Category Archives: Travel
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A MOVEABLE FEAST
Posted on March 28, 2012 by gilliantelling in Lifestyle, TravelAS SEEN IN HEMISPHERES MAGAZINE “WHO ORDERED THE WEATHER?” someone says to no one in particular, as clusters of strangers mill about in a disorderly line waiting to get a cucumber, mint and gin cocktail provided by a local distiller called Death’s Door Spirits. Everyone murmurs in agreement: The weather is amazing-sunny, clear, breezy. The [...]
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Playing Dress Up
Posted on March 28, 2012 by gilliantelling in Lifestyle, TravelAS SEEN IN HEMISPHERES MAGAZINE: Brussels European-Chinese relations seem to be hitting a high note on a fall afternoon in Brussels, as workers carefully dress a statue named Julien— the so-called “first citizen” of Belgium—in a traditional red leather Chinese outfit crafted by the finest tailor in Haining, a town in Zhejiang Province. As a [...]
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The Upscale Upstate Escape
Posted on March 28, 2012 by gilliantelling in TravelDIAMOND MILLS, SAUGERTIES. AS SEEN IN ROBB REPORT Spending a weekend in the Hudson Valley used to mean staying in a stuffy, floral-themed little B&B. Not anymore. The sleepy-chic town of Saugerties is now home to Ulster County’s first luxury boutique hotel, Diamond Mills, a swanky red-brick lodge that looks like the Bowery Hotel from [...]
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The New Boardwalk Empire
Posted on March 28, 2012 by gilliantelling in TravelClick for original link: http://nyc.robbreport.com/article/new-boardwalk-empire The New Boardwalk Empire March 28th, 2012 Atlantic City gets a beachfront gambler’s paradise and takes a step toward being a serious upscale destination. No, really. The year’s hottest new casino resort, a $2.4 billion development with 1,800 rooms and a 150,000-square-foot casino, is nowhere near the Vegas strip—it’s almost [...]
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Around The World, One Bonbon At A Time
Posted on June 1, 2009 by gilliantelling in Essay, TravelAS SEEN IN HEMISPHERES MAGAZINE In 1990, when I was 13, my dad’s company transferred him to its office in Brussels, Belgium. My parents were thrilled about the move, partly because they saw it as a great opportunity to raise their four daughters overseas and introduce us to the world in all its cultural [...]
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