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After World War II, Portuguese Prime Minister Salazar established a prestigious hotel in Lisbon and appointed Queiroz Pereira to direct the luxury project, dedicated to
The City at Its Most Inviting: Autumn in New York BY IRVINA LEW Trade towers that were destroyed on September 11, 2001. You can learn
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Eons before farm to table, market fresh, or locally sourced were part of my vocabulary, I recall turkeys in our backyard coop, a post-WWII Victory garden,
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Lisbon hosted its first Web Summit last November, and my daughter Jen Lew, a high-tech social media strategist & web designer, was one of 53,000
Traditional spas might focus largely on the fairer sex—but not every wellness experience is for the ladies. As more men join the spa-going crowd, an
TÓTEM, a newly refurbished 64-room boutique hotel in Madrid, is housed within a 19th-century, neoclassic building in the city’s Salamanca district. The venture by the
In September, TAP Portugal’s cuisine consultant, Chef Vítor Sobral — a celebrity TV chef and cookbook author — will introduce the Taste the Stars program. The project presents authentic,
Located in old palaces and modern structures, the halls offer food stalls and wine tastings On my first day in Lisbon, I sampled Portuguese wines from
Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort, just 20 minutes from Faro airport, is located along the Algarve, Portugal’s 100-mile southernmost Atlantic coast. It’s the first European outpost of Anantara,
In Spain, food aficionados are familiar with the twins Javier and Sergio Torres, the creators of Torres en la Cocina, a popular cooking show on Spanish television. The
HUNGARY Dec.1-7, 2008 We were waiting in the van while our driver, Attila (yes, like the Hun) collected our press packs from inside the Danubius
Considered one of New York City’s greatest treasures, the Morgan Library & Museum showcases manuscripts, art, history, and architecture, and through May 14th, Treasures from
From a kid of 4 who sold Burpee Seeds door to door, to the “The Cone Ranger,” who introduced Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to
Increasingly busier schedules and an addiction to glowing screens are making eight hours of sleep more elusive than ever for most Americans. “Sleep deprivation is
Thomas Jefferson—who tried in vain for success as a vintner—endured weeks on transatlantic crossings and on horseback to visit wineries just to swirl, sniff and
We arrived in Porto from Lisbon via a train trip that took 2.5 hours and discovered an enchanting UNESCO World Heritage City at the mouth
“Be local, buy local, eat local,” is the mantra at Six Senses Douro, a refrain that won’t surprise spa-goers who are familiar with the brand’s
The opportunity to meet winemakers and discover 10 tasting rooms which participate in the Pacific Coast Wine Trail tempted me to take a week-long road-trip
