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Style Moment | Ballilogue Pottery
“Art is the most intense form of individualism that the world has ever known.” Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish writer and poet
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Style Moment | The Augustine
“Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.” Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Italian Dominican priest, philosopher and theologian
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COOL HOTELS | Prague | The Augustine
In the 13th century, King Wenceslas (yes, the one from the Christmas Carol) founded the Saint Thomas Monastery for the Augustine Order of friars in Prague. It’s seven hundred years later, and the monastery is a five-star hotel called The Augustine, the result of a remarkable restoration that has combined luxury with the humble spirit…
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Style Moment | Casa Batlló, Barcelona
“The works must be conceived with fire in the soul, but executed with clinical coolness.” Joan Miró (1893-1983) Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona
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COOL HOTELS | Barcelona | Casa Camper
You’ve got to love a hotel where you get two rooms for the price of one: a bedroom with en suite bathroom, and a lounge across the hall…with a hammock. Casa Camper is a boutique hotel (there’s also one in Berlin) owned by Spanish hipster footwear manufacturer, Camper. It is located in the arty El…
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Style Moment | Sauzon, Belle-Île-en-Mer
“I used to have only earth colours on my palette…at Belle-Île-en-Mer I was seduced by the brightness of pure colour. I returned from my trip with a passion for the colours of the rainbow.” Henri Matisse (1869-1954) French painter
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COOL HOTELS | Brittany | Citadelle Vauban Hôtel
In all the time I was in Belle-Île-en-Mer (“Beautiful Island by the Sea”) off the coast of Brittany, I never stopped being awestruck by the fact that I had to walk over a moat and through the walls of a fortress to get to my hotel. It was one of the most unusual hotel experiences…
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Style Moment | Estancia, Argentina
“Color! What a deep and mysterious language . . . the language of dreams.” Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) French post-impressionist painter
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Style Moment | Narlai, India
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” Jawaharial Nehru (1889-1964) First prime minister of independent India
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COOL HOTELS | India | Rawla Narlai
At the foot of a great mystical rock where sages have meditated, in the heart of a colorful Rajasthan village, sits Rawla Narlai, the 17th century villa used as a hunting lodge by the Maharaja of Jodhpur. It’s now a charming boutique hotel, with cozy rooms opening onto a courtyard surrounded by cascading bougainvillea.
