Posted in Visual Vacation, tagged boutique hotels, luxury hotels, newport, rhode island, the chanler, vacations on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Chanler Hotel – Newport, Rhode Island
This timeless hotel resides on a grand ocean front estate along the historic Cliff Walk. Opened in 1873, The Chanler was the summer destination for industrial tycoons and financiers.
Twenty lavishly decorated guest rooms are designed to reflect a different historical period or theme.
Guests of The Chanler also have [...]
Posted in Visual Vacation, tagged greek isles, greek villas, travel on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Greek Isle of Corfu
The Romans adored Corfu, and built summer villas there. Eventually Corfu spent 400 years under Roman rule, then it was the turn of the French and Russians, and finally, Corfu became a British Protectorate from 1814 until 1864, when it reverted back to the newly established Greek nation.
The Rou Estate is [...]
Posted in Visual Vacation, tagged africa, elephants, holidays, safari, vacation on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We did not plan an “official” vacation this summer, we usually reserve our holidays for winter and spring trips. But I am beginning to feel a sense of nostalgia for a real summer vacation, so we decided to add a new feature – Where Shall We Go Today?
Each week we will hand-select an exotic [...]
