Venezia – Venice, capital of the Veneto region. Venice is known as ‘The City of Bridges” with over 100 of them crossing the famous canals. The main transport is by boat or by foot because cars are banned … Continue reading →
Xara Palace is ultra luxe in the Old Quarters. The Phoenicians sailed into the pristine harbors long before sun-bathers took up residency on the golden beaches on the three island archipelago of Malta, Gozo, and Camino. When it … Continue reading →
The Largest Resort In Switzerland. I rattled out of the Italian Alps from the village of Domodosolla on the swaying rack-and-pinion mountain train; jack pines gave way to palm trees, but I wasn’t heading back into Switzerland just … Continue reading →
An Oceanside Relais & Chateaux in Del Mar. They say if you have a heart filled with LOVE, no one can resist you. That’s why the Rancho Valencia Hotel in Rancho Santa Fe, California is irresistible. This magnificent … Continue reading →
A A Relais & Chateaux in the Mountains. \ In 1691 General Baron de Preu began construction of the spectacular fortification we see today. We discovered El Castell de Ciutat (Castle of the City) by chance. An … Continue reading →
It is Friday at noon and Robin and I are sailing across Nantucket Sound on the Grey Lady, Hy-Line Cruises third generation, water-jet catamaran, a high-speed ferry that will take us from Hyannis to Nantucket in just one … Continue reading →
The Wauwinet Hotel’s Topper’s Is Tops on Nantucket. Usually, when one refers to a review by the ubiquitous restaurant guide Zagat, it means their “surveyors” have eaten at and rated a particular establishment. And like the coveted Michelin … Continue reading →
The Charlotte Inn on Martha’s Vineyard is a Relais & Chateaux. “Listen to the quality of the silence,” Robin says, speaking softly as we sit facing each other in deep, over-stuffed leather chairs. In this moment we are … Continue reading →
L’Etoile fine dining at The Charlotte Inn. Head Chef Brisson. Chef Michael Brisson of L’etoile is standing on the front porch of The Charlotte Inn leaning comfortably on one of two columns that frame the doorway to … Continue reading →
Luxury on a Connemara Horse Farm. Standing at the head of island studded Cashel Bay the only thing separating Connemara’s Cashel House in Ireland and North America is the North Atlantic. The hotel is a Relais and Chateaux … Continue reading →
