Archive for December, 2007

The Neapolitan Crib

The construction of a Neapolitan crib traditionally begins the on the eight of December from storage pulling out the “basis” of the previous year (a skeleton cork and cardboard resting on a wooden table, without pastors and various decorations) and the possible enlargement like adding the wood oven or ruscelletto (small river) with water and a few more sheep in the flock is discussed in the family and with children.

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Posted by Joelle in Naples, Profiles, Shopping, Travel

It’s Christmas in Napoli

I’ve been visiting Naples for the past few days. I am totally overwhelmed by all the holiday lunches and dinners, Christmas concerts, rich Presepi, crucifixes, antique markets, old churches, hand-crafted nativity figurines, internal cloisters, hyper-caloric delicious traditional pastries and delicacies…

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Posted by Joelle in Culture, Naples, Travel

Urban Oasis

The showroom carries the signature of architect Graziano Nora together with the team of experts Lorenzo del Regno e Grano Design & Partners. The concept basically integrates the-store- client- city relationship, where the client itself experiences the idea of an interactive and live loft in the heart of its own city…

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Posted by Joelle in Design, Naples, Shopping, Travel

Sleep Chic in a NYC Yelo Cab

Nicholas Rocco, a former director of the Time Warner marketing division and the founder and CEO and of Yelo. LLC traveled extensively in a quest to learn how different cultures fight stress, fatigue and exhaustion.

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Posted by Joelle in New York, Wellness