Paris Opéra Ballet wows with two works at the Palais Garnier
Kirstin O’Brien Above, from top: Interior staircase at the Palais Garnier. The Palais Garnier’s façade. The author admiring the beauty of the Golden Room. Below right: The author on the balcony at the Palais Garnier. When one of the world’s most respected ballet companies collaborates with artistic geniuses from the arts, fashion and music creatives, […]
Airelles Mademoiselle Val d’Isère débuts in December
Word reaches us that Mademoiselle Val d’Isère is on track to open December 19, 2019. This new offering from the luxury hotel collection who brought two of our favourite properties looks like a splendid entry to the universe of Swiss winter resorts. A brand-new five-star, Mademoiselle hopes to follow in the footsteps of Palace-accredited […]
Travel alert: robbed in Italy—again
Benoît Prieur/CC-BY-SA A friend has been robbed in Italy again, the second time, and both events occurred while driving rented cars. The victim, a 60-something American woman, speaks Italian. The first robbery occurred two years ago at an Autogrill along the autostrada, those weird privately owned rest stops (owned by Benetton) found on the […]
Japanese craft beers hit Los Angeles’ art district
Above, from top: Herbert Johnson, Johnny Le, Atelier Ace’s Ryan Bukstein. Remarkable sushi from chef Octavio Olivas on artisan dinnerware by Gabriela Forgo. On Thursday, a tsunami of beer and sushi lovers descended on Art & Fish, a fast casual eatery in the bustling art district of LA, transformed into a pop-up event entitled Drink […]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to perform Skyfall score to coincide with Bond 25 release
Danjaq LLC/United Artists/Columbia Pictures As far as James Bond scores go, I don’t regard Thomas Newman’s one for Skyfall to be a classic. It has some decent cues—the Shanghai ones of ‘Brave New World’ and ‘Shanghai Drive’ come to mind—but for those of us raised on the music of John Barry, which you can listen […]
Gisela Schober Montblanc might be best known for its writing instruments, jewellery and watches, so it’s easy to forget that its leathergoods have quite a reputation, too, including its luggage and travel accessories. The MY4810 Montblanc Nightlight silver trolleys in various sizes and the Montblanc Extreme 2·0 collection were the subject of the company’s […]
Shiso, infusions and crispy fennel petals
Perhaps the oddest contradiction for habitual travellers concerns the return to favourite places. We seek a consistent experience visit after visit, yet we also long for healthy transformation, fresh ideas. Thus it’s a joy to rediscover things that haven’t changed, and encounter signs of springtime renewal at Venezia’s Baglioni Hotel Luna, one of our favourite […]
Maurizio d’Este: remembering a great hotelier
Baglioni Hotels mourns the sudden passing on Christmas Day of a dear friend and colleague, group vice-president and general manager Maurizio d’Este. Mr d’Este, a legendary travel professional was the epitome of Venetian elegance and graciousness, and served in many roles over a long career. He was GM at the Baglioni Luna in Venezia and […]
Butterscotch, Russ and Marshmello headline Forbes’ Under 30 Summit Boston
Benjamin Esakof/Halo Creative Forbes hosted their prominent and vast fifth annual Under 30 Summit Boston, presented by J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. The noteworthy event gathers thousands of attendees, a slew of speakers, young entrepreneurs, renowned celebrities, influential sports personalities, famed musicians, political leaders, affluent businesses and prominent chefs for four days of educational […]
Gottschalk’s graphical message to Russia: simplicity
Fritz Gottschalk meets attendees following his presentation. TREND, the largest conference on graphic design in Russia, welcomed Fritz Gottschalk, founding partner of Gottschalk + Ash International at its recent Moskva event. Australian brand superstar Ken Cato, Canadian film documentarian Greg Durrell, and Swedish marketing outlaws Fredrik Öst and Erik Kockum were among the other presenters […]
