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Just because we’re celebrating in smaller numbers this year doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate in big, extravagant fashion when it comes to food. Our Berry Trifle with Vanilla Cream is a showstopper, both in its dramatic colorful presentation and its deliciousness. It’s the type of dessert that you can leave out while playing board games next to the fire and there won’t be leftovers. This berry trifle recipe is sorta healthy. Sorta. An Episode of Friends We first heard of…

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Destinations

Where to Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2024

You’re crushing it at work. The kids are top of their class and in every extracurricular activity known to man. You’re out 4 out of 7 nights a week making it all happen. Life is pretty perfect. Well, even if this total fantasy is not the current state of affairs, we know that your New Year’s Eve plans are probably up in the air. The fact is you’re busy, and there’s been no mind-space to think about where to celebrate…

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Travel Buzz

The Bulgari Rome

There’s a utopia where winters are so mild that you can eat gelato all year round. Here, people watching is always fashionable and no place makes a cacio e pepe pasta better. Welcome to Rome, which is a go-to destination especially now through the winter months. Even thinking about walking around the Spanish Steps makes us want an affogato. And now, there’s a new-ish luxe hotel that’s another reason you want to head to Rome. The Bulgari is up and…

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The Special

La Fiermontina: A Baller Parisian Apartment

For anyone wondering where to spend the holidays, we’re here to remind you that Paris is always a good idea. And there’s a luxury Paris apartment for rent that’s both in and with a panoramic view of the iconic Place Vendome. To call La Fiermontina simply an apartment for rent though is like saying Roger Federer played a little bit of tennis. La Fiermontina is about to set new standards of living for you. Also to call it an apartment…

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Celebrity Travel

Favorite Mission Impossible Hotels

If there’s a time to go big, it’s the holidays, so we’re in a blockbuster frame of mind. No one quite brings it like Tom Cruise, who has filmed the Mission Impossible franchise in some pretty incredible locations. Along with that comes top hotels, because Tom doesn’t do anything halfway. Here are a few favorite hotels to put on the list. The Hotel: Selman Marrakech The Location: Marrakech, Morocco The Film: Mission Impossible 5 Overview Not every hotel keeps a…

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Best Of The Best

Where to Travel this Fall 2023

The most beautiful season of the year goes by way too fast. And the beauty of fall is that you don’t have to make a big production of it. You can hop in the car or take a quick flight to get that well-deserved weekend break. So, before the clock turns to winter, this is where to travel this fall. Of course these destinations have hotels are where you can get your fall on in all its glory. Destination: Tennessee…

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Reviews

Vive Restaurant in Paris

You’re on the circuit of Girafe, L’Avenue and Loulou. You have a standing table at Matignon (and dance on it too). In fact, you can walk into the Hotel Costes, no reservation, and get the best seat in the house. (Here’s looking at you, Ubah Hassan). Well, Vive, Maison Mer restaurant in Paris is none of that. In fact, it’s completely opposite of scene, where you are at Vive to experience the food. By some accounts, Vive restaurant in Paris…

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Hotel Reviews

Rosewood Villa Magna

Speaking of hotel portfolios that do it right, Rosewood has the magic touch. Villa Magna is a historic former private mansion, but somehow until Rosewood arrived, it didn’t quite hit that level of luxury as a hotel. But that’s all in the past, as we would say Villa Magna has exceeded even its original glory. These are the dets of one of the best luxury hotels in Madrid. Atmosphere What I like first and foremost about Villa Magna is that…

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Hotel Reviews

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

There’s a reason London is Calling. It’s refreshing to be in a culture of manners where chivalry isn’t dead. And there are a few places that inspire you to up your game just by hearing those darned charming accents. That and who doesn’t like afternoon tea? The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in Knightsbridge pretty much sums that all up. This is the review of a the Mandarin Oriental London, which is well, as London as it gets. Overview The Mandarin…

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Celebrity Travel

Where Celebs Go in Paris

Paris never goes out of style. But some celeb favored spots demand world heritage site fame. These are the places where celebs go in Paris. Warning, they will end up on your bucket list. Hotel Costes Who goes: Bella and Gigi Hadid, Johnny Depp, John Malkovich + Rihanna The Overview: Hotel Costes has a reputation unlike any other, which is why it is where celebs go in Paris. This 18th century mansion has an eclectic vibe that has made it…

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The Special

Top Places to Stay in Berlin

Some cities are effortlessly cool. In fact, just breathing the air there ups your cool kid quotient. To that, we say “Hallo Berlin.” Because they’ve got art. They’ve got top restaurants. And they’ve got Prince Charles, (the club, not the King). These are the top places to stay for your Berlin weekend. When it comes to Germany the city that everyone’s talking about is Berlin. Whether you come for the art scene, the gastronomical explosion, or even the wild nightlife,…

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