¡Bienvenidos a Miami! [Image provided by Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau gmcvb.com]
¡Hola! Time for the latest LUXE City Guide monthly travel column for Singapore Airlines‘ new website silverkris.com. December is the most magical time of the year in Miami, with Art Basel, balmy weather, and a whirlwind of people and parties, so where better to spend 24 hours now than in America’s capital of hedonism? It’s not all itsy-bitsy bikinis and velvet ropes though, the city also boasts home-grown galleries, thriving restos and bags of retail. Lucky for you, we’ve packed all our faves into a neat one-day itinerary, so all you need do is brush up on your Spanish, pack your sexiest swimwear and party like a rock star.
What’s more, silverkris.com readers get an exclusive promo code to score 15% off LUXE guides and boxsets. Fiesta, fiesta, fiesta!
Oscar Niemeyer rocker, a snip at $21,000, not!
Happy Thanksgiving, dear hearts! While you were busy gobbling mountains of turkey, turducken, marshmallow pies and other strange manifestations Americans are prone to stuffing down their gullet this time of year, we’ve been at it digging up finds from coast to coast to get you in the Black Friday retail mood. While the crowds trample each other at Walmarts, Targets and Macy’s, here are four fab independent stores, in New York, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles, where you’ll avoid the hurly-burly and Christmas shopping is sure to be a joy, not a chore.
Espadrille express at La Manual Alpargatera
Summer’s nearly over, you protest! Well, here’s a not-so-little-secret – September is fabulous in the Mediterranean, not to mention swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, when there’s plenty of warmth left so you can keep your twinkle toes on show, and the August hordes have thinned. Besides, they’re gearing up for spring down south, from Sydney to Rio. To make sure you’ll always have your breeziest foot forward, we’ve uncovered these darling cobblers in Barcelona and Miami cranking out beautiful handmade footwear for your sand-exfoliated tootsies, plus there’s one just for you too, fellas. Best of all, they won’t cost you any of your tanned arms or legs. Read more…
Herzog & de Meuron's garage is no mirage
Mall, schmall, carpark, schmarpark. The world needs another parking lot and mall like a fish needs a bosom, but when it’s Miami’s 11 11 Lincoln by starchitects Herzog & de Meuron, well… maybe, just maybe, it does…
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