An Aerie Atop the Fairmont Singapore
With an enviable location directly across the street from the venerable Raffles Hotel, the Fairmont Singapore is a contemporary 26-story high-rise hotel in the heart of Singapore, overlooking Esplanade Park and Marina Bay. Designed by I.M. Pei and opened…
A Green Sanctuary at Element Times Square
Back in the old days, when recycling was first introduced as a national objective, my mother eschewed holiday gift wrap and, instead, insisted that every member of her family wrap their gifts in newspaper. “Why not aluminum foil?” asked my…
A Grand Life: Stockholm’s Grand Hotel
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 great…
A Star Reborn: Fontainebleau, Miami Beach
Sometimes a shot of Botox just ain’t enough. What’s needed is a complete makeover from top to bottom. And in the Land of Extreme Makeover, aka Miami Beach, the latest billion-dollar bombshell to showcase her extreme transformation is that oft-denigrated…