Destinations

The South of France always conjures up images of romance and glamour, and both images are correct.

In October 2004, Edward F. Nesta and I took the train from Nice, France to Turin, Italy, to learn what Turin Hotels International (THI), www.THI-Hotels.com, was planning for autumn 2005, and to visit our friends, artists Guido Borelli and Danka Weitzen.

In June 2004, Edward Nesta and I had the opportunity to visit Kalmar, Sweden a picturesque fairy-tale city complete with cobblestone streets and a castle.

Cyprus, rich in history spanning 10,000 years, and surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, now has its first luxury boutique hotel. Thalassa, www.thalassa.com.cyrus, an exquisite 58-room and suite luxury boutique hotel, a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World www.slh.com and Great Hotels of the World www.ghotw.com, opened in early July 2004. My husband, Ed, and I made a pre-opening reservation for late May 2004 in order to provide Luxury Experience magazine readers with the latest news on luxury hotels. …

Buenos Aires is truly a feast for the senses, visible in the architecture, through the romance of the music and of course, the tango, and in the last 10 years, in their diversity of their cuisine.   After our trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil my husband, Ed, and I flew Varig Airlines Executive Class from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Our wait in the Varig Airlines lounge was certainly one of comfort, with a large spacious lounge, …

Buenos Aires es verdad un banquete para los sentidos, visible en la arquitectura, con el romance de la música y por supuesto, del tango, y en los 10 años pasados, en su diversidad de su cocina. Después de nuestro viaje a Rí­o de Janeiro, el Brasil mi marido, Ed, y yo voló Lí­neas aéreas De Varig (www.varig.com) clase ejecutiva de Rí­o de Janeiro a Buenos Aires, la Argentina. Nuestra espera en el salón de las lí­neas aéreas de Varig era …

From Rio with Love! Edward F. Nesta and I just returned from a most incredible trip to Rio de Janeiro! Luxury Experience readers that read my “Best of Sao Paulo” article know that I had once lived in Rio de Janeiro and was a “Garota da Urca,” so for me, it was like a welcome home! Our trip began with a luxurious start – flying Varig Airlines, www.varigbrasil.com, (1-800-948-2744), in their Executive Class from New York to Rio de Janeiro. After …

Do Rio, com Amor! Assistência com a tradução de Emi Chaparro Meu marido, Ed, e eu acabamos de retornar de uma incrí­vel viagem ao Rio de Janeiro!  Leitores de Luxury Experience que leram o meu artigo “O Melhor do São Paulo”, sabem que eu morei no Rio de Janeiro e fui uma “Garota da Urca,” então, para mim, foi como estar de volta em casa! Nossa viagem teve um começo luxuoso – voando Varig Linhas Aéreas, www.varigbrasil.com, (1-800-948-2744), em sua …

Berlin is a wonderful, eclectic city filled with the new and the old, the traditional and the contemporary.

Brazil is definitely a paradise with its verdant jungles, pristine beaches, beautiful people, phenomenal cuisine and rhythmic music. Whenever I think of Brazil, the song “Two Tickets to Paradise” by Eddie Money always comes to mind. For me, Brazil is definitely a paradise with its verdant jungles, pristine beaches, beautiful people, phenomenal cuisine and rhythmic music. Although I once lived in Rio de Janeiro, no, I was not the Girl from Ipanema, (I lived in URCA); I fell in love …