Top ten travel experience of the last ten years… no problem…this will be easy. I could not have been more wrong. Turns out this was one hell of a decade…narrowing it down incredibly challenging. After all, I went to the…
Category: destinations
toronto tips…from my column in iconic concierge magazine
Ah! Toronto…. Where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run, over 180 languages are spoken and 25% of Hollywood movies are made. Named the most multi-cultural city in the world by BBC radio there are more than 8000 restaurants…
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go go go to baalbek!
If Baalbek isn’t on your bucket list, it should be. This site has been wowing tourists, pilgrims and explorers for thousands of years. What one sees today is largely Roman. But the area has been inhabited since about 9000 BC.…
beirut baby!
“Hi, kifak, ca va?” One phrase says it all. English, Arabic and French. Hi! How are you? Fine!…. the quintessential Beirut expression. The perfect symbol of this multi-cultural city. The Paris of the Middle East has had some pretty major…
my favourite things: BEIRUT
Crazy, wild wonderful Beirut. This glamorous city has it all. Dance all night, smoke shisha with someones grandmother; shop in the chic-est of boutiques. Current and ancient history collide on every corner, sculptures of modern poets and politicians vie for…
getting lucky with the pharaoh
There are moments in life when you just get lucky. The universe offers an unexpected wonderful gift. Today was one such day for me. By some unlikely stroke of good fortune, Jack and I had Abu Simbel to ourselves for…