Captivatingly charming. Undeniably underrated. Wonderfully welcoming. Marvelously modern. Effortlessly elegant. Seoul was even better than I had imagined. I can’t wait to visit again, and hopefully explore the country beyond Seoul! In speaking with locals and expats...
You can't escape art in its many forms in the German capital even if you tried. The art, the design, the architecture, the culture, the history, the food, the fashion -- it's omnipresent. This past year, 2019 was a particularly important year for Berlin for many...
Happy New Year and wishing you endless fabulous adventures in 2019! Let's start the year off with some tried and tested travel tips to increase your travel savviness quotient. If you have any additional travel tips, feel free to leave them in the comments. Bon voyage!...
Tourism is a numbers game, and more isn't always better (as Barcelona and Iceland will tell you). Travel has almost doubled in less than 20 years. There were nearly 1.18 billion international travelers in 2016, up from 674 million in 2000, according to the United...
What are the luxury travel trends in 2018? Luxury is probably the most overused word in the marketplace. The definition of luxury travel has changed and evolved based on the Zeitgeist, but the parts that have stayed true to the notion of luxury are scarcity,...
The Women in Luxury series on The Cultureur celebrates visionary women who are breaking down barriers across the luxury industry, highlighting their trials, tribulations, and triumphs. Meet Michelle Woodley. She is the newly-appointed President of Preferred Hotels...
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CONCIERGE DIARIES is a series that depicts destinations through the eyes of a local luxury hotel’s concierge. They understand luxury travel and local culture, and can be a wealth of information. In our digital age, the role of the concierge has changed and evolved...
Happy New Year! I haven't done an updated post on my favorite travel tips since my top 100 travel tips and hacks in 2014, so I wanted to start the year by sharing the best travel tips for 2018. These are a few of my favorite travel tips that I use on a frequent basis....
100 Things to Do in the United States If you've been following me for awhile, you'll know I love creating series -- Deconstructed!, 15 Foods You Must Try in..., Eat, Play, Stay Luxe City Guides, 100 Reasons to Travel, and the list goes on. So I bring you a new series...
I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic. A pioneer of American pop art, Andy Warhol paints only one version of my darling hometown, Los Angeles -- a city of extremes, where the opinions...
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. -Maya Angelou Dear Luxury Hotels of the World: Consider this an open letter from your esteemed guests all over the world. For the love of all that is good, please stop: Assuming that the...
Traveling to the United States is currently a contentious subject, to say the least. Whether you're a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Green Card (LPR) holder, or U.S. work/tourist visa holder, you have certain rights from the moment you enter the U.S. at the airport or other ports...