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...
ROME / Kook Restaurant

ROME / Kook Restaurant

by | Jul 30, 2014 | RESTO, Travel

”Cuccina” (Kitchen).  ”Beviamo su” (Let’s drink).  “Matto, furioso e privo di buon senso è chi del pasto non gode ogni senso” (Crazy, insane and devoid of any common sense is someone who eats a meal without enjoying it with all...
BUCHAREST / Bicycle Bar

BUCHAREST / Bicycle Bar

by | Jul 15, 2014 | RESTO, Travel

Thanks to Bicycle Bar, you no longer have to send your old, tired bicycle to R.I.P. in a local dumpster.  That is, if you happen to be hanging out in Bucharest, Romania.  This fun, happy place in the center of the city has charged itself with the mission of...
LISBON / Memmo Alfama Hotel

LISBON / Memmo Alfama Hotel

by | Jul 3, 2014 | PORTUGAL, Travel

A modern oasis in the heart of Lisbon, the Memmo Alfama is a boutique hotel located up on the hill near the São Jorge Castle overlooking the River Tagus.  When hotelier Rodrigo Machaz decided to resurrect this 19th century building – surfboard tucked under...
MOROCCO / minimalist mountain MAISON

MOROCCO / minimalist mountain MAISON

by | Jun 18, 2014 | DESIGN, MAISON, Travel

In the foothills of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco stands this stoic villa designed by Studio KO.   Blocked prisms, earth tones and exotic textures mark this home designed in a color palette that mimics its surrounding landscape – terra cottas, muted...