Situated on fourteen islands connected by 57 bridges, Stockholm is a feast of stunning waterfront vistas: Lake Malaren to the west – and, to the east, the Baltic Sea, along with more than 30,000 islands, islets, and skerries of the Swedish archipelago. … Read More
Throughout its storied history, New Orleans has been known for its savoir-faire and joie de vivre. This, after all, is a town that celebrates life’s pleasures, whether it’s New Orleans cuisine or the music of JazzFest – or the sordid … Read More
For many people who visit Stockholm, there’s only the Grand. Madonna, for example. Or Greta Garbo who holed up here, taking her meals in privacy. Charlie Chaplin hosted Ingmar Bergman in his suite. Princess Grace and Prince Rainier arrived with … Read More
Summer fragrances, like summer songs, linger long in the memory. It was William Faulkner who wrote “Memory believes before knowing remembers” – and our sense of summer is invariably linked with its smells. Just as summer songs from the past immediately … Read More
The first time I went to Paris without a chaperone, I wandered the Left Bank, clutching a dog-eared copy of Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast” in one hand, a baguette in the other. I was a walking cliché of an American … Read More
Ideally situated at the edge of the Marais on the tree-lined Boulevard Richard Lenoir, the Marais Bastille is within easy walking distance of the Bastille Opera House and the Picasso Museum. A three-star establishment with four-star service and hospitality, this … Read More
As Hemingway wrote, “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” … Read More
Remember when Dorothy doused the Wicked Witch? “I’m melting! Melting!” Isn’t that the refrain on everyone’s lips? The August heat has you melting in your apartment and melting on the train – and then freezing in the office where the … Read More
