ushers in Pride season. … Read More

Vive Andalucia at Villa Padierna Palace Hotel

By Mark Thompson on April 17, 2019

Crowning a knoll along the Costa del Sol in Andalucia, Villa Padierna Palace Hotel is surrounded by courtyard canals and luxuriant gardens redolent of lemons, oranges, and wisteria—and an extraordinary art and statuary collection that evokes a Tuscan-style palazzo. … Read More

Traveller Made Celebrates Luxury in Marbella

By Mark Thompson on April 10, 2019

Since the opening of The Marbella Club by Prince Alfonso in 1954, the resort of Marbella on the Costa del Sol of Spain has been associated with luxury and exclusivity—and, therefore, where better than Marbella for Traveller Made to host its annual Essence of Luxury Travel forum in 2019. … Read More

Marbella Captivates Traveller Made at Annual Luxury Forum

By Mark Thompson on April 1, 2019

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the dynastic wealth of the Germanic Hohenlohe family was decimated—whereupon Prince Alfonso took his Rolls Royce Phantom on a southward journey to a coastal pine forest overlooking the Straits of Gibraltar on the Costa del Sol of Spain. … Read More

Open: Nestling Into The Nimb

Nestling Into The Nimb

By Mark Thompson on March 13, 2019

Named for Fru Louise Nimb, the 19th-century doyenne of Copenhagen cuisine, the Nimb Hotel is nestled into Tivoli Gardens, the amusement garden that inspired Walt Disney to create his own fantastical kingdom. … Read More

Open: Seduction at Sanders Hotel

Seduction at Sanders Hotel

By Mark Thompson on March 6, 2019

Opened in 2017 by Alexander Kølpin, a former ballet dancer and director at the Royal Danish Theatre, Sanders Hotel seduces its guests with ballet theatre’s romance and grace. … Read More

John Varvatos Shares Rock-N-Roll Secrets with The Fragrance Foundation

By Mark Thompson on February 28, 2019

When Bowie’s “Rebel, Rebel” blasts from the speakers at Carnegie Hall at eight in the morning, it means fashion and fragrance iconoclast John Varvatos is in the house sharing rock-and-roll secrets. … Read More

Nocturne at A/W 19 Landeros New York

By Mark Thompson on February 11, 2019

Similar to the “nocturne” paintings of American artist J.M.W. Whistler whose moonlit compositions shimmered with fireworks and flickering lights, the A/W 19 collection titled “Nocturne” by the American fashion designer Andre Landeros Michel of Landeros New York suggested a nocturnal urban odyssey dusted with gauzy moonlight against a wine-dark sea. … Read More