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Art Basel Miami 2022
In preparation for Art Basel Miami, take a look back at last year’s creativity. October 26, 2022 Sharon King Hoge in Cottages and Gardens Magazine Photograph by Sharon King Hoge Whether you’re a collector, designer, shopper, or merely admirer, there’s … Continue reading
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Industrial Revolution England
Download Article What the Dickens ever possessed me, you might ask, to take a vacation in northwest England, home of the Industrial Revolution!!?? But the once grimy, smoke-filled “Bleak House” cities of Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool are in the midst … Continue reading
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DON’T LOOK UP — Handbags at the 40th Annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon
BEAUTY• BY: SHARON HOGE There’s no question hats take top billing at the annual Conservancy Luncheon, but handbags also weigh in as fashion accessories. Our snapshots caught basic (sometimes embellished) beige and black Birkins, classic Chanel clutches, bedecked baskets, designer classics, treasured … Continue reading
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Imperial Hotel Wien
Download article Imperial Hotel Wien Hotel Imperial Vienna Many hotels fancy themselves as “Grand” and “Royal,” but in the case of Vienna’s Hotel Imperial the description can be taken literally. Custom built in 1863 as Palais Württenberg, it was designed and … Continue reading
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Treehouse Resort
Story and photos by Sharon King Hoge Additional photos courtesy Treehouse Resort Download article I’m checked into a duplex with balconies opening off both the living room and bedroom. Red velvet curtains frame floor length windows which overlook the surrounding … Continue reading
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New York Social Diary
The American Friends of Versailles travelers at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna PART ONE JANUARY 16, 2022 PART TWO JANUARY 19, 2022
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Gathering in the Arabian desert for the Hegra Conference of Nobel Laureates
FEBRUARY 24, 2020 TRAVEL• BY: SHARON HOGE Even in 1001 Arabian Nights, it’s unlikely Scheherazade could have invented a scenario as marvelous as the Hegra Conference of Nobel Laureates. Once upon a time in January 2020, 19 winners of Nobel Prizes, Saudi nobles, … Continue reading
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New York Social Diaries Articles
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MICE Minsk
GT Global Traveler A PRISTINE CITY OF BROAD boulevards where monumental government buildings intermingle with charming restored shops and churches. An urban landscape where welcoming residents stroll along meandering river banks, pausing at picturesque bars and cafés for borscht and … Continue reading
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Advantages of Traveling
Leaving the comforts of home can be good for body and mind by Sharon King Hoge, AARP, December 3, 2018 Sharon King Hoge leans on “the navel of the earth” at Delphi, Greece. It’s one thing for teenagers and college kids … Continue reading
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Celebrating arts, culture, letters and scholarship
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Peak foliage in Central Park. 2:00 PM. Photo: JH. Wednesday, November 7, 2018. A very rainy Tuesday in New York with temperatures in the high 50s, low 60s. Election Day all over America. This past Monday night … Continue reading
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Hunan
Story and photos by Sharon King Hoge HUNAN Heaven’s Gate and the Stone Pillar Supporting Heaven are only two sites in China’s Hunan province that guarantee a “heavenly” visit. While there are no actual “pearly gates,” the entire province, nestled … Continue reading
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Abu Dhabi: Capital of Commerce
October 2018, United Arab Emirates Photo: Al Meylas lobby lounge at the Four Seasons © FOUR SEASONS By Sharon King Hoge – October 1, 2018 LIKE THE NAME “NEW YORK,” the moniker “Abu Dhabi” applies to both a geographical region and the principal … Continue reading
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R & Company
Designer Interview Q & As From anthropomorphic glass wall sconces to unique chairs and curvy wooden desks, R & Company’s new Tribeca showroom doubles as a gallery of groundbreaking designs and cutting-edge furnishings that answer: “What’s next in contemporary furniture … Continue reading
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Kent Presents 2018
Story and photos by Sharon King Hoge Kent Presents 2018 Travel offers a variety of luxury experiences and along with the likes of five-star palace hotels, cruise ship penthouse suites, private safaris, there is the luxury of hobnobbing with international … Continue reading
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