by Nyssa P. Chopra | May 18, 2016 | Best of... Food+Drink, Destinations, Eat Well, Featured Eat Well, Food + Drink Guides, New, New York, North America, Travel Well, United States
await you in all their warm gooey goodness in the tiny unpretentious, basement space at Levain Bakery on the Upper West Side. At $4/each, there’s 4 flavors (chocolate chip walnut, oatmeal raisin, dark chocolate chocolate chip, and dark chocolate peanut butter...
![[Hotel Review] Loews Hôtel Vogue, A Luxury Hotel in Montréal](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_4133-1.jpg)
by Nyssa P. Chopra | May 11, 2016 | Canada, Destinations, Luxury Hotel Reviews, New, North America, Travel Well
GLAMOROUS. That’s the first word that popped into my head when I stepped into my room at the Loews Hôtel Vogue, Montréal. The lobby was cozy and chic, while the room was sophisticated and classy. I’ve always been impressed with the Loews properties that...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | May 2, 2016 | Featured, Luxury Hotels, Travel Intel, Travel Well
It’s quite the debatable question in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries. To make matters more confusing, not only are there multiple rating systems (Forbes, AAA, etc.), but also the standards upon which the stars are designated are completely...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Apr 23, 2016 | Luxury Hotel Reviews, New, Travel Intel, Travel Tips, Travel Well
Every luxury traveler looks for different things in a hotel experience. In the last decade or so, there has been a movement across the hotel industry to cater to one of the largest demographics: millennials. Hotel giants such as Hilton and Marriott have...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Apr 19, 2016 | Destinations, Featured, New, North America, Travel Tips, Travel Well, United States
Either give me more wine or leave me alone. Oh Rumi, how I echo that sentiment. Before you ignite a passionate affair with California Wine Country, there are some things to take note of to maximize your Napa (and Sonoma) experience. DOs 1) See, swirl, smell, sip, and...
![[Hotel Review] Hotel Sorella, A Luxury Boutique Hotel in Houston](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hotel-Sorella-guest-floor-hallway.jpg)
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Apr 19, 2016 | Destinations, Luxury Hotel Reviews, New, North America, Other States, Travel Well, United States
Luxury boutique hotels really have the power to charm and enchant, as they’re intended to provide a more intimate and personalized experience than luxury chains. But the problem is that it’s usually a hit or miss. Some have literally gone above and beyond what you...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Apr 14, 2016 | 24/48 Hours, Destinations, Europe, Featured, France, HomeFeatured, New, Paris, Travel Well
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a movable feast.” –Ernest Hemingway 48 Hours in Paris — Often dubbed as the “City of Light,” Paris is a cosmopolitan cradle...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Apr 10, 2016 | Destinations, Europe, Library, New, North America, Travel Well, United States
From April 10-16, celebrate National Library Week with the theme “Libraries Transform” — a public awareness initiative to show how libraries transform communities by providing free access to technology, career development resources, and the skills to...
![[Hotel Review] The St. Regis, A Luxury Hotel in Houston](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/str247cl-138284-The-Remington-Restaurant-Mural.jpg)
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Apr 6, 2016 | Destinations, Luxury Hotel Reviews, New, North America, Other States, Travel Well, United States
Initially opened as the Remington Hotel in 1982, this 12-floor Galleria luxury property became the St. Regis Houston in 2000 after extensive renovation. It’s everything you’d expect from the St. Regis—“a place where exception is the rule”—but with an added dose of...
![[Hotel Review] Hotel Ivy, A Luxury Boutique Hotel in Minneapolis](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lux1721rf.175012_tb-2.jpg)
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Apr 3, 2016 | Destinations, Luxury Hotel Reviews, New, North America, Other States, Travel Well, United States
The iconic Hotel Ivy, a Luxury Collection Hotel is a stylish luxury boutique hotel centrally located in downtown Minneapolis. With a postmodern architectural style, the hotel complex includes the historic Art Deco Ivy Tower and 70 residential units. The 136 rooms and...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Mar 30, 2016 | Best of... Food+Drink, Canada, Destinations, Eat Well, Food + Drink Guides, New, North America, Other States, Travel Well, United States
It sounds painfully obvious to say, but I must say it: I’ve long been a fan of New York bagels. But then Montreal happened. I knew that the bagels in the beautiful European-inspired Canadian city were different, but I didn’t realize how different or how...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Mar 27, 2016 | Featured, New, Travel Well
I’m a luxury traveler. But what does that mean? The immediate image that comes to mind may be first-class flights, opulent hotels, and a general air of grandeur, and while all that may be true, the question is much more complex and nuanced. The reality is that...
