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21
Jul
2017
by Tiffany Figueiredo Have you seen the tango? Not the spangly showboat numbers on Dancing with the Stars, but the true Argentine tango? It’s beautiful and moving, full of contradictions and juxtapositions. It’s a simple dance, with only a few basic steps and rules. Yet it seems complex, with crazy improvisational footwork that requires total […]
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25
May
2017
“I so love Tierra Chiloe’…all of the rooms face the water. This is really a fishing community, so you’re going to be more restful here. “A stay at Tierra Chiloe is about water-based activities, it’s about catching fresh mussels and eating them. Some of the archipelagos have only around 300 residents – and their life […]
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16
May
2017
Eden for Your World travel advisors Kasra Esteghamat and John Oberacker have been to Rome numerous times. Four to be exact. And every time, “fall in love a little bit more” with the eternal city, always a discovery. But it wasn’t until their most recent visit that they finally stayed at Portrait Roma. “We loved […]
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27
Apr
2017
“Much better.” The simple, yet poignant words of Maasai Mzee following his recent cataract surgery at The Safari Collection’s Sala’s Camp. In collaboration with MEAK (Medical and Education Aid to Kenya), The Safari Collection hosts medical clinics at its properties – each of which closes for at least two weeks each year. During the Sala’s […]
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25
Jan
2017
Travel advisor Beth Wolfe adores Paris. Particularly the Left Bank and the Saint Germain neighborhood. But still, she had difficulty describing her favorite haunt on the Left Bank – Hotel Esprit Saint Germain. “Charming does not even begin to describe this luscious retreat,” says Beth. “The ambiance is warm and inviting. I literally felt like […]
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17
Nov
2016
Italy and pasta go hand in hand. Until travelers experience Monteverdi Tuscany and pasta. After which everything changes. Every aspect of Monteverdi Tuscany, overlooking the stunning Val d’Orca region, is real. From its 15th-century architecture to its immersion into a 900-year-old village (guests live alongside residents), to its delectably authentic cuisine by Chef Giancarla Bodoni. […]
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17
Nov
2016
Beatrice Musomba came with the house. Kenya’s Giraffe Manor, that is. When Tanya and Mikey Carr-Hartley purchased Giraffe Manor, Beatrice was part of the team… “Like many who came with Giraffe Manor, Beatrice was an unexpected diamond – and we give thanks to her,” says Tanya. “Beatrice has been with us since the start of what […]
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5
Oct
2016
Africa has always been a Janine Cifelli Representation favorite. And no country speaks the mother-earth, dark-continent more than Kenya… A sanctuary for the endangered Rothschild giraffes. Backdrop for the 1985 epic, romantic drama (played by Robert Redford and Meryl Streep) detailing the real-life of Karen Blixen. Home of black and white rhinos; migrating wildebeest. […]
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21
Jul
2016
Travel advisor Brooke Lavery has spent a lot of time in Italy, starting in college when she spent a semester in Rome. Italy, she says, is one of her favorite places on earth; every trip there feels too short. Including her most recent trip to Monteverdi Tuscany with baby son Hux in tow… “When I […]
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14
Jul
2016
Laucala Island brings tears to my eyes. Upon arrival, stepping off the plane to see staff lined in waiting, singing in welcome, I cry. Upon departure, seeing staff lined once again, singing in good-bye, I cry. And inbetween visits, when I think of the beauty and heart of Laucala, I cry. Laucala Island, Fiji, is heavenlike. […]
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