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Budget Brilliance

06/15/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

I love a good bargain, but a bargain backed with substance. Give me an inexpensive meal, but don’t give me a plate loaded up with carbohydrates at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Put out a simple roast chicken, and I’ll be your best friend.

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Hotel Stories

06/12/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

I am passionate about hotels, nutty for a good resort, crazy for some cosseting. I was lucky enough to grow up with parents who put a premium on traveling and zipped back and forth—and often—so I think I truly have hotels in the blood.

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Viva America

06/05/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

My journeys of late have been so far-flung, so “elsewhere,” if you will, that I decided it was time to look inward for a bit, to explore more native turf. Hence, I have just returned from Destination Kohler, a classic American resort built cheek-by-jowl with the Kohler plumbing empire’s Kohler, Wisconsin, factory. Sound a bit unusual? Believe us, somehow it all works—especially since the factory’s leafy streets were originally designed by landscape genius Frederick Law Olmsted.

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Pianoforte

06/01/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

As a lifestyle aficionado, I am head over heels in love when glamorous cross-platform elements come together into one harmonious whole. What exactly do I mean by this psychobabble, you might ask? For example, I am enamored to see an amazing pair of shoes perched upon a glorious ottoman or the delicious merger of a top chef in a dramatic setting overlooking a balmy bay.

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Last Night, I Dreamed of Africa

05/29/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

Dear readers: I am back from my scintillating sojourn through the Middle East and Africa, but that doesn’t mean that the vacation can’t be savored again and again.

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Dreaming of Athens

05/26/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

Yes, dear readers, I am taking a stand: Athens is my most favorite city of the moment, and you must plan to visit there in the near future. Now, I have visited the Greek capital a few times in the past—most recently two years ago—and, frankly, I was somewhat underwhelmed. Even post-Olympics, the city was a bit of a dust bowl. But, wow!, Athens has cleaned itself up and is definitely ready for its close-up.

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Temples, So Terrific

05/18/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

I have just spent two glorious days in the Nile-hugging town of Luxor in Egypt. Readers: I am simply smitten with this chic city. (And you know what a tough customer I am, right?) The raison d’etre for this town, of course, are its two amazing temple complexes: Luxor and Karnak. Frankly, I have never been so blown away in my life: the majesty, the scale, the history.

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Homage to Oman

05/12/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

This past weekend, I savored the myriad pleasures of Oman’s capital, Muscat, situated at the southern edge of the Arabian Peninsula. Oman in nothing like the Emirates: There’s no flash, no glitz, no skyscrapers, and far less of a Western influence. Women dress conservatively in abeyyas and Omani men don dishdashas (white shirtdresses) and embroidered hats.

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Arabian Nights

05/08/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

A few days in Emirati state of Dubai and wow, what a place. Imagine lots of Las Vegas and a bit of Miami rolled into one, and you sort of get the idea. There are lots of gee whiz factors, including the biggest, first of its kind and “how the heck did they build something like that?” sky scraper. The world’s tallest building looms on the horizon and opens in September. There are sprawling shopping malls filled with outposts of every designer under the sun. Then there’s the man-made Palm Jumeirah islands with the mirage-like Atlantis The Palm resort; the Burj Al Arab, the famous sail-shaped hotel situated on a miniature island in the Arabian Sea; six-lane super highways; and a flashy royal palace where peacocks honk and holler in the front yard. It’s all a bit surreal and brand new.

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Musings from Egypt

05/04/2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon

As my faithful blog readers know, I have jaunted off to the Middle East for a grand tour that will carry me from Egypt to Dubai and then onward through Oman and Jordan before returning to Egypt and then on to Athens via the Suez Canal.

Yesterday I flew into Cairo from New York, and I wanted to share some moments from today’s adventures.

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About Jason Oliver Nixon

Jason Oliver Nixon

Global Lifestyle Editor Jason Oliver Nixon is always on the prowl for the latest and greatest finds, whether it’s ferreting out the grooviest new restaurant in Paris or unearthing a home design store in Dubai. "I am attracted by color and energy, passion and verve," says Nixon. "Who wants to be beige and boring?" The former Editor in Chief of Gotham, Hamptons, and Los Angeles Confidential magazines, Nixon makes frequent appearances on television as a style authority. A resident of Brooklyn, New York, Nixon escapes to London whenever possible, where he can be found happily ensconced at Fortnum & Mason perusing new-fangled jams.

To contact Jason Oliver Nixon with your comments, questions and blog suggestions, email him at jasnixon@gmail.com. Or, post your comment on his blog!

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