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Iceland | Impassable
The sign at the foot of the glacier said, “Impassable,” but that didn’t stop us from heading onto the frozen plateau and into a treacherous adventure…but let’s start at the beginning. A couple years ago, my son and I went to Iceland for Christmas, and I thought it would be a memorable experience to take…
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Eye on Design| Los Angeles | Lotta Stenson
Not long after I was in Sweden, I was working in Los Angeles and happened upon the fabulous shop of Swedish designer, Lotta Stensson. It was a serendipitous meeting, not only because I had just been in Sweden, but because Lotta is a kindred spirit . . . a designer who travels the world.
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Style Moment | La Bamba de Areco Estancia, Argentina
“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” —Anatole France (1844-1924) French poet, journalist, and writer; won 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature
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Stockholm | Södermalm
The hip and happening area of Södermalm has been getting a lot of attention in the past few years: It was recently ranked as one of Vogue magazine’s “World’s Coolest Neighborhoods.”. And from the New York Times: “Södermalm has evolved from a gritty, working-class neighborhood into Stockholm’s hippest district, with the area south of Folkungagatan…
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Style Moment | Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm
“Who ever says that pleasure isn’t functional?” –Charles Eames (1907-1978) American designer who made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture
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Stockholm | Långa Raden Restaurant
I like to eat as much as the next guy, but what really gets me excited is how the food looks. The cuisine in the Långa Raden restaurant at Hotel Skeppsholmen was delicious – but the best part is that it was perfectly styled. I mean, just look at that basket of bread and butter,…
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Stockholm | Hotel Skeppsholmen
After spending several wonderful days at the Nobis Hotel in central Stockholm, we piled our suitcases into a taxi to depart to the island of Skeppsholmen, where we would be staying for the remainder of the trip. (If you missed the previous post, and wonder why I’m changing hotels – it’s just what I do…
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Weird but Wonderful | Clever disguise
Crane painted like a giraffe, in the shipyard of Beckholmen, Stockholm.
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Stockholm | Nobis Hotel
When I told people that my Significant Other and I would be staying in two different hotels in Stockholm, they would look at me inquisitively. (The fact that we are divorced but still together means that out-of-the-ordinary is generally expected, but nonetheless bewildering.) I would explain that what I meant was, we would be staying…
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Weird but Wonderful | Friendly warning
No trespassing. Use the gate. Sandhamn, Sweden
