When the clock struck midnight on the 31st of December, the first decade of the 21st century ended. The past ten years have passed so quickly and so many important events have taken place. I began the noughties with my wedding in Napa, followed by several moves: first to Santiago, then Dubai, then Montreal and now Marbella. My two …
The trains are on almost always on time and precise as in 8:36 so if you get there at 8:36 sharp, the train may already be pulling out of the station. The good thing is that on the rare event that the train is late, they tell you exactly how late it’ll be (see photo …
After our hectic Friday morning, we spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing in the room before getting ready for dinner with dear friends Rosy and Jacques. When A was at the hotel school in Lausanne two decades ago, Rosy and Jacques were the ones he spent almost every weekend with. Over the years, A has kept …
Lunch was set for a quarter past noon. Right after checking in and unpacking (for the second time that weekend), we set off at noon for the restaurant which we thought was only 10 minutes away. After a few wrong turns, we asked some banker-types and were told that in fact the restaurant was a …
We moved to our second hotel for the weekend – the newly-renovated Hotel du Rhone. Reopened in 2008 and under the management of the Mandarin Oriental, this old Geneva favorite has transformed itself from a classic grande dame to a modern, bustling hotel with two new restaurants (Le Sud by Paul Bocuse and the modern …
We woke up on our first morning to 7C – warmer than was predicted and started the day with a fantastic breakfast at Woods, the Intercontinental hotels’ all-day dining restaurant. It’s been awhile since we’ve been back in Asia and seeing the interiors of Woods and the aesthetically presented buffet breakfast brought us back to …
Travelling from Malaga to go on a mini-break means having to connect at one of the other major airports which is why when we do go away, we always end up having to take a very early morning flight. The weekend started with getting up at 4:00 a.m. to make our flight to Madrid then from there head …
Travels with a Gourmet 