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six senses douro valley: when the indoor pool steals the show | pode uma piscina interior ser a estrela da companhia?


Posted on April 6, 2017
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It was my second time at this exclusive resort in douro Valley — it’s never too much to say that this region in the north of Portugal (90 minute drive from Porto) is worldwide famous by the wines and listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its unique landscape — since it started being managed by the Asian company Six Senses. For those you have missed my previous experience, fell free to read about it here. New for 2017, Six Senses…

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spot alert: ladurée quai des bergues | geneva

Our collective imagination was already wild when it comes to French luxury pastry brand Ladurée, best-known for its mouth-watering macarons (among other things), but director Sofia Coppola has definitely raised the bar in the film “Marie Antoinette” — she…

December 12, 2016
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spot alert: potato head hong kong

If you are into design and architecture, you probably know Sou Fujimoto for interventions like the 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London or, more recently, for his collaborating with COS on a Forest of Light installation during Milan Design Week. What you probably don’t…

September 28, 2016
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on my radar: art at le bristol paris

For the third year in a row, Le Bristol Paris, still one of my faves hotels in town — a classic is a classic, right? — has invited, in collaboration with Parisian art galleries, top contemporary artists to display…

September 26, 2016
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spot alert: ouriço | ericeira, portugal

One of these days I was looking for a nice spot near Lisbon — but not in Lisbon, I was determined about that point — for a photo shoot. Nothing pretentious or excessively complicated, since the idea, as usual,…

September 22, 2016
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spot alert: chanel spa au ritz paris

It’s official now and online influencers, even more than the so-callled jet set, are spreading the news on their social media: Maison Chanel has opened a spa, the very first of its kind, at the revamped hotel Ritz Paris.…

September 13, 2016
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A trend (and a pattern) to follow | Uma tendência (e padrões) a seguir: Tropical, floral, animal prints like these Souvenir Jackets Fantasy Animals from Valentino SS2016 man’s collection (valentino.com). Estampas tropicais, florais e animais como as jaquetas Souvenir…

April 8, 2016