The award-winning Grand Velas Riviera Maya, situated just south of Cancun near Playa del Carmen, certainly has a great beach, inviting swimming pools, huge stylish rooms with jacuzzis and a can-do service attitude. What sets the five-year-old resort apart is the high level of its cuisine, not just in the five specialty restaurants but in room service and the three anything-but-ordinary buffet and a la carte eating places.
Archives for February 2014
Reaching For The Heavens
One of the best spots for a view and a photo is at the top of the Malahat section of the main highway. Rising upwards to a level of 300m, you’d think you were high atop the world, reaching for the heavens. In truth, you are already there.
Minimalism: The Philosophy of the “ABC art”
A growing trend, conceptually leaning on the idea that a work of art should not refer to anything other than itself. A spiritual movement, which pleads for removing appearance from its composition, reducing the target workmanship to the bare essentials.
Going to Bali? Visit the North
If you go to Bali, make an effort to get to the north. Rent a car, take a taxi or bus, hire a driver, whatever; the cost is not steep and the experience – so very different from what you will find in the south – will be well worth the few extra dollars you will spend.
Finding Freedom, not Fear, in Architecture
It was during her daily journey to The Glasgow School of Art, that she began to notice the beauty of Glasgow’s Victorian architecture. The wrought iron detailing, the stained glass, the red and blond sandstone structures, all exuded a wealth of decoration and form on an imposing scale.
Christmas Markets: A Tale Of Four Cities
After years of talking about Christmas in Europe we finally did it! Our son Jonathan graduates from College soon and before he heads out on his own worldly adventures, we decided to take our 2013 family vacation in central Europe. On the itinerary were Munich, Budapest, Vienna and Salzburg.
China
There is an open door in the image, seemingly, open to our imagination, seeking what we may not have experienced but can imagine.
Changing Shoes
We sat across from each other in one of those German small town cafés which are dotted with round tables and comfortable chairs. People sat reading newspapers and eating apple cake with whipped cream.
Beach Bottle
I now live close to the ocean (and a lake) I thought I would try my hand at a few water scapes. I was asked to paint a picture of a beach for a mantle and I wanted to give it a little more pop, or as in this case, it was a little more wine.
The Climate Crisis and Our Attachment to Comfort
I recall the mother of my sister’s childhood friend who drank a case of Diet Coke daily. You read that right. A case. Maybe not a full a case everyday, but she probably averaged that over the long run. She didn’t live to 50.
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