Sometimes a tiny effort means the world and an amount of money small to us makes a huge difference to someone else. I find it moving when people with practically...
Posted by | November 17, 2008
While researching and writing an article about Jamaica for a travel mag, I've been flooded with memories of my last year's visit to the island. I just looked through my...
Posted by | November 10, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my five dream destinations. While having dinner with a friend recently at a cozy Senegalese bistro in Brooklyn, I realized the list...
Posted by | November 5, 2008
On this joyous day in New York, United States of America, I woke up to a distinct memory of the day I became naturalized. Two weeks after Bush wiggled his...
Posted by | November 3, 2008
This Saturday evening, I attended a multiculti art salon featuring the work of Gary Campbell, a dear friend and mutlitalented artist. Hosted at our friends' beautiful Forte Greene apartment, the...
Posted by | October 27, 2008
I was at a farewell party yesterday for a friend moving back to Switzerland, in a stunning Soho apartment where one wall was adorned with Burmese drawings kept behind glass....
Posted by | October 17, 2008
While I've been raving about New York City in my recent posts, I find it refreshing to actually escape the beast. There was a recent outing to Fire Island and...
Posted by | October 11, 2008
Back in the spring, I went from Lisbon down to the Algarve in the south of Portugal to shoot a Lonely Planet video on the town of Portimão. I was...
Posted by | October 10, 2008
Last Sunday was one of those Brooklyn days I absolutely adore. On my way to do the laundry, I accidentally stumbled upon Atlantic Antic, a Brooklyn institution that's been happening...
Posted by | October 3, 2008
A couple of days ago I took a day trip to Fire Island, a thin barrier just south of Long Island. It's an easy excursion from New York by train...
