April 23rd, 2014 | Places
St Tropez Off-Season
My boyfriend and I visited St Tropez over Easter, and it was a delight. I recommend going from April through to October. While St Tropez is swimming in flash and…
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April 22nd, 2014 | Places
Glorious Glass
There’s a dazzling show of vibrant and colorful glass sculptures by world-famous artist Dale Chihuly at the Halcyon Gallery on New Bond Street across the street from Sotheby’s. Born in…
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| Personal
Art as Therapy
I love the idea of this show, “Art as Therapy” at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. Guest curators Alain de Botton and John Armstrong have created new, more meaningful captions for 150 works…
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| People
William Makepeace Thackeray
“Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.” This…
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| Places
Half-Pipe Skates to Selfridges
At the moment, I am loving Selfridges. And not because of what’s in the store so much as what’s next door, namely England’s largest in-door skateboard park. As part of…
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| Places
Uruguay, the Ultimate Place to Chill
Some places you visit just once to tick the box. Uruguay is not one of those. My family visited Jose Ignacio on the southern Atlantic coast last Christmas (2013) and…
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Chilternist Choices
Next time you’re near Marylebone High Street, take a detour and check out Chiltern Street, my new favorite low-key, shopping street. Actually, it’s not that low-key because Andre Balazs’ Chiltern…
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Flesh and Buns
For a quick, easy and delicious lunch in Covent Garden, try Flesh & Buns (don’t let the name put you off) at 41 Earlham Street. I especially loved the mixed…
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