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After Torino New York get Eataly!
Eataly, home of Mario B. new restaurant Birreria, busy with Italien tourist the place is worth a visit for lunch
My favorite store in NY is opening a second location on Bleecker St.
Bleecker Street is changing with many new French ladieswear stores but my favorite store in NY is getting ready to open cross the street from Magnolia Bakery, Welcome Rugby on Bleecker!!!
Nolitan Hotel New York
I stayed in a new Hotel in Nolita call Nolitan, only 3 weeks old this small hotel with 53 rooms is in a perfect location, between the West village and Soho. The rooms floor set up is perfect and well done. Perfect hotel far away from the tourist of Time Square.
D’Espresso, upside-down or just flipped on its side cafe
I spotted this on NY times recently and just had to visit it. Located on Madison Avenue, D’Espresso, designed by Nemo Workshop, conceptually and literally turns a normal room sideways, creating a striking identity for the emerging brand, according to the the designers.
The "books" are actually tiles printed with sepia-toned photos of bookshelves at a local travel bookstore that ring the room, including the floor, walls and ceiling. And the spherical glass lights jut out horizontally from behind the bar, rather than hanging from the ceiling.
The "floor" is the left-hand wall with a dark hardwood herringbone pattern. The banquette almost looks like a couch that could be resting on that floor.
And BTW the coffee is excellent!!
Bangkok Sky Bar
Last weekend I had a drink at the sky bar in Bangkok, this is amazing view of Bangkok.... my favorite city.
The Goods Dept store open few months ago in Jakarta, and this store is on my "watch retail concept list"..
When you walk into The Goods Dept, housed in a cavernous space at Plaza Indonesia’s third floor, it immediately becomes clear that this is not your typical department store.
The store was conceptualized by organizers of the famed Brightspot Markets — moving flea markets where cutting-edge boutique vendors and designers showcase their wares.
The Goods Dept
Plaza Indonesia Extension, 4th floor
The store was conceptualized by organizers of the famed Brightspot Markets — moving flea markets where cutting-edge boutique vendors and designers showcase their wares.
The Goods Dept
Plaza Indonesia Extension, 4th floor
I won't fly without
My Bose noise-cancelling headphones.
My new Canon camera IXUS 300 HS
My Louis Vuitton carry-on bag.
Flip-flops.
A complimentary business class travel kit with eye mask and socks.
A stack of magazines.
A plane ticket for the next trip.
My new Canon camera IXUS 300 HS
My Louis Vuitton carry-on bag.
Flip-flops.
A complimentary business class travel kit with eye mask and socks.
A stack of magazines.
A plane ticket for the next trip.
My travel ritual
-I like to get to the airport early to walk around, inspect the layout, check out the shops and spend some time at the airport bar near my gate. I find the people I meet and the conversations I eavesdrop on most fascinating.
-On my way to the airport, checking (at least 7 times) that my passport is still in my bag’s inner pocket.
-Board long haul flights wearing jeans a blazer, quickly change into extreme comfort: Abercrombie fleece pants, tee and flip-flops, and then switch outfits again.
-Snap a dozen photos of my hotel room before I muck everything up with my luggage.
-A long walk as soon as I arrive; finding the unsung little places where local people eat.
-Purchasing some sort of folk art from my host culture.
-Going to the local grocery store and pharmacy in every country I visit.
-I always bring paper currency home from countries I visit.
-On my way to the airport, checking (at least 7 times) that my passport is still in my bag’s inner pocket.
-Board long haul flights wearing jeans a blazer, quickly change into extreme comfort: Abercrombie fleece pants, tee and flip-flops, and then switch outfits again.
-Snap a dozen photos of my hotel room before I muck everything up with my luggage.
-A long walk as soon as I arrive; finding the unsung little places where local people eat.
-Purchasing some sort of folk art from my host culture.
-Going to the local grocery store and pharmacy in every country I visit.
-I always bring paper currency home from countries I visit.
Full Moon In Luang Prabang
March 11, 2011 Dark day in Japan
Today is a really sad day in Japan, After a major Quake hit the east coast of Japan, thousand of people lost there life. My thought goes to all Japenese people.
2010's World gone wild
Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes killed at least 250K people in 2010, the deadliest year in more than a generation. This year the Earth struck back......
I visited the Month Merapi Volcano in Jogjakarta on December 22, more than 262 people were kill during the last eruption in November and caused more than 390,000 people to flee. Those pictures I took yesterday show us the magnitude of this Volcano..
WWW
I always been a really big fan of the W hotels, for more than 20 years I have following there extension and I believe they created the Boutique Hotels trend everyone copy.
I visited many of there location from NY to San Diego to LA, Montreal to Istanbul and W is still the best hotel chain in my heart. I had lunch with my friend Kim and her husband today in there new location in Koh Samui, Thailand. Amazing Hotel again......
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