I recently got back from Hong Kong. What a fantastic city!

You have the choice to stay on Hong Kong Island, or you can stay across the bay on the Kowloon side and look at the breathtaking skyline from your dinner table.

I have been so fortunate that I’ve traveled to so many countries and tried so many restaurants around the world! I am often asked where to go, but I try to never to give recommendations for “my favorite this” or “favorite that”.  There are so many phenomenal ones, how could there be one favorite?

For years, it has been a little pleasure of mine to reserve a Mercedes “Smart” car when in my “second-home” of Como. (Here’s a picture of mine outside the Cruise Hotel during my recent stay.)

Whenever I travel to Lake Como, it is not only a treat for the eyes, but also for the taste buds. Each time I ask for restaurant recommendations, I am instantly referred to the same one- the stunning Il Gatto Nero (The Black Cat).

Whenever I arrive into Como, it’s my habit to take the breathtaking drive 10 minutes up the west shore of the lake to Harry’s Bar in Cernobbio (just beyond the fountain).  I think of it as the meeting spot for the chic-and-discreet of the area, and I’d hate to miss out on a little people watching!  Everyone here seems to be best friends with the maitre d’; they know this is the best way to ensure a table up front…

Well, I just returned from another inspiring fabric-design trip to Lake Como! The weather was particularly beautiful this September, and there were people out and about everywhere.

! Alright, I’d like to brag a little about our fabrics!  

Almost all of them come from this beautiful place- Lake Como in northern Italy.  Como has been home to many of Europe’s top celebrities and royalty and it is a magnificent and special place.  For me, it is the land that time forgot, with a charm and elegance that is pretty much lost these days.

 What’s driving me this week is an exciting, innovative new sports car. 

 Welcome to my new blog! (For those of you who don’t know, “blog” is short for “web-log”, a log [journal] that is posted on the web).