For the most Christian of all holidays, the most inviting travel destination is Rome and the Vatican. But there’s more to experience in the Italian capital at the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010 than the Christmas or New Year’s mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Christians, non-Christians, agnostics, and atheists will all find something [...]

A new L’Eclaireur store has opened in Paris in the Marais neighborhood. Located at 40 Rue de Sevigné, it features an extraordinary interior that’s more like an art installation.  It consists of over two tons of wooden planks, recycled materials, and 147 video screens on the walls, with the signature of Studio Arne Quinze. In [...]

The last decade has brought some radical changes to the travel industry. From low-cost airlines, to last-minute online booking, to the large number of stylish hostels, to the boutique and design hotel concept. There were even new destinations, with Eastern Europe (particularly Prague and Budapest) becoming one of the most popular city breaks in the [...]

Tomorrow New York’s Guggenheim will open a new restaurant called “The Wright,” celebrating the 50 years of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum. It will only be serving lunches for now, but will open for dinner starting in mid-January. A special brunch will also be available on Sundays from 11AM to 5PM. The dining area features [...]

Even when knowing nothing about New York’s IAC (InterActiveCorp) Building, you can tell that it resembles many of Frank Gehry’s famous icons. And it is in fact a Frank Gehry project, although this time he traded bent metal for curved glass. The 10-story building stands by the city’s continuously renovated West Side and is visible [...]

This is another Chow. It’s another of Philippe Chow’s restaurants, but not one of the legendary “Mr. Chow” (as in Michael Chow) restaurants. Although they share the same last name, there is no family relation between the two chefs, although Philippe did work with the other Mr. Chow for over two decades. Philippe moved on [...]