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WHEN BEST TO GO Amsterdam’s generally mild temperature means the city is a great place to visit all year round. The different seasons each bring a change to the city, from the snow-tinged beauty in the winter to the lively summer atmosphere. Temperatures in the summer average around 20°C while the winter is much colder,... View Article

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WHEN BEST TO GO The fog that envelopes San Francisco during the summer months means that autumn and spring are the best times to visit the city, especially in September and October, when temperatures average around 20°. Winter is generally the only time that San Francisco experiences rain, but it’s always best to bring a... View Article

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WHEN TO GO Mumbai is generally hot and humid throughout the year. The best time to travel to the city is in winter – between November and February – when the weather is much cooler and less humid. LOCAL CUSTOMS When visiting temples visitors must remove their footwear and cover their heads. In general women... View Article

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  APRIL 2016 Songkran is a national holiday marking the Thai New Year. Traditionally Thais pay tribute to their elders and also visit Wats to pray and give alms to monks. Fragranced water is poured over Buddha images to bring good luck and prosperity before being collected and poured gently over the shoulders of elders... View Article

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Italy is known around the world as a place where fine traditions such as culinary arts and jewelry-making are inherited by today’s brand of craftsmanship and recreated into another level of style and excellence.  In celebration of jewelry brand Damiani’s 90th Anniversary Collection, a limited edition consisting of ten jewelry pieces inspired by each decade... View Article

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The area where a maze of entrances and exits to the often gridlocked Lincoln Tunnel meets the rear end of the current Penn Station, the one with the character and charm of a Wonder Bread loaf, is just to the south of one of the most outdated convention centers of any major city.  Still, I... View Article

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The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art is presenting two exceptional projects in celebration of its 30th Anniversary.  From October 25, 2014 through February 22, 2015 New York based architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro will playfully inhabit Jean Nouvel’s iconic building and the Argentine artists Guillermo Kuitca takes hold of a piece by David Lynch and... View Article

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Who can blame you if you think about Monaco as a place to take your yacht, watch the Formula One Grand Prix or test your skills in the famed casino.   While your first thought of visiting the principality, a postage stamp about the same size as New York’s Central Park, is probably a leisure... View Article

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Cartier traces its history to 1847 in Paris.  It’s Fifth Avenue Flagship mansion (below) was originally built in 1905 and bought by Pierre Cartier in 1917 after having moved to the United States in 1909.  The jeweler has catered to royalty from around-the-world, Hollywood and Bollywood stars, billionaires and heiresses in its glittering history.  Many... View Article

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 For elite travelers, a few years back, a trip to Orlando probably meant either the obligatory right of passage baking in the sun while waiting on a long line at an amusement park or coming to a convention.  Times change.   August marks the opening of the Four Seasons, joining The Ritz-Carlton, Waldorf Astoria, Disney’s... View Article

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Air Berlin like many of the world’s airlines has an interesting history and perhaps a complicated future.   When life started in 1978 it was originally an American registered company taking advantage of Post World War II restrictions that limited West Berlin flights to airlines registered in the United Kingdom, France or the U.S.   Its... View Article

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Buoyed by massive Chinese investment, the Caribbean is set to realize its investment potential, according to various speakers and panelists at Invest Caribbean Now, a seminar held in New York to discuss investment opportunities. Underscoring the Sino influence, China Daily was a major sponsor of the event, held at The Harvard Club, and speakers included... View Article

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