Category Shopping
When There’s Money to Burn: Cloak & Dagger (Brooklyn)
What’s better than minding your own business as you race down the street on your way to dinner and stumbling across a fantastic boutique that’s just a stone’s throw away from where you’re supposed to eat? I’ll tell you what’s better: having 15 minutes to kill before your reservation, which is just enough time to […]
When There’s Money to Burn: Villa Baboushka (Cairo)
Going on about their business down one of Zamalek’s heavily trafficked streets, is the hopelessly stylish concept boutique Villa Baboushka. The brainchild of Amir Mostafa (the man behind 69 and L2), Villa Baboushka is housed in a beautiful 1930s manor that has the feel of a chic boudoir that once belonged to some stately European aristocrat. The […]
The Road Less Travelled: (Well Not Really) Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
Today’s a picture day, especially given that the subject of this post is Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. I figure a photo will speak more than 1,000 characters and besides, any well-heeled tourist or expat knows that if they visit Istanbul, two stops they must make include the Grand Bazaar and its little sister Spice. The Spice […]
When There’s Money to Burn: Building Design
I don’t know about you, but I enjoy window shopping when on a city break. Sometimes I peruse with the intention of burning a hole through my wallet, but a lot of times I enjoy gazing through freshly polished glass to admire the artful layout of a vintage furniture shop or the craftsmanship of a […]
When There’s Money to Burn: Jewelry by Sabry Marouf
I obviously have a great love and appreciation of jewelry, thanks to my mother, much to the dismay of both my father and my boyfriends. ~ Ivanka Trump Who doesn’t love pretty little things? Egyptians are no strangers to heavy metals. The pharaohs of Egypt weren’t shy about their love of accessories, carrying around staffs plated with […]
FOR THE INTOLERANTS 