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Where have they Been and Where Are They Going? Intrepid east Coast clients who never flinch at long flights with multiple airport changes, I so admire this adorable couple!  She sends snapshots, amusing photos from the Cat Café in Seoul!

Our go to favorite hotels: Seoul: Four Seasons and Bali: Amankila – where the suites are set atop stilts amid the treetops, the free-standing Suites have been fashioned as Balinese beach houses with private outdoor terraces…

Amankila, Bali

Several multi-generation families are plotting 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Festival the ONLY place to stay is our favorite Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Property. With the Finale at Fife Arms – one of my favorite hotels in the world.

Again & Still: Mexico City – when your 93 your old mother travels with her kids and grandkids, all I can say is Brava – and Feliz Navidad  Christmas in Mexico City at our favorite Casa Polanco – we deserve a small plaque for all of our bookings this year! When the gracious GM sends us gifts, you know they appreciate our clients.

Santiago – Skip the snow and follow the sun to Latin America -Still one of my favorite properties is Vina Vik- trading cold for sunshine is always appealing to me. The road less traveled, and well worth the two-hour drive south of the capital city of Santiago; the road delivers one to the rambling mountainous Millahue Valley. Once you turn off the highway to the single lane dirt road, the scenery and traffic change – cars and old ranch trucks are interspersed with huaso’s on horseback herding cows down the dusty road. VIK Chile, the most luxurious hotel in Chile, will inspire you to switch off and unwind. Located at the top of a hill in the middle of the valley, very close to the Andes Mountain Range, Vik Chile boasts 360º panoramic views of the vineyards, the striking VIK Winery, is a unique destination in Chile. The luxurious, original rooms invite you to rest and indulge all your senses in a one-of-a kind experience.

An easy flight from Santiago to Mexico, trek onward to one of our personal favorite hotels, Four Seasons Tamarindo – cliffside suites with infinity pools dangling over the sea! Cooking classes, golf if you must…Tamarindo is a showcase of five of the most well-respected architecture and design firms in Mexico, who came together to create a resort that blends seamlessly with the peninsula’s topography, supports re-wilding and blurs boundaries between indoors and out. Their commitment to authentically Mexican architecture results in a mosaic of pre-Hispanic culture, colonial heritage, and contemporary architecture.

Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo

More Morocco! My second home, darling couple returned from celebrating a Birthday and a 50th Wedding Anniversary – 2 weeks of the grand tour from Marrakech to the Sahara, including Dar Ahlam, Kasbah Tamadot, and a finale at La Mamounia! Reporting: Everything Perfect, thank you, Gwen

November, we again shared More Morocco – an Arts discovery tour departing from Marrakech – combined with saffron gardens and many cooking experiences offered by private chefs! Olinto in the Atlas Mountains has become a client favorite!

Olinto, Morocco
Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco

Japan– with our most exclusive team – they continue to amuse and delight and discover the cocktail bars on everyone’s list, the secret artist studio’s ..the long list continues to evolve!

“Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta. 

Viña Vik – Master Wine Class   

As if you might need another reason to travel to Chile and visit Viña Vik, a magical destination! The property is an art filled 22-suite avant-garde retreat and wine spa located in Millahue, Chile on the VIK vineyard. Tucked into the heart of Chilean wine country, Viña Vik is a hideaway just two hours south of Santiago. The ultra-modern design, offering uninterrupted views of the mountains and vineyards—encompassing 11,000 acres of unspoiled land—the design is reminiscent of a Frank Gehry structure.  Winemaking is the primary focus here, with 4,500 acres of vineyards hills and native woodland, one of South America’s top vineyards, the property offers rustic yet glamorous refined rooms and outstanding hospitality.

Viña Vik

The vineyard retreat is perched on a hilltop above a lake at the center of this spectacular 11,000-acre vineyard with panoramic 360-degree views of the vines, multiple valleys, hills, forests and mountains up to 1000 meters with the majestic Andes Mountains in the distance.

Viña Vik is offering a truly exceptional Master Class that Master of Wine, Tim Atkin will be leading at the property with their VIK wine team from September 20th to the 23rd, 2018. 

Tim Atkin is one of the most highly recognized wine critics in the world and a very engaging and charming British Master of Wine.  He is also an award-winning wine journalist, broadcaster and commentator and judges several international wine competitions.  He also happens to be an outstanding photographer.

Having Tim as mentor and guide at the vineyard, where he will share his knowledge and delve into topics such as wine making, grape varieties and vines, the similarities and contrasts between France and Chile and the art of pruning promises to be a one of a kind experience. He will also do a blending seminar with the group for you to blend your own VIK wine and will be teaming with the VIK winemakers to explain what VIK has done in their vineyard and in the winery with the latest technology and the best wine making practices to reach for our goal of creating a truly exceptional wine to enter the pantheon of the best in the world. The dedicated Vik Chile team will be ready to unfurl the entire VIK experience for you from the high degree of luxury that the retreat provides with its art, architecture and design to the organic haut cuisine at Milla Milla, the nature of the vineyard, the wine spa’s luxurious treatments, plus outdoor activities as you wish in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Let us know if you are interested in joining what is sure to be a great group in Chile!

It would be hard to choose a favorite room, after my recent trip to Portugal and marveling over all the tiles, my Azuelejo suite at VIK featured a beautiful mural of the Vik family in tiles.

Azuelejo suite

Rooms at Viña Vik are beyond spectacular – 22 rooms: 17 Suites, 4 Master Suites and 1 VIK Master Suite. The suites have fabulous views to the vineyard and nature surrounding Viña Vik. 
- South Wing: Suites and Master Suites overlook the valleys, vineyard, hills and lake with one Master Suite overlooking the Andes Mountain range. North Wing: Suites and Master Suites overlook the Falaris – Colchagua Valley and vineyard with one Master Suite overlooking the Andes Mountain range.

Azuelejo suite Bath

Vina Vik Suite

Wouldn’t you rather be here? Vina Vik