Every fashionista knows that putting together a great look can often be fraught with problems, annoyances, or plain old doldrums. However, ever-clever apparel and accessory designers are continually bringing innovations to market that help ensure your efforts to rock chic, stylish and fresh looks don’t hit a snag. Here’s one notable group of fixes, tricks […]
Beguiled by Turnberry Isle Miami
Nestled in the lush and luxurious North Miami Beach Aventura neighborhood sits the award-winning, AAA 4 diamond-rated Turnberry Isle Miami—a quiet beach, golf, tennis and spa retreat sprawled over 300 perfectly manicured tropical acres replete with 100 different varieties of plants and 50 bird species. Immediately upon setting foot in the lush location, I […]
Weekend Guide to Boston
Weekend Guide to Boston Boston – affectionately known as Beantown – offers much more than the Green Monster, tea parties or “chowdah.” This lively city is a center for rich history, culture, architecture and entertainment. Stroll the cobblestone streets of Beacon Hill, admire the beautiful brownstones in Back Bay, take in the majestic Charles River […]
Grand Velas Riviera Maya Resort: Perfection on the Yucatán Peninsula
By Merilee Kern, ‘The Luxe List’ Executive Editor While the all-inclusive resort industry has long suffered what I’ll call an “image problem,” particularly among the luxury travel set, the concept is not only single-handedly redeemed, but entirely elevated and profoundly redefined, at Grand Velas Riviera Maya. This magnificent, one-of-a-kind oceanfront resort has everything you […]
Obert Madondo’s homeless shelter experience: Home at last!
I’m swathed in the “free at last!” feeling! My journey from homelessness has ended. I left Toronto’s Maxwell Meighen Center men’s homeless shelter on Thursday, April 7. I stayed with a dear friend the next Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, I found a place and moved in the next day, Sunday, April 10. My new […]
A Quartet of disparities: Imelda, Cory, Miriam and Gloria
by Marciano A. Paroy Jr. In my list, there are only four women in Philippine politics who, upon their dramatic entry, were able to collectively fascinate us and held our attention wrapped by the newsworthiness of all their actions – for so long, that we almost feel like we have known them forever: Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, […]