Next Destination – Tulum – Pablo Escobar’s Home Turned Into a Luxury Resort

March 3, 2018 by Raluca Stoica

The villa that once belonged to the Colombian king of cocaine, Pablo Escobar, has turned into a luxury resort thanks to Lio Malca, a New York art dealer, who bought it -back in 2003- restored it and embellished the mansion with contemporary art, frescoes, paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Persian rugs and velvet armchairs. Located on the white-sand beach of Tulum, Mexico, along the crystal clear water of the Caribbean see, Casa Malca boutique hotel offers 41 rooms and suits, two restaurants, […]

Categories: art, news, travel • Tags: art dealer, beach resort, boutique hotel, casa malca, Lio Malca, luxury resort, mexico, Pablo Escobar, tulum

For Body and Mind – Henri Chenot’s Detox Teas Finally Available At Home

June 2, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

If you are looking for a serious detox, renowned Henri Chenot is the answer. Situated in Italy’s beautiful mountains in Palace Merano, Chenot is a five stars resort, built in 1906, aiming – through their seven days program – to help young and old people restore both the mind and the body. The atmosphere is exquisite, worthy of a luxurious spa resort like Chenot, with medically trained professionals, that will assist you through the entire time of your staying, in order to […]

Categories: beauty, travel • Tags: beauty, body, detox, flowers, Health, Henri Chenot, hotels, Italy, news, Palace Merano, relax, spa, tea, travel

Strawberry Land – Fashion and Distant Lands at GUM Department Store in Moscow

March 17, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

This season the designers decorated GUM, the most famous shopping center of Moscow using the strawberry as a story-teller – first as a symbol of summer and then, by placing the mannequins in different countries, as a guide about traveling and distant lands. Fashion and travelling going hand in hand and one fruit that “speaks” about it. Each strawberry interpretation varies from country to country and the stylists of the department store along with the designers have done everything so the […]

Categories: fashion, travel • Tags: art, Brazil, Department store, ecuador, fashion, gum, inspiration, mexico, moscow, photography, russia, shopping center, strawberry

Merry Christmas Everybody and A Happy 2014!!!!

December 24, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

Everything is inviting for Christmas, the big shops are decorating their windows, the city is glowing with lights, people everywhere filled with new expectations for the year to come, new hopes and dreams are starting to take a different shape and, nevertheless, presents need to be bought. All this creates such an excitement that I think now one can resist.  You suddenly feel challenged, is as if your life depends on it, and shopping is the cure. One big vital […]

Categories: accessories, beauty, books, fashion, people, travel • Tags: chanel, Christmas, Holiday, Merry Christmas, New Year, Shopping, Snow

One City, Two Hotels, One Desire For A Weekend Getaway

November 8, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

It’s Friday, Weekend is here and every time this happens i feel the need to travel, to slow down a bit, to relax in some new place i’ve never been before, surrounded by my friends of course, in some cozy place in Tuscany sipping their divine cappuccino or a glass of their exquisite wine, for example.   When weekend comes, the prospect of packing my bags for a weekend break gets more and more tempting. The need to open my […]

Categories: travel • Tags: ace hotel, Barcelona, berlin, Brussels, Hotel Pulitzer, Hotel Vintage, hotels, Lisbon, london, luxury, Michelberger Hotel, weekend

Beautiful Haunted Hotels-A Fall Getaway

October 31, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

As Halloween looms, complete with goblins and ghouls, start daydreaming of the perfect Halloween weekend escape. Think haunted houses, windswept landscapes and castles that make for a fabulously freaky Fall getaway. Château Marmont doesn’t just sit geographically at the heart of Los Angeles, the hotel has also become the focus of plenty of myth and mystery thanks to the many celebrities who have frequented the gothic manor since it was built in 1920.  And for good reason: Jim Morrison, it is said, […]

Categories: travel • Tags: Amberley Castle, Ashford Castle, Bagnols Château, Château Marmont, France, halloween, Helmut Newton, Los Angeles, Oscar Wilde, scotland, the Witchery by the Castle, travel

Tree-House Hotels For A Fall Getaway

October 21, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

There’s something magic about the idea of sleeping in a wooden cabin out in the fresh air. Childhood memories meet an adult sense of adventure, especially if it’s up in the treetops or on an island in the middle of a lake. Take a look at the  five tree-house hotels and country cabins for a Fall getaway with a difference. In the middle of Normandy, La Cabane Perchée is a tree-house that blends into the Fall colors of the ancient oak that supports […]

Categories: travel • Tags: Cabane A Pignata, France, Hotel, hotels, La Cabane Odyssée, La Cabane Perchée, Les Cabanes Orion, photography, Travel and Tourism, tree house

10 Detox Destinations

October 13, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

  Perched high in the Alicante hills, the peaceful Sha Wellness clinic with its uninterrupted views of the Spanish hills and Balearic sea has, since its opening in 2010, gained renown for a line-up of slimming plans that can be customized to suit age and fitness level. Think 100% macrobiotic food served up with tai-chi, fitness classes and plenty of infusions and green tea. A favorite of Naomi Campbell’s, the center also specializes in anti-stress and anti-tobacco programs to guarantee complete detoxification. Sha […]

Categories: people, travel • Tags: Alber Elbaz, Alicante, Ascot Berkshire, Coworth House, creme de la mer, Day spa, detox, Europe Hotel Resort, Lake Garda, models, photography