Old world charm and top-notch personal service meet at the Albergo Hotel. A boutique gem in the heart of the residential Ashrafieh neighborhood it is only a 10-minute walk to the hustle and bustle of downtown Beirut. This luxury hotel …
Category: middle east
best bed: Hilton Dead Sea Resort, Sweimeh, Jordan
The new kid on the block, the Hilton Dead Sea Resort only joined the string of resorts which line the beach in March 2017. I am not a resort person, but the Hilton does a good job of taking the…
best bed: Le Gray Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon
Sleek, chic and contemporary, Le Gray is Gordon Campbell Gray’s first hotel creation in the Middle East. Gems from the art collection that he has curated are everywhere, he personally decided where each of the more that 500 pieces scattered…
marie khouri in obelisque magazine…my article
Marie Khouri, from Cairo to Canada. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to write about Marie for the leading Egyptian lifestyle magazine Obelisque. Here is my article. I hope you enjoy it. A tiny woman making huge art, Marie Khouri is a…
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.…
my favourite things: PETRA
Petra is on everyone’s bucket list for a reason. No matter how many times you have seen the Treasury, Petra’s most famous image, in movies or guide books, nothing prepares you for the first breathtaking moment you lay eyes on the…