Tag: Travel

  • Mon quatorze juillet avec Lipault et Ladurée

    As many of you know, la Fête Nationale de 2016 was a very difficult one for many with the tragedy in Nice. I’m not from France, but did live there for some time while studying abroad. Upon setting foot in Angers, I knew we had been connected at some point in a past life. The…

  • HOTEL HOTSPOT | HOTEL MONACO SALT LAKE CITY

    We’re back on the Utah stories after a brief hiatus, and there’s so much to look forward to. We’ll be leaving Salt Lake City shortly after this post and move on over to Sundance central – Park City. There we’ll finish up interviews, discuss great places to eat, shop, participate in snow sports. So pay…

  • WHEN IN SALT LAKE CITY : PART I

    Salt Lake City may not be on the top of your list of places to visit, let alone Utah, but it totally should be. While at Sundance in January it seemed wise to explore the area as much as possible. Like, really explore. Not just see famed areas or monuments, but discover things that would excite…

  • RESTAURANT HOTSPOT | CURRENT FISH & OYSTER

    Have you ever had perfectly cooked, fall off the bone fish? The kind that melts in your mouth because it was cooked with an exact science?  Some of you are thinking, “Don’t be bougie, Tillie. We all have.” You haven’t. Fish shouldn’t leave you parched, soaking up every bit of moisture your mouth has produced, nor…

  • TRÈSTIQUE IN MY BEAUTY BAG

    This year I made a vow to wear makeup more often. Not because society tells me I should, but I want to. I used to wear it everyday in high school, but once I moved to college, I started slacking. Occasionally I would make the time to put a little mascara on here and there,…

  • ACQUA DI PARMA OPENS FIRST CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBIT

    At Palazzo Cusani in Milan, Acqua di Parma unveils first contemporary art exhibition “I’ll Be There Forever – The Sense of Classic”. Curated by Cloe Piccoli, the Professor of the Accademia di Brera, respected art critic as well as art director of Acqua di Parma Contemporary Art Projects, this show will run from Friday, May 15th until…

  • TRAVEL TUESDAY | SAILING IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

    Can you believe it’s already March?! As happy as I am that it’s quickly nearing my birthday, I’m really upset with how fast life seems to fly by. Well, as one as my odes to “l’Année de Mlle Tillie” (which translates to “Miss Tillie’s Year”) I’ve promised myself more travel and adventure. Which I think would…

  • SPEND THOSE EXTRA 6 WINTER WEEKS SKIING IN LOLË

    According to the groundhog, we have six more weeks of winter. Though part of me is concerned with how we still use a groundhog (we know it’s not the same one!) to tell us how much more winter we have left, I feel we have no option than to make the most of it. Well,…

  • NOW BOARDING RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

    AIRMALL USA is spreading kindness to airport travelers by participating in International Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week. From February 9-15, 2015 AIRMALL and its tenants will be giving unexpected travelers surprises to brighten their day. Though it’s only at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), terminals B and E at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Cleveland…

  • VISITBRITAIN LAUNCHES THE COUNTRYSIDE COLLECTION

    Let me fill you in on a little secret. Since I was a young, I’ve always wanted to be English. As a child, everything I did had to be very English. I would only read books by British authors – Rosie Rushton, Roald Dahl, Louise Rennison, Sophia Kinsella. Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver were the…

  • THE VIRGINIA HOTEL CELEBRATES VALENTINE’S DAY WITH CAPE MAY DIAMOND

    Getaway to Cape May this Valentine’s Day. The Virginia Hotel is offering three very special Valentine’s Packages featuring the historic Cape May diamonds. Sourced along the beaches of Delaware Bay, the Cape May diamonds is a quartz crystal that resembles frosted pebbles at first glance. But don’t ignore it, because once cut open the stone…

  • HOTEL HOTSPOT| #LIVINGGRAND WITH GRAND HYATT

    What comes to mind when you think about “Living Grand”? Is it surfing along a private beach in São Paulo with Kelly Slater? How about having your entire wardrobe overhauled by Carine Roitfeld? Better yet, playing la joga bonito com Beckham, CR7, Ochao in goal, Drogba, e Papa Mourinho as coach? Living grand is the ultimate…