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TANGIER: Dar Nour Guesthouse

24 February 2021 ♦

After rockin’ the Kasbah to find it, I opened the door into the charming Dar Nour Guesthouse. The “House of Light” is actually five houses connected by passageways and flights of stairs leading to its seven guest rooms and the rooftop terraces that overlook the Bay of Tangier on one…

TRAVELING SOLO [Tricks of the trade]

19 December 2018 ♦

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I’m a woman and I travel the world. Alone. (With some occasional exceptions.) Alone, I’ve stayed in a stone cottage on top of a mountain in Tuscany, an 11th-century fort on an island off the coast of Brittany, an estancia in Argentina, and a riad in Tangier. Alone, I’ve shopped…

BEFORE YOU GO TIPS | Booking the trip

20 April 2017 ♦

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Before booking an international trip, there’s some research you can do to lay the foundation for success. This is a comprehensive list—I’m covering all bases. Take what you need from it. (more…)

IRELAND | Ballilogue

18 February 2016 ♦

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A quiet lane winds through meadows of Queen Anne’s lace and tall grass, arriving at a graceful iron gate that leads to one of the most charming places I’ve ever stayed. In County Kilkenny, near the pretty little village of Inistioge, the location of Ballilogue is perfect for exploring the Southeast…

LOS ANGELES | Come to Mama

28 July 2015 ♦

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There’s a new star in Hollywood and her name is Mama. Mama Shelter, that is. As a designer, slash, travel blogger, I like to think that I have my finger on the pulse of, well, design and travel. Imagine my delight when I discovered that I would be in Los…

County Galway, Ireland | The Quay House

25 March 2014 ♦

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A fortuitous change of plans led my sister and I to a memorable stay at The Quay House, the remarkable, welcoming country home of Julia and Paddy Foyle. The Quay House sits at the edge of the windswept moors of Connemara, below the cliffs towering over the Atlantic, overlooking the…

COOL HOTELS | Bordeaux | La Maison Bord’eaux

26 August 2013 ♦

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Behind an unassuming gray door (you’d miss it if you didn’t know it was there) on a quiet backstreet, is La Maison Bord’eaux, a stunning boutique hotel in Bordeaux, France. Within this typical 18th century limestone building, is a playfully designed contemporary interior. Thierry, the manager, opens the door with…

COOL HOTELS | Budapest | Hotel Palazzo Zichy

19 August 2013 ♦

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I have learned that a hotel can set the whole mood for the experience in a foreign city. Hotel Palazzo Zichy, in Budapest, is a perfect example of a “great experience” hotel. The 19th century building was the former home of Hungarian noble, Count Nándor Zichy. In the brief biography…

COOL HOTELS | Domincan Republic | Eden Roc Cap Cana

12 August 2013 ♦

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Two words. Paradise found. The Eden Roc Cap Cana, in the Dominican Republic, is the best beach vacation I’ve ever had. To make clear just how blissful it really was, this is our private pool. And this is our very own villa. I don’t usually write about beach vacations, but…

COOL HOTELS | London | Number Sixteen

5 August 2013 ♦

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I love this hotel. I want to live in this hotel. I won’t go to London unless I can stay in this hotel. At 16 Sumner Place, in the South Kensington neighborhood of London, in a row of white houses that all look the same, is Hotel Number Sixteen. There’s…