I love London in the rare parts of the year when it's quiet, and no time is more reliably quiet than the week between Christmas and New Year.
I may be a lifelong 'downtowner,' but Central Park really is the most amazing and the most beautiful part of New York City.
Many of my favourite hotels are in London. I like the Covent Garden Hotel and I stayed at Blakes last time I was in London. I like the feeling of warmth and homeliness that you get from both of those places.
For a brief period, I had a gentleman's farm in Pennsylvania, but even then, I kept a place in New York.
I like unique little boutique hotels, such as Blakes in London.
Arcadia is one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in all of Arizona, and I love living here.
Quiet is definitely not how I would describe New York, but if I go outside of the front door, I see the beautiful Central Park, so it's a nice place to be. And I have a very quiet room, which helps!
I love going to the Via Giulia, a beautiful old cobbled street, which has a bridge at one end behind the Palazzo Farnese. It has long creepers hanging from it, and is the most evocative, beautiful place to stand and enjoy the city.
I love Central Park. I feel like I am somewhere else.
Boutique hotels are great, but they get too cute. Some hotels have shoe polish. It's like, come on, this isn't 1960. No one's polishing their shoes.
There's something fabulously decadent about staying in a hotel across the street from where you live.
Blakes Hotel in South Kensington was a particular favourite of mine during what I affectionately think of as my Restless Years.
I like to walk around Central Park and take in the vibe, have a picnic if the weather is good, and people-watch.
My stepfather introduced me to The London Library when I was about 18; the clientele has definitely changed since then, but it is still a wonderful oasis in the middle of London.
