Priscilla Pilon, Upscale Living Magazine contributor

Boutique Hotel in Paris that Makes You Feel at Home

10/07/2019

Luxury meets refinement at one of Paris’ coolest boutique five-star hotels. The Grand Powers Hotel, a member of the Small Luxury Hotel group is conveniently located one block from the Avenue Champs des Élysées...

Magee Homestead, the Perfect Wyoming Hideaway

Priscilla Pilon

09/30/2019

TRAVEL, Vacations

Magee Homestead is a private hideaway nestled in the valley of the Sierra Madre and Snowy Mountain ranges. The nine upscale cabins can be rented individually or the group can be blocked off for a private event....

Where to Stay for a Girl’s Getaway to Paris

Priscilla Pilon

09/30/2019

Hotels, TRAVEL

When traveling to Paris with girlfriends, we love to stay in adjoining rooms or suites to maximize our time together without compromising individual space. This past spring, we had the delight of staying in adj...

California Dreaming with The 2019 Lincoln Nautilus

Priscilla Pilon

04/20/2019

Automobiles, LIFESTYLE

The best road trips start with people you love and a great destination. Add to the mix a technologically savvy luxury car and the journey goes from sublime to the divine in less time than it takes to go from ze...

Cortina, Italy: Fashion, Food and Fun in the Dolomites

Priscilla Pilon

02/20/2018

STYLE, Women Fashion

Cradled between the Veneto and the Trentino Alto Adige regions of Italy, the UNESCO World Heritage City of Cortina is the Queen of the Dolomites. Glamour is part of every day life in this Ampezzan Valley city a...

Viking River Cruise Portraits of Southern France

Priscilla Pilon

02/05/2018

Cruises, TRAVEL

Viking River Cruise Portraits of Southern France One of the best ways to reconnect with friends living far away is to have a “destination reunion”. For the past couple of decades, I have been meeting my longti...

Unique & Finest World Travel Destinations

Priscilla Pilon

10/18/2016

TRAVEL, Vacations

Unique & Finest World Travel Destinations Travelers are sophisticated consumers. Looking for the perfect destinations to whet appetites, both literally with culinary/thirst-quenchers and figuratively with ...

Bottled Blue Chips

Priscilla Pilon

03/21/2016

LIFESTYLE, Wines + Spirits + Cigars

Even though his family dynasty was built on banking, Baron Philippe de Rothschild would never have stooped to trading his wines like pork bellies. Back then, wine was collected for pleasure, not profit. The buy...

Chef Fabrice Hardel of San Diego’s Westgate Hotel

Priscilla Pilon

10/03/2014

GASTRONOMY, Top Chefs

The Executive Chef at San Diego’s Westgate Hotel begins his workday at 6:00 am. Fabrice Hardel’s early rising has nothing to do with his responsibilities attending to the restaurant, catering, and room service ...

ARTISTIC AND AUDACIOUS MEAL BY CHEF CHRISTIAN SINICROPI OF LA PALME D’OR IN CANNES

Priscilla Pilon

09/06/2014

NEWS

Artistic and audacious meal by Chef Christian Sinicropi of La Palme D'Or in Cannes Chef Sinicropi of the Grand Hyatt’s signature restaurant, La Palme d’Or, is to cooking what Chagall was to painting. Audacious...

A Guide to Bordeaux: How to Plan the Perfect Weekend

Priscilla Pilon

08/10/2014

NEWS

A Guide to Bordeaux: How to Plan the Perfect Weekend First time visitors to France often plant themselves in Paris for the entire length of their vacation, overlooking important cities with rich histories and ...

Pastry Chef Claire Verneil

Priscilla Pilon

05/15/2014

NEWS

Pastry chef Claire Verneil – World Traveler and Creative Genius from the Kitchen of the Fairmont Hotel, Monte Carlo Chef of the world, Claire Verneil, formerly a lawyer, had a desire to follow her passion fo...

Paris Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Priscilla Pilon

08/28/2013

Hotels, TRAVEL

Luxury Presidential Suite at $26k A Night The latest and greatest addition to Paris, France in luxury hotel properties is the Mandarin Oriental; a modern Parisian “that is infused with a subtle air of exotic...

The Brilliance of Olga Nenazhivina

Priscilla Pilon

08/20/2013

Art + Culture, LIFESTYLE

One of the particular pleasures of being involved with Upscale Living Magazine is the privilege of interacting with great artists. And, while an artist’s talent can be self-evident, often the public i...

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