IT WAS ONE OF THOSE sipping cava in the sun kind of weekends, hazy and warm and filled with the quiet languidness and melancholy that comes with the knowledge that these days must be savoured before they fade away. I love summertime so much that I am already sad about the thought of it ending before it even begins.
CONTINUING WITH OUR FLORAL AFFAIR this spring, come away with us to Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, Netherlands. Otherwise known as...
[Slideshow — if slides do not advance, click here] WE ARE WORKING OVERTIME, and in just a few hours you...
P’S BROTHER WAS TALKING about the notion that we are influenced by the five people that we spend the most time with in our lives, and that these people affect everything from our financial situation, to the decisions we make, to our personalities, and immediately I needed to know more...
Some say that Spring’s season brings about some of nature’s most magical beginnings, with abundant new life and beauty; and...
Stephen W. Hawking, the Cambridge University physicist and best-selling author who roamed the cosmos from a wheelchair, pondering the nature of gravity and the origin of the universe and becoming an emblem of human determination and curiosity, died early Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, England. He was 76.
WE SPENT THE past few days back in London, visiting old haunts and discovering new places, eating so much good food and walking and bicycling to new neighbourhoods all covered in wisteria and cherry blossoms; entering gilded and ornate wrought iron gates to parks filled with swans and happy ducks, sipping drinks on terraces and having dim sum for Saturday brunch ...
IMAGES features the work of commercial and editorial photographer and art director Jen Kay, whose sun-drenched glimpses of life in San Francisco have a bright, hazy and dreamlike quality to them. There are also travel adventures in Paris and Tulum, ruffled little white dresses and oysters and rosé . . .
AND WHILE ON THE TOPIC of blossoms and the beautiful photographs of London’s Columbia Road Flower Market, here are a...
Whether you are digital nomad looking to set up a new home base in Lisbon for the next 6 months, a boomer looking for the perfect retirement spot in Italy, or a millennial dreaming of a European adventure, you will need to research the feasibility of your move. Finding quality accommodation within your budget will be one of the most challenging aspects of your move.
IT’S (nearly) THE WEEKEND! and it feels like we’ve been on holiday for the past two weeks, with a houseguest...
[slideshow — if gallery does not advance, click here] It’s the nearly weekend! and this week’s FIVE THINGS to Look Forward include...
WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING the week on the beautiful island of Ibiza, returning home on Friday. It was easily one of the best weeks ever -- there would be striking turquoise waters and pale pink sunsets...
SPENT MOST of the day Wednesday convalescing on the sofa by the fire, having fallen ill the night before with what is most likely the stomach flu, possibly brought on by food poisoning. It was most unpleasant, but given the current state of things in the world, could have been much, much worse, and for that I am grateful ...