Jul et Mad’s Fragrance Love Story
Everyone loves a love story – or, as the French say, “une histoire d’amour.” From the first chance encounter to the mishaps and mistakes and the distances bridged and the obstacles overcome, we hold our collective breath hoping…
The Panoramic View From Stockholm’s Fotografiska
At Stockholm‘s Fotografiska, you go for the photography – but equally compelling are the panoramic views from the museum’s second-floor bistro. What was once Stockholm‘s original customs house on the docks of Stadsgården was…
Hit the Holidays with Ventev Mobile Accessories
The truth is, the biggest nightmare of frequent travelers and road warriors isn’t inclement weather or a cancelled flight. Nope, it’s a dead battery and a briefcase of uncharged tech toys – and not a charger or outlet in sight.…
Union Fine Fragrance’s Gunpowder Rose
For lovers of the English countryside and its depictions in literature and art, Union‘s collection of fine fragrances is a paean to the indigenous flora of the United Kingdom. A smoky rose fragrance charged with sulfur and coal, Union‘s Gunpowder…
A Taste of Yuletide Nantucket
“Nantucket! Take out your map and look at it. See what a real corner of the world it occupies,” wrote Herman Melville in Moby-Dick about the island that the Native Americans called “faraway land.” Thirty miles off Cape Cod, Nantucket…
Design for Living at Stockholm’s Nobis Hotel
This is where it happened: forty years ago in the summer of 1973, this is where the term “Stockholm syndrome” derived after bank employees were held hostage for six days in a bank vault during an attempted robbery. O tempora o mores! as…
Sleepless Gay Romance in Seattle
There’s something about Seattle that keeps the city on nearly everyone’s bucket list. Everywhere you go, you meet gay people whose eyes kind of glaze over when they talk about Seattle. Seattle is one of those places that makes people want to…
Ze Best of France at Stockholm’s Zink Grill
Eponymously named for the zinc and marble bar that is the restaurant’s focal point, Zink Grill‘s origins are the result of a serendipitous wander into a warehouse outside Paris that was filled with French restaurant curios and artifacts. With…