New York is full of great places that are hidden in plain sight. You can walk past them and never know they're there. Here are a few travel treasures for your next trip.CITY CLUB HOTEL There’s nothing else like the suites of the City Club Hotel, anywhere in New York. Carved out of a former ballroom,...
Finding the Strength To Create (Or Change) a Career
I had an email conversation with my lovely publisher today. (She's one of these amazing working mothers for whom I have unending respect and admiration.)We were discussing publishing strategies, some of which involved me going to SF and NY in October for deal-broking meetings. Now, I love New York....
Beautiful New Books, Hotels, Insights & Other Things
ALICE TEMPERLEY'S SS 2014 COLLECTIONHaving just bought Alice Temperley's magnificent book – arguably one of the most beautiful fashion books ever published – I'm now catching up with her recent collections. Her S/S 2014 collection has been hailed as her best yet by many fashion journalists, and...
Travelling Cheaply: Tips To Save $$
Last week, I met a lovely lady in one of my favourite stores, The Rose Street Trading Co. She had one of my travel books on display and I thanked her profusely. (Which is what all authors should do.) "Oh, how I'd love to go overseas!" she said sadly. "But we just can't. We have two children, and...
A Black-and-White Weekend, Part 2
A few more lovely black-and-white bits for the weekend...Australian media was abuzz this week about the news that Neale Whitaker will be taking over the editorship of Vogue Living. Having been editor of the glamorous Belle magazine for years, which has kept pace with Vogue Living for...
Black and White in Paris
Have you see all the media attention about Raf Simon's 2014-2015 autumn-winter collection for Dior Haute Couture this week? Even Anna Wintour looked enraptured as she sat in the front row of the orchid-lined show. The astonishingly elegant show was held in the gardens of the Musée Rodin in...
