Last november I traveled to Dubai invited by Emirates (those who follow me on Instagram knew that already, right?) — the very same airline that, just in 2016 and 2017, has moved something like 56 million passengers (and served over 200 000 meals per day on board, having in mind the different habits and requests all over the world). Is this impressive or what? More than just a stopover between flights, the largest carrier in the Middle East is determined to…
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[I got a postcard from… is a guest editorial] When you imagine a trip to Italy, there are a few cities and sights that tend to come to your mind immediately, right? Rome, we bet, dominates most of the world’s…
six senses douro valley: when the indoor pool steals the show | pode uma piscina interior ser a estrela da companhia?
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…
Uma pergunta: — Já pensou em confiar o Instagram do seu projeto a quem realmente entende do assunto? Estou aqui para isso. Com 36 000 seguidores no Instagram, e a crescer a uma média de 700 novos seguidores por…
A seven-minute drive from the airport and no more than a 10-minute walk from the city centre. When I googled Azoris Royal Garden (ARG), a renovated four star hotel in Ponta Delgada (and part of Azoris Hotels Group, recently…
ON MY RADAR: TOP EXHIBITS NOT TO BE MISSED IN 2016-17 #7 | EXPOSIÇÕES IMPERDÍVEIS EM 2016-17 #7
“Klimt and the Women of Vienna’s Golden Age, 1900–1918”, Neue Galerie New York, until January 16, 2017, admission: U$20 Several women from Vienna have been portrayed by Gustav Klimt, but only one — Adele Bloch-Bauer — was painted twice in full length by him.…
It’s the 125th bday of reid’s palace: 13 reasons to go there | o reid’s palace faz 125 anos: 13 razões para lá ir
No, Reid’s, you don’t look old — I mean, you do, in a good way — but you are not getting any younger either and that is just okay. Thank God you are not trying, at the age of…
ON MY RADAR: TOP EXHIBITS NOT TO BE MISSED IN 2016-17 #4 | EXPOSIÇÕES IMPERDÍVEIS EM 2016-17 #4
“Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency”, MOMA, until February 12, 2017, admission: US25 Titled after a song in Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera, Goldin’s Ballad comes with its own evocative music soundtrack (from Maria Callas to The Velvet Underground). On display almost 700 snapshot-like portraits…
Last July I was invited to spend a couple of days at Uva do Monte-Blueberry Farm and write a piece about it for Portuguese lifestyle magazine Evasões. I enjoyed my stay there so much — even if I was…
on my radar: top exhibits not to be missed in 2016-17 #1 | exposições imperdíveis em 2016-17 #1
“Icons of Modern Art: The Shchukin Collection”, Fondation Louis Vuitton, from October 22, 2016 to February 20, 2017, admission: €16 The great French masters on display under the same roof? We have seen it before, but this time is quite different,…