July 12, 2019 | Travel Cape Town Travel Travel South Africa Travel The Enigma Mansion Forbidden Beauty The first thing I heard about the Enigma Mansion in Camps Bay, Cape Town, is that the previous owner built this opulent, luxurious property as a shrine to his beloved wife, adorning the walls with portraits of her exquisite looks…
June 25, 2019 | Travel Travel Zurich Red Cross Gala 2019 604'000 CHF for Mothers and Children in Need As John Lennon famously said: For those of you in the cheap seats I'd like ya to clap your hands to this one; the rest of you can just rattle your jewelery Yes, any…
June 22, 2019 | Travel Travel Milan A bit of porn for my birthday Pleasure to Escape Everyday Life Birthdays are a good moment for a treat, and I always make sure I include some art to my special day. This year, I went to Fondazione Prada in Milan, which I can highly recommend. Its art,…
June 12, 2019 | Travel Travel Basel Why Did A Record Number of Private Jets Just Landed in Switzerland? Art Basel 2019 This morning, while I was getting ready to go to Basel for the preview of the Art Basel art fair, I heard on the radio that Swiss…
June 7, 2019 | Travel Travel Swiss Vitality is taking the country by storm The New Live it Well Swiss people love to stay in shape at their own schedule - they work hard, enjoy hiking and the nature, love eating organic food. It's…
May 31, 2019 | Travel zermatt High on the Rock in Zermatt Feel Like James Bond Every newcomer at the OMNIA experiences a grand entrance. When you arrive in Zermatt (by train or by car), you'll have to use electric transport - the city is car-free. If you are staying at the OMNIA, they will…
May 17, 2019 | Travel Basel Travel A Young Picasso As A Present! Twenty Reasons Last week my husband and I reached quite an impressive goal (at least I think): 20 years together. I had also just run my 20th marathon so we definitely had something to celebrate, and we wanted to do it in…
May 4, 2019 | Travel Travel Why does everybody love Tuscany? Italy is all beautiful and one can argue there are many regions that are better than Tuscany. Personally, I love the Amalfi coast and feel this is the prettiest place on earth. But when we (my husband and I) recently had to…
April 25, 2019 | Travel Como Travel Mandarin Oriental Lake Como Bellezza: 10/10 Italy, a land of culture and heritage. Also known as bella Italia! Geri and I were invited to visit and spend some time on Lake Como staying at the magnificent private residence turned hotel Mandarin Oriental Lake Como Resort & Spa. A…
April 15, 2019 | Travel Travel Paris Travel The crazy thing I did twenty times Yesterday I run my 20th marathon, in Paris. I did my first marathon at age 40 and had no running experience whatsoever. I realised only just before the marathon that I run so many. What a list of beautiful places I have…
