I've been down in Playa del Carmen for the last couple months and have it’s one of my favourite places I've been too. This is my first trip to the area and was told I'd enjoy the style down here and I definitely am. With...
If you haven't been following my recent posts, I've successfully avoided the Vancouver winter down in Playa del Carmen and have been blogging about some local luxury events and luxury hotels. My mother and her friends were looking for a sunny vacation in Mexico and the chance to...
I’m down in Playa del Carmen and at a local online/entrepreneur meetup I started chatting with serial entrepreneur Joe Player, who’s also from Canada. We got talking about his plans and found out he’s in the middle of an exciting project, which involved flying to...
The closing celebration brought me, Roz du Jour and Margot back to the Paradisus La Esmeralda Hotel. The final event focused on the the home and guest cuisine, with eight Mexican and Italian chefs sharing ingredients and flavours, but all creating their own unique dishes....
While I unfortunately couldn't make it to the Gourmet Tasting Village, our new photographer Roz du Jour and fashion-lifestyle blogger Margot of Con M de Mar teamed up to go. The event took place under a giant tent on a pristine golf course at the Grand...
I attended an afternoon of cooking demos at El Dorado Royale Spa Resort from three pairs of star chefs, visiting from Mexico, Argentina and New York. For a hour each, a pair of chefs demonstrated some favourite recipes, while sharing their personal experience and insight into the...
Taste The New World: Star Chefs of the Americas Dinner was the most amazing eating and drinking adventure of my life so far. At this gala event, we were treated by 20 star chefs who flew in from Mexico, United States, Canada, Argentina, Venezuela and...
I've been spending my winter months in the beautiful Riviera Maya, (purely for Luxury Branded research, of course) with the local cuisine being my top highlight. My timing was perfect too, as I found myself in Playa del Carmen for the second annual Cancun-Riviera Maya...
Jerome Dupres of luxury watch magazine PresentWatch.com has put aside some time for an interview with us. If you’re fans of luxury watches or want to learn about the online side of a luxury industry magazine, please read on! Simon: Present Watch seems to be more...
In the middle of my first extended trip in the Riviera Maya with the still pending goal of learning Spanish, I’m already fantasizing about my next trip. This got me checking out Spain, where I spent two weeks in Malaga years ago. Researching the luxury...