Parisian Lifestyle & Love…
Something about Japan hypnotises me. It is a country, a culture that is mesmeric. From exotic Tokyo to the dazzling Kyoto.
Japan, the land of the rising sun.
It is in one’s soul.
I have been told that I existed in Japan many lifetimes ago, that may be the reason for my great fascination with the country, my longing.. that does not dwindle nor abate…
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Excitement was in the air, as we embarked on our trip to London over Christmas..
Upon boarding the amazing Eurostar at the Gare du Nord in Paris, two hours and fifteen minutes later we arrived at St. Pancras station in the great city. We then jumped into the black London cab, which we adore, while the driver chatted and joked with us all the way.. “c’est normal pour les anglais”…
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“Hôtel de La Ponche…
Un autre regard sur Saint-Tropez”…
A book published by…
The owner… proprietor…
Simone Duckstein…
Of the legendary… La Ponche hotel…
Made famous by the iconic actress Brigitte Bardot… who played in the unforgettable “And God Created Woman”… the widely recognised French drama film directed by Roger Vadim…
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Paris is my love…
Rome – my soul.
I’m spending a lovely weekend in the “eternal city” with Carlos, my still devastatingly handsome Italian ex-boyfriend.
We met, when I visited Rome as a university student, accompanied by my giggling fellow students and our professor.
It was a case of “love at first sight”.
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February…
Is nudging… our imagination…
Urging… our love for exotic adventure… the discovery of new far horizons… to fly away and dream…
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Beijing–Shanghai… “Bullet Train”… “Without haste…without fear… China will rule the world”… The “Grand Old Lady“… sophisticated… clever… One of the
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The British Foreign Office has recently put Egypt – back on the holiday map… After the extremely turbulent upheaval of
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April conjures travel…
Greece is our destination…
We’re travelling with our two young men, Marc and Alain, to the “Land of Milk and Honey”, “Bouzouki”, “Sertaki”, the Acropolis, and the “Theatre of Herodes Atticus” (where we once watched the compelling Mikhail Baryshnikov perform with brilliance). We want them to experience the land of the Greek Gods , the cradle of Western Civilisation, the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy and drama, both tragic and comedic – as we experienced it.
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Natalia is “the face that launched a thousand ships”. It is the “visage” of a Roman beauty. Her thick, light,
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The phone was ringing. It was the mesmerising voice of the man I love, asking me to accompany him on
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