Skip the museums and spend the night at one of these art-centric hotels that go beyond pretty paintings on the walls. Whether you’re an artist looking to make it big or a collector wanting to expand your collection, these luxury hotels have introduced new interactive art initiatives for every kind [...]
It is still very hot on this November day. Some of my friends living in Saitama, the large prefecture north of Tokyo, have invited me to come and visit them in their city of Kawaguchi for a matsuri, a Japanese traditional festival. The event is rooted in religion linked to [...]
Bergamot-scented tea from the Black Sea sweetly paired with delicately dried Malatya apricots and Valrhona chocolate were the winning combination for “Bosphorale,” a cake created by master chocolatier and executive pastry chef of Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul, William McCarrick. Bringing a taste of Turkey for the entire year to Kempinski [...]
“We’ll begin with a tasting of the 2011 Arctic Wine paired with a “Cloud Nine” cupcake,” explains Ryan Selby, the assistant winemaker at Robibero Family Winery. I am attending the winery’s Valentine’s Day event “Sweet and Sinful Revenge Wine & Cupcake Pairing,” a decadent experience showing guests that chocolate, cheese [...]
With the success of last year’s event, JNTO and JTA will collaborate again to bring back Japan’s tourism promotion event Japan Week from March 19 to 21, 2013 at Grand Central Terminal in New York. In addition to celebrating Japanese culinary culture, this year’s event will also recognize the “sister [...]
For those looking to take a cultural vacation, Zagreb is home to many worthwhile events. Use this event guide to inspire your next trip to Croatia. Have a favorite Zagreb experience of your own? Let us know in the comments below. Zagreb Chocofest From February 9-14, the 2nd annual Zagreb [...]
Let’s Connect