November 7, 2009
Maldives
November 1-3
My first stop in the Maldives was the Beach House, a former Relais & Chateaux hotel and soon-to-be member of the Waldorf Astoria Collection. The 68-villa property is located in one of the most Northern Atolls – the lagoon-ringed Haa Alifu Atoll – on Manafuru island. As expected, arriving to the remote hotel [...]
Continue reading about The Beach House – its All about the Over Water Villa
November 4, 2009
Maldives
November 1, 2009
Please forgive the tragic cliche of a headline above, but truly, I found one of paradise’s costumes right here in the Maldives. This long strand of islands, or Atolls as they’re known, out in the middle of the Indian Ocean features some of the most picturesque island-fantasy scenery I have ever imagined. Lo [...]
October 15, 2009
Newsstands everywhere
The November Issue
The feature is on the superlative Molori Safari Lodge in South Africa, which I visited last November. The photo spread in the magazine looks beautiful and clearly illustrates the elegance of this Bush oasis.
Many thanks to the fabulous editors at Town & Country. Below are some of my own pics from my [...]
Continue reading about Molori Safari Lodge- Article in Town & Country
September 29, 2009
Grumeti Reserve, Tanzania
September 28th, 2009
Our first overnight in Tanzania was by far the most formal and least intimate with nature’s nighttime creatures (bugs, reptiles, monkeys, etc.) of the entire trip. Oh the things I would have better appreciated had I known what was coming. However, despite Sasakwa’s formality, California-desert style exterior, and hilltop location, it’s [...]
September 16, 2009
SUZHOU, CHINA
September 14th, 2009
The Number 1 Silk Factory doesn’t get its name because its the best in China, rather because it’s the oldest. Its one of the few remaining factories where employees still do some of the work by hand. It makes for a surprisingly enlightening tour, causing you to rethink every silk possession in [...]
September 15, 2009
SUZHOU, CHINA
September 14th, 2009
Here in Suzhou, a smaller city in China (though still 6 million people), I’ve discovered what my buddy Ben in Hong Kong had forewarned about traditional Chinese business dinners. As Ben rattled off lore (lazy susans, chicken feet and hideously potent alcohol) I absently shook my head thinking there’s no way our [...]
September 15, 2009
SHANGHAI
September 13th, 2009
I went to the Urban Planning Museum in Shanghai which at first seemed a bit frustrating that I was going to a museum about a city I was actually in and thus able to visit the city itself. Yet, I stand corrected. The museum was interesting with photos from the city’s past plus [...]
September 14, 2009
SHANGHAI
September 13th 2009
First off, HOLY MOLY! The FABRIC MARKET in Shanghai, located now at 399 Lu Jia Bang road, is one of the most alluring and dangerous places I have ever been. It was Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and I embodied every single one of the bratty child characters at one point, including Charlie, [...]
September 12, 2009
SHANGHAI
September 12th, 2009
Am so excited to be here in Shanghai. Once again the Chinese dazzle with night lights and towering skyscrapers to keep man humble…or something like that. I’m staying as a guest at the Shangri-La in Shanghai on the Pudong side of the river. So far I’ve learned that “Pu” means river and [...]
September 11, 2009
HONG KONG
September 11th, 2009
Mooncakes are a traditional Chinese pastry made for the Mid-Autumn Festival and are meant to be eaten outside, under the moon. They come in all types of varieties and are generally a tad dense for the western palette being that they’re made with duck egg yolk. Haagen Dazs though has rolled out [...]
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