Imagine the ultimate luxury experience in New York. You walk out the front door of your apartment and make an instant decision: turn left and you’re on Park Avenue; turn right and you’re on Madison Avenue. Only a few feet from Hermes, Chloe, Dior and Harry Winston, within an hour you can be styled and accessorized [...]
Hotels
A Waltz Through Time: The Waldorf Astoria’s Starlight Roof
When I stepped into the historic room I was immediately transported to another time and place. The Starlight Roof at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City was an institution; a legend; the site of celebrities and debutantes, where romance oozed from the corners and love at first sight started from the moment the [...]
Hotels
Eloise Still Runs the Show at the Plaza Hotel
If Eloise were in her 30s and living at New York’s The Plaza hotel, I suspect her life would be something like this: The familiar bellman opens her car door as she pulls into the horseshoe drive on Fifth Avenue at Central Park South. She’s probably on her cell phone or thumbing through her iPhone, [...]
Travel Journal
All Journeys Have Secret Destinations…
It’s been an exciting year of travel! From vacations south of the border to trips across the pond, 2009 brought me closer to more destinations, more people and more life lessons. I learned that all whiskey is not created equal (especially in Ireland) and that camels really do exist… in Mexico. I tripped back to [...]
24 Hours...
24 Hours…in NYC
The song ends, “the best that you can do is fall in love…” While it is meant to bring Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli together at the end of “Arthur“, the concept isn’t lost on me as I stand on the balcony of my 15th floor hotel room, overlooking the iconic Empire State Building and [...]
Hotels
Saturday Night Stay in NYC
Even frequent travelers need a break from travel — sort of. For me, these ‘breaks’ are more like long-weekends in nearby cities, hiding n a quiet hotel, taking a bubble bath, watching “Entourage” re-runs and ordering room service. Destination: New York City While most people associate NYC with late night dining, raging dance clubs and [...]
