All the talk of the shows in Milan for the past few days has me dreaming of Italy again.  I’m trying to figure out if I can fit in a trip between High Point and the launch of my book.  Not sure if it’s going to happen but I’m putting Villa Cetinale on the list […]

Not gonna lie.  I’m tired.  Last night at 10pm when I realized that I could write a blog post or go to bed, I chose bed.  All I can think about is where I want to go and relax once the book goes to final print. I’m dreaming of Italy but not sure.  This is […]

I figured why not continue on with warm weather and turquoise blue water.  It’s the only thing getting me through these cold and snowy days.  I posted photos of Oscar de la Renta‘s Punta Cana home in the Dominican Republic over a year ago here.  Since then, he’s done a little redecorating and I’ve found […]

Remember that fabulous Provence farmhouse where Marion Cotillard was languishing in the July 2010 issue of Vogue magazine?  Well, turns out that it’s really a hotel called La Bastide de Marie.  Not only can you languish there but you can also relax at the spa, walk the gardens and enjoy the haute cuisine.  We not be […]

The clock hasn’t even struck 2010 yet and I’m already thinking about where I want to go in the new year. I just ran across photos of the Uxua Casa Hotel in Brazil that are quickly pushing it to the top of the list. The property was developed by Wilbert Das, the creative director of […]

Every year, I say that I want to spend New Year’s somewhere warm and sunny and every year, I spend it in cold New York. Except for the year I spent it in even colder Stockholm but that’s a story for another day. After seeing Oscar and Annette de la Renta’s Punta Cana house in […]

Although the calendar doesn’t mark the beginning of summer until June 21st, Memorial Day always announces the unofficial start of summer. While it may be too cold for a dip in the ocean, there is the anticipation of lazy days spent baking in the sun, boating on the waves and shopping in quaint little villages. […]