Berns Asiatiska: Stockholm, Sweden
Founded by renowed pastry chef and entrepreneur Robert Berns in 1863, the Berns Hotel has been a fixture on Berzelii Park in central Stockholm for more than a century. The hotel’s stately salon, Stora Salongen, is a stunning two-story room with multiple…
Stockholm’s Hotel Skeppsholmen
While each of the fourteen isles that comprise Stockholm’s city proper has its attributes, the sylvan Skeppsholmen is, arguably, the city’s most picturesque. With its landscaped walkways and waterfront vistas, Skeppsholmen is the equivalent of an island…
Stockholm’s Pride and Beauty
Beauty has been, for years, synonymous with Sweden. After all, this is the country that conquered the world with their Nordic models, clothed the globe in H&M fashions, furnished our homes in Ikea – and drowned the world in Absolut. In other…
Mälarpaviljongen: Stockholm, Sweden
A stunning waterfront oasis, this floating outdoor lounge and restaurant is run by those fabulous boys who brought you riotous fun and glorious food at Torget. During the past decade, this stylish team of restaurateurs have opened a series of chic and…
Stockholm in Summer
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.
Olfactory Pleasures in New Orleans: Avery Fine Perfumery
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 joys of…
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…
Fragrance Finds: Summer Songs
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…