travel blog
“A small village, Portofino, stretches crescent-shaped along the edge of this calm bay.” – Guy de Maupassant When I woke up around 10am, I felt like the previous day had been a dream—the short train ride from Genoa to Santa Margherita Ligure; the bus trip around winding, blind curves hovering on cliffs just above the
This is a special guest post from my Dutch friend, Carlos. Situated on Park Avenue, the world-renowned Waldorf Astoria can be considered the quintessential Manhattan hotel. Built in 1931 as the follow-up to the once separate Waldorf and Astoria hotels, the Art-Deco building occupies an entire block between Park and Lexington Avenue.
Stoke Park is a luxury 5-star hotel surrounded by 350 acres of parks, lakes, and manicured gardens. If you’ve ever seen Bridget Jones’s Diary, you’ll recognize this hotel as the one that Bridget and Daniel stayed at during their “this must mean true love” mini-break. It’s been featured in a number of other movies as well, including