Last weekend I discovered my little slice of heaven just an hour outside of London. I was invited to stay the weekend at a newly opened cottage. Only this cottage is anything but new. Dating back two hundred years, Water Meadow Cottage sits on Blenheim Palace Estate in the Cotswolds, just 9 miles from Oxford and 63 miles from London.…
There is a scent in the air in Greece sweeter than anything I’ve ever experienced. It’s as if the residents gathered together one afternoon and said, “let’s give tourists a scent to remember.” The reality is of course that this is the natural scent of the Greek Islands. This is the smell of paradise. I’d heard people speak about it…
I had to be practically dragged out of the Ritz Carlton Vienna kicking and screaming this weekend. From the moment I walked in I felt at home. Only I should mention up front that my home is nothing like this palatial heaven. This is the home I’ve spent my spare time dreaming about, from entrance to exit. For me, a…
For those of you that have a fried chicken addiction, allow me to introduce you to a new concept that launched at Prospect in Brooklyn while I was in New York. My favourite Brooklyn eatery has taken a bucket of chicken and made it a posh affair. No longer must you suffer the indignity of feasting on greasy chicken in…
Earlier this week I spent 36 hours in New York City for a special event. Yes, it was special enough to warrant 15 hours on a plane for one evening in New York City. However, I do believe my short stay in the city was made all the more comfortable due to the generous accommodations we were afforded. For two…
