After a day and a half spent in Bangkok Airport trying to get to Laos while flights were being cancelled left and right, We finally made it… but to Chiang Mai! For some reason, Thai pilots have a really hard time landing in Luang Prabang. (They almost wouldn’t let us off the plane but a […]
Was planning to go to Paris for the sales, but was diverted to Antwerp instead. Home of Rubens, Dries Van Notes and frites – ok by me! Invited a few other shoppers along and a girl’s weekend was born. Getting to Antwerp Hopped an empty Eurostar to Brussels and then a connecting train to Antwerp […]
As far as everyone I talked to was concerned, there were only two reasons to set foot in Reggio di Calabria: to see the famous Riace Bronzes and to get the boat to Sicily. Yet, Gabriele D’Annunzio called it “Il più bel chilometro d’Italia.” Reggio also produced the visionary, Gianni Versace. There had to be […]
Had a quick jaunt to Milan and discovered an area I had never been before. Boarded the metropolitana at the DUOMO stop and got off at DE ANGELI stop (red line) on my hunt for the best gelato Milano has to offer. Emerging from the station, I found a wonderful pocket of restaurants, shops and […]
An afternoon is all I need to get in there and find stuff! It was a gorgeous sunny day – perfect for exploring Germany’s second biggest city. Boy, do they know how to shop. Arcade after arcade of known brands mixing with quirky home-grown ones. Shopping in Hamburg STEIFFIm Levantehaus, Mönkebergstrasse 7, 040 32 52 […]
No matter how often you return to a city, if you look hard enough, you can always find something new. I was starving in Milan and in search of the INSALATONE (big salad) that the Italians do so well: a mix of tuna, mozzarella balls, lettuce, fennel, tomato, carrots, etc. I happened upon a most […]
