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The Swank List

Jan 15, 2023

Deb’s Swank Pick – Winter 22/23

Tequila Komos Tequila Komos respects tradition but is not bound by the past, using global inspiration and an...

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Gastronomic Gallivants

Jan 15, 2023

Gastronomic Gallivants: Palazzo Di Varignana

By Sophie Ibbotson Many years ago I was told that the difference between French and Italian cooking is that in...

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Swellegant Stays, Travel Stories

Jan 15, 2023

Swellegant Stays: The Seabird and Mission Pacific – Oceanside, California

A quintessential Southern California surf town, Oceanside enjoys fabulous weather year-round and pristine coasts...

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Swellegant Stays, Travel Stories

Jan 15, 2023

Swellegant Stays: The Bird – Bath, England

Ornithophobic? If you are afraid of birds you had probably better stay away from this brilliantly bonkers...

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Swellegant Stays, Travel Stories

Oct 7, 2022

Swellegant Stays: Shore Hotel, Santa Monica, California

Right across Ocean Avenue from the Santa Monica Pier and beach, the Shore Hotel couldn’t have a better location....

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Letters from, Travel Stories

Oct 7, 2022

A Letter From Asia: Samarkand, Uzbekistan

By Sophie Ibbotson How is it that a city has so much energy, so much creativity, that it can reinvent itself over...

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Swellegant Stays, Travel Stories

Oct 7, 2022

Swellegant Stays: The Surfrider Hotel, Malibu, California

From the moment you arrive at the Surfrider Hotel, there is no question that you are in California. The...

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Gastronomic Gallivants

Oct 7, 2022

GASTRONOMIC GALLIVANTS: Olivar Suites

By Sophie Ibbotson There’s nothing more emblematic of the Mediterranean than a grove of olive trees where the...

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Letters from, Travel Stories

Oct 7, 2022

A Letter From Europe: Palermo, Sicily

By Sophie Ibbotson Salutamu! If there is ever a day when the sun doesn’t shine in Palermo, I haven’t seen it....

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