A Swiss foundation started in 2005 with the goal of creating vacations in national heritage buildings. I.E. they are renovating and saving old buildings and giving them new life and meaning. As I love the mix of old and modern I chose this object the Huberhaus in Bellwald in the heart of Switzerland, Valais. This …
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Revival of an old Alphutte
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Whitepod Hotel
On my list of a weekend escape is this unique Hotel experience up in the Swiss mountains (Valais region) 1 700m. It’s a collection of eight “igloos” placed in the middle of nowhere i.e. there is no village just nature surrounding them. The adventure begins as soon as you park your car 10min. away from …
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Let’s
Yes we are all kind of tired of the ongoing cold and the lack of sunshine. That’s why I’m taking you today to a wonderful place New Mexico style. Where the sun is always out and colors are intense. The beautiful Adobe style that’s been around for hundreds of years and is a great backdrop …
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Hollywood Regency
photo by gkatz I have a love and hate relationship to Hollywood Regency. The glamour and glitz style invented by the 1930s star Interior Designers as Dorothy Draper, Billy Haines and Elsie de Wolfe. It was Hollywood’s golden age. But it hasn’t died out just been updated a little bit. The key to H.R. …
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How rough can it get?
Are you board with the sleek looking hotels that you find every where on the planet ? The designers have lost them selves in some kind of mainstream look and forgot why they became designers in the first place. The following hotels certainly have it going for them when it comes to their uniqueness, each one …
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