Dutch Wonders-land…

…I always marvel at the creative genius of Marcel Wonders…take a peek at newly renovated Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Hotel by the one and only, Marcel Wonders.

Combining a mixture of different styles, Andaz Amsterdam is filled with furniture and objects that reference the Dutch Golden Age and Delft ceramics, alongside tulips and the colour orange.  The hotel contains 122 guest rooms, each featuring custom-made wallpaper. Designed to illustrate the city’s position as “a cultural melting pot”, the designs stitches together pairs of unrelated elements, such as a fish and a spoon.

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Time Out…

…we in about to experience somewhere special, very special…

…on our way to a paradisiacal retreat surrounded by white sand and blue seas in the middle of the Indian Ocean…Banyan Tree on the private island of Vabbinfaru, 25 minutes from Malé in the Maldives archipelago…woo hoo!

…Banyan Tree’s standard for luxury is at the top of the game…

…postcard perfect…i feel like doing a cartwheel…

…time for dinner…and then we start our restful routine all over again tomorrow…

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Time Out…

…Lay, oh- de- lay, oh- de- lay hee hoo!…peak skiing at The Hotel Madlein, in Ischgl, Austria.  Madlein in the first designer hotel in the Tyrolean Alps.  Pack your bags…

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Dine Out…

…my choice for a night out in London is Yauatcha by Christian Liaigre in collaboration with rmkdesignoffice…restful yet exciting…and very CL…

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Time Out…

…sheer beauty..a place for repose…what do you think?  Let’s retreat from the whirlwind and spend some time here.  Meet me at the airport…we are on our way to Yamagata, Japan to Ginzan Onsen Fujiya by the incomparable Kengo Kuma.  We will find the wooden 4-story Onsen (Hot Spring) Hotel stands at the bottom of a valley in a region of snow…

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Find Me…

I hope you have your GPS handy; because that it what you will need to find the Sleeping Around Shipping Container Hotel in Antwerp, Belgium.  This hotel comprises six shipping containers for a four-bedroom retreat that moves around Antwerp at the whim of its owner.  It is a pop-up hotel designed to provide new experiences to its guest, providing a one-of-a-kind stay that no other local hotel can claim. Ready for an adventure?

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Petre Island…

…Imagine your own 11-acre island, complete with a spectacular Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house as its crowning jewel. Just 47 miles from New York City, this pristine retreat boasts 200-year-old beech trees, a 5000-square foot main residence and cottage for weekend guests.

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Declaration…

…I do declare…Thursday…is the new Friday.  Let’s dance our way to the ultimate Brazilian DISCO in São Paulo by designers of Estúdio Guto Requena and architect Mauricio Arruda.

The concept is Brazility…no further explanation needed…

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As Promised…

…the mystery location is Punte del Este, Uruguay…the project is the Fasana Las Piedres Hotel Restaurant by Isay Weinfeld.  Did you guess correctly?

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I’m Queen of the World…

mystic heather & virgin snow by photographer tim barber

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Time Out…

…ready for an excellent adventure?  We are heading to Phuket, Thailand, to the 5-Star Indigo Pearl Hotel.  Oh the fun we will have…

let’s enter…

pool, check…

beach, check…

hideaway?…

ahhh, spa…check…

indoor club…

outdoor games…

the suite is comfy…

all is well…time to settle in…

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In Honor…

…of Amelia Earhart’s 115th birthday…The Hangar by the Australian firm, Peter Stutchbury Architects…happy skies…

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Shelter Co.

If you are a city rat, like me, you need concrete under your feet.  But if you decide to travel into the woods, Shelter Co. in California provides ultimate camping experiences that appeal even to the denizen of the big city.

Heck, I’ll go just for the marshmallows…

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Cool…Really Cool…

…with ridiculous views of the Manhattan skyline, the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn, is brimming with industrial character and Americana…food and drink are top-notch…

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No…

…no, not for me…

Holiday Inn, Shanghai Pudong Kangqiao

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