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Art & Culture February 20, 2021

The Louvre Museum Adapts to Extended Closures in Paris

After closing in March 2020, reopening in July 2020, and closing again at the end of October, the famous Louvre Museum remains closed. One of the sectors that has been taking a major hit during COVID-19 is the museum world, due to large gatherings being banned and a lack of travel and tourists. However, the Louvre Museum has launched a series of virtual tours to open up its galleries to patrons from all around the globe. The virtual museum visits…

Art & Culture Travel June 13, 2020

Enjoy Paris’ Best Shopping from The Hôtel Mansart

Hotel Mansart - View of Place Vendome - by @gillestrillard

Situated just around the corner from Place Vendôme, the Hôtel Mansart is where one can truly begin an all-out shopping spree. Located nearby some of the most prestigious boutiques in Paris, the hotel is within walking distance from Charvet, Bulgari, Cartier, Chanel and Gucci, to name just a few. Art is another prominent aspect of the area around Hôtel Mansart as the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Musée des Arts et Métiers, the Musée d’Orsay, the Louvre Museum and the…

Art & Culture March 10, 2019

The Courtauld Collection: A vision for impressionism – an exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

This year the Fondation Louis Vuitton presents the Courtauld Collection, from the 20th of February until the 17th of June, 2019. With more than 110 impressionist artworks, this exhibition is undoubtedly a major event in the art world. For anyone living in London, the name “Courtauld” is most likely familiar. The Courtauld Gallery, located in the Somerset House on the Strand, is one of the most important museums of the capital. Indeed, it is exhibiting the art collection of the…

Travel March 5, 2019

The Most Extravagant 5 Figure Hotel Rooms

Spacious, sumptuous, and exceptionally extravagant. We’ve assembled a list of some of the world’s most opulent hotel suites. With nightly rates that surge past $10,000 USD, these hotels offer their distinguished guests more than just a good night’s rest. Suite Carré d’Or In Monaco, the Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo’s Suite Carré d’Or penthouse offers guests accommodations consisting of a 150 square metre apartment with sitting area, spacious bedroom, walk-in closet, and a bathroom covered in mosaic marble. However, to top it all off the penthouse…

Fashion Travel March 16, 2018

LET’S GO LOGO: THE NEW EXHIBITION AT LE BON MARCHE, YOU CANNOT MISS OUT

Let’s Go Logo is definitely the exhibition of the moment: over 130 brands have been invited to take part by reinventing their traditional logos and to create an entire new capsule collection for the event. The exhibition is hosted at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche from February 24th to April 1st with brand new products coming from key players in the luxury industry like Isabel Marant, Roger Vivier, Céline, Fendi, and Tod’s. Every type of product, from fashion to beauty…

Auto February 12, 2018

Bugatti Type 57SC Coupé Wins The Third Annual The Peninsula Classics Best of The Best Award in Paris

On February 8th, the rare 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Coupé Atlantic was declared the winner of the prestigious The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award at the The Peninsula Paris Hotel. Celebrating its third year, The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award gathered eight of the world’s most refined classic cars (the best of show winners from the top international concours) to clash against each other for the title of most outstanding car in the world. In the end, it was of course…

Auto February 8, 2018

McLaren 720S Dubbed Most Beautiful Supercar of the Year 2017

McLaren has long been a very prominent British automaker that unceasingly creates countless breakthroughs in the automotive industry. In 1981, they introduced lightweight and powerful carbon fibre chassis into Formula 1 with the McLaren MP4/1. Later in 1993, they designed and constructed the McLaren F1 road car; after this, the automaker never again built a car without a carbon fibre chassis. And now at the Festival Automobile International in Paris, also known as the “Fashion Week” for cars, their latest masterpiece, the…

Epicure Lifestyle Travel November 29, 2016

How to Pick Out the Restaurants on Your Travels

People travel for various reasons: business, romance, friendship, and adventure. It doesn’t matter which of these reasons leads you to make your way across the world, they will almost invariably include food. It can just be fuel that keeps you going, or an adventure on its own. Just as the famous travel writer Deborah Cater said: “You have to taste a culture to understand it”. However, finding a good dining place despite the language barrier, cultural quirks and poor spatial…

Lifestyle Travel June 13, 2016

Hôtel Ritz Paris – Reborn

In August of 2012 when the Ritz Paris closed its doors to begin a nearly four year renovation, it was an odd moment for the hotel considering it had never been closed in its nearly 120-year history. Even during the second world war, when the German Military moved in. For others, it was an acknowledgement of the changing times. The Hotel was purchased in 1979 by the current owner, billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed. Western customers had for decades been the bread and butter of…