COSTA SMERALDA / Petra Segreta Hotel

COSTA SMERALDA / Petra Segreta Hotel

by | Aug 13, 2014 | ITALY, Travel

This quiet little resort & spa located on top of the Buddeo valley on the island of Sardinia, Italy, brings together everything you would dream of for your summer vacation: warm stucco walls, proximity to quiet beaches with crystal blue water, a 5-Star gastronomic...
VENICE / Aman Canal Grande

VENICE / Aman Canal Grande

by | Feb 20, 2014 | ITALY, Travel

You arrive by boat (as one should while in Venice) and enter the historic palazzo by the formal porta d’acqua as guests have over the centuries.  Then as you sweep into the vast reception, you will need to take a minute to pick up your jaw off the marble...
CAPRI / Punta Tragara Hotel

CAPRI / Punta Tragara Hotel

by | Dec 3, 2013 | ITALY, Travel

  Nestled into the dramatic Faraglioni cliffs on the Amalfi coast stands the majestic Punta Tragara hotel.  Designed by renowned architect and designer Le Corbusier, this charming old world hotel has been recently refurbished where no two rooms are the...
AMALFI COAST / Il Parco Dei Principi

AMALFI COAST / Il Parco Dei Principi

by | Nov 22, 2013 | ITALY, Travel

  Virtually afloat atop lofty cliffs, the Parco dei Principi is a serene reincarnation of the majestic villa and botanical gardens of the Borbonese family.  Designed by Gio Ponti in 1962, the hotel still retains the ceramic pebbles, intricate mosaic...

SIENNA (Tuscany) / historic haven

by | Oct 9, 2013 | ITALY, Travel

Stumbled upon an article I once wrote for the defunct FQ Magazine about this amazing little albegho in Tuscany, the Locanda Dell Amorosa (“lover’s place”).  Here is the original article, first published in December 2006.Locanda Dell...