Luxury private chalet rental in the Italian Dolomites, featured by Richard Alleman in Vogue's article on enchanting Italian hideaways in September 2010.  A former aristocratic hunting lodge from the 14th century, San Lorenzo Mountain Lodge was recently renovated by fashion-couple Giorgia and Stefona Barbini. It comprises four bedrooms stylishly mixing contemporary furniture, fabric and lighting with the lodge's vaulted ceilings, stone staircases and Gothic doors. Rates from $1,425 a day for up to 10 people for the lodge only, or $1,943, including breakfast, drinks and dinner.

The Table, the restaurant of Seoul's sleek new shopping complex Elbon, is overseen by renowned chef Choi Hyun Seok. (12 years at La Cucina, Korea's most famous Italian restaurant.) "Choi now conjures up exquisite grilled dishes from wagyu beef to chargrilled lobster." [Wallpaper]

In September 2010, Wallpaper praised this "glamorous" new beach playground on Sentosa, a quick getaway from Singapore. Tanjong Beach Club features a 20m infinity pool, an outdoor bar, and a restaurant. [Wallpaper]

Good dining spot in Lambertville, a charming riverfront town with antiques shops on the New Jersey/Pennsylvania border. "The fresh, fish-centric fare [at Hamilton Grill Room] is top-notch; eat in the frescoed dining room or under a backyard tent surrounded by flickering lights." [DailyCandy] For Lambertville accommodation and shopping tips, read the attached DailyCandy review.

Sleek new glass-and-steel hotel on the coast outside Lisbon, on the family-owned Quinta da Marina estate.  "Guests [at Oitavos] enjoy access to a racquet club, equestian facility and a Arthur Hills-designed Otivaos golf course." [FT, How to spend it:  Travelista, September 2010]  Inside,  a muted grey-and-white interior boasts stunnning outdoor views.

New, Toronto outpost of the slick Thompson Hotel chain, featured by Elle Decor in its September 2010 What's hot! news column. "A guest-only floor has a rooftop pool with cabanas and an indoor, outdoor lounge, the hotel's restaurants include a branch of New York's Scarpetta." [Elle Decor eview, Thompson Toronto]

In the attached August 2009 culinary review of Singapore, Shoba Narayan writes for the FT, "But the restaurant I am most excited about is Les Amis’ latest venture, 53. Chef Michael Han interned at The Fat Duck and L’Enclume in the UK. Located in a pre-war building on Armenian Street, 53 has dishes that sing: Han’s poached chicken breast glazed with apple-parsnip foam, served on a pinenut and peanut puree as a nod to local satays, is reason enough to get on a flight to Singapore, wherever you happen to live." Click here to read an October 2009 New York Times article, Singapore's Culinary Melting Pot, highlighting 53. For the FT's best foodie restaurants in Singapore, read the attached, August 2010 article, Singapore's best new chefs.

Design hotel in Sao Paulo by the prominent Fasano family, mixing contemporary furnishings with a 1930s style. The FT says that Hotel Fasano provides "a consummate combination of style, service and cuisine."  Diane von Furstenberg stayed at Hotel Fasano during a 2010 exhibition of her clothes in Sao Paulo, according to Elle in the attached article.

"Captivated by Translyvania's unspoilt medieval villages, Prince Charles has purchased guesthouses to promote conservation there," says the FT in the attached article.  "His guesthouse at Zalánpatak with five double rooms costs £86 including breakfast. His other guesthouse, at Viscri, has already accepted occasional guests, but opens fully from spring 2011, with three doubles available at the same price. All profits go to building conservation work in the area."  [FT] Learn more about enchanting Transylvania in the attached, August 2010 FT review.

In the attached August 2010 article, Norman Van Aken, acclaimed Miami chef (Normans) and a founder of American fusion cuisine, picks his favourite restaurants in Miami.   For a business lunch, he recommends Tap, Tap in Miami Beach, a "formal" Haitian restaurant,  [quiet for business conversations and a good] place to experience a bit of the ethnic mix that makes Miami the place that it is. Haitian is historically a poor cuisine with a lot of African influences, so there’s a lot of rice, curries, citrus and tropical fruits, goat, chicken, seafood and a flatbread called roti. It’s very vibrant and spicy."     Van Aken's "best foodie secret" for Miami is a takeout place called Pinolandia which does tamales and a wide range of Nicaraguan food.    Read more in the attached review.