Luxury Without Snobbery*
Architect Jean Nouvel designed the impressive and beautiful Louvre Abu Dhabi
Until recently I thought of Abu Dhabi as a city one connects through when flights through Dubai aren’t available. But that view was challenged during my latest visit to the UAE. I was surprised by how many people suggested visiting the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a world class museum which opened in 2017 as part of a thirty-year deal between the city of Abu Dhabi and the French government.
Trinity University Dublin’s famed Old Library Long Room
Earlier this summer I had the honor of being a panelist and presenter at MojoFest, a wildly impressive and inspiring conference about mobile journalism in Galway, Ireland. I was excited to meet a few of my social media friends in real life. Much thanks to Brendan O Se, the award-winning Cork-based photographer who was in charge of arranging the mobile photography panel, for including me.
Obligatory selfie at El Cosmico
The roadside Prada, Marfa store
The tiny, artsy desert enclave of Marfa, Texas has been on my radar for a few years. Unfortunately it’s West Texas location- about a three hour drive from El Paso and sixty miles from the Mexican border- means an opportunity for a quick visit has never presented itself.
A view of our villa at The Brando
Last month my husband and I spent a few days at The Brando, a luxury resort with 35 private villas set on white sand beaches on the island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia. Since this was our third trip to French Polynesia and we’ve already stayed in an overwater bungalow, we were excited to try something new.
