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Six Movies Filmed in Hotels

When you’re just a girl. Standing in front of a boy. Asking him to love you. It’s even more dramatic when it’s happening at a luxury hotel. It’s the Oscars this week, and it’s time to tip our toques to Hollywood because, wow, movies have really helped a lot of us get through this past year of pandemic. Netflix and chill, nowadays, is really Netflix and chill. Movies have magical powers to connect us to people and places beyond ourselves.…

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Celebrity Travel

Places to Spot Meryl Streep on Vacation

We can’t have an Oscars issue, without honoring the Queen of the Oscars — Meryl Streep. Because Meryl has proven over and over again that she’s no one-hit wonder, at 21 Academy Award nominations and counting. It’s almost easier to tally up the years Meryl hasn’t been nominated at this point. These places are known for Meryl Streep spottings, where you, too, can vacation like an Oscar winner. Umbria For her 70th birthday, Streep chose this verdant region in central…

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Home Design

For Your Home: Interior Design Ideas

Spring is right around the corner, and we get that you’re feeling like you need to refresh it up at home. Maybe it’s a closet. Or maybe it’s the pantry. It could be the whole darned place. Interior designer Brooke Moorhead has six interior design ideas and tips to make it fresh this season. Galavante: We love watching your design projects unfold. We get so many interior design ideas from you. You have such a beautiful aesthetic in your homes,…

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Things You’ll Love

Inside the Oscar Swag Bag

For some, it’s a consolation; for others, it’s congratulatory. But for everyone, it’s a dream goody bag worth more than some people make in their lifetimes. The stars and the hardworking producers, directors and designers behind scenes get rewarded so well it might not even matter whether they actually win it or not. Because of course, when you win big, you’re going to celebrate. When you don’t, well, the famed Oscars’ swag bag softens the blow. The Oscars Swag –…

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Destinations

Your Hamptons Private Chef & Somm

We don’t know about you, but we’re ready to throw a party. With all vaccinated friends and family. Outdoors, of course, just to be on the safe side as we reenter society. Welcome to At Home, where we bring the Michelin Hamptons private chef and top somm home to you. Our guys will man the grill, or the 10-course tasting menu. Your choice. How it Works We know, there are great restaurants in the Hamptons. That is, if you can…

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Luxury Family Travel & Lifestyle

Beach Time: The Four Seasons Nevis

Haven’t yet made plans for spring break? We have an idea for you and the fam. It involves 350 acres. Beachfront property. Top-notch service. A mini-safari with local monkeys. Even a fiesta night, which means margaritas for Mom and Dad. Welcome to the Four Seasons Nevis, your new favorite family spot in the Caribbean. Yes, your family needs a soft landing to return to the travel world. St. Kitts and Nevis The Four Seasons Nevis is located in the Caribbean…

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Style

Three Sustainable Fashion Brands

Life’s a beach. OK, not always, but it could be. And summer is right around the corner. These three companies are doing really cool stuff — yes, that’s a technical term — in sustainable sunscreen and beach attire. Because the time is now, to save our oceans and save our earth. While looking stylish, of course with these sustainable fashion brands. If you have not yet seen the Netflix documentary, Seaspiracy, you are in for an eye-opener on the impact…

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Best Of The Best

The Five Top Luxury Ecolodges in the World

This resort was at the frontier of sustainable travel, and finds itself 1,234 miles from civilization. And this hotel, is almost 100% sustainable. They even recycle the wine bottles (and there are a lot of them) into materials to build their $10million dollar+ villas. It’s so inspiring, you’ll see more than one billionaire help out at the recycling plant on isle. These luxury ecolodges prove sustainable travel can be environmentally friendly and luxurious. Laucala Island The location: Fiji Why we…

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Celebrity Travel

Eco-Friendly Celebs

Well, he does set the standard for celebrity conservation champions, so we’ll have what Leo is having. When it comes to vacations, that is. And maybe supermodels. But in addition to Leo, these celebs are doing their part for Mother Earth, with sustainability-focused companies. From makeup lines to bathing suits made from recycled plastic bottles to a $1 billion + clean household products enterprise. Seriously, Jessica, Pharrell and Miranda have taken eco-friendly next level. Jessica Alba The Company: The Honest Company We have to…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

Eight Eco-Friendly Destinations

What if you went on vacation and, by the time you left, gave back more to the earth than you took? You too, can be like Leo, Jessica Alba and Miranda, who are all eco-friendly celebs. Your conservation work can start by travel to eco-friendly destinations. At these destinations, they have it going on when it comes to being green. We’re talking almost geothermal energy, carbon neutrality, wind farms and coastline preservation. All this green, though, doesn’t mean there’s any…

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