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I’m exhausted, spent, broke, and utterly elated to announce that after four years of sneaking off to Europe, your blind date introduction to the cities we love, is finally... live. With Moment Designs. Step-by-step, easy-to-follow directions so you can experience our favorite moments with the cities we love, all based around the popular sites you were going to see anyway. See the sites, but also experience the city and its people. These map-like directions are also purposely vague, so that i ...
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The Spirit of Lux is an original podcast hosted by Paul Jones, CEO of The Lux Collective. In each episode, we feature interviews with friends, thought leaders, and personalities from the Travel and Hospitality industry as we traverse through the topics on design, customer service, wellness, culinary, and many more.
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12. A Conversation with Jean-François Adam: Principal Architect, Partner and Founder of JFA Architects
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In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by Principal Architect, Partner and Founder of JFA Architects, Jean-François Adam. Jean-François founded JFA Architects in 1998 and in its 20 years of existence, JFA Architects has provided full architectural services in 25 leisure projects, 15 residential projects, 20 commercial projects a…
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11. A Conversation with Stephen Woodhams: Award Winning Landscape Artist and Garden Designer
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In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by one of the most famous and talented landscape artists, Stephen Woodhams. Having an experience of over 25 years of designing gardens in the Mediterranean, the USA, the Middle East, Mauritius and in the UK, Stephen has a wide portfolio of awards and achievements including two Gold, and thr…
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How I do The Two Tate Musuems in London, with breakfast at Regency Cafe, and tea to finish.
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This is the travel-trail I take in London to do the Tate Britain and the Tate Modern. I do breakfast at Regency Cafe, walk to the Tate Britian, take a London commuter boat to the Tate Modern, then finish with dinner at either Borough Market, or Tea at Ting of the Shangri-La.By Stephen Rountree
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A Morning in Paris including the Louvre. And Origins of Podcast.
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How I do a morning in Paris based around the Louvre - with the Tuileries Garden, hot chocolate with Coco Chanel at Cafe Angelina, and Palais-Royal.By Stephen Rountree
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10. A Conversation with Colin and Steven Hall: Energy Experts from Learning to Lead
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In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by energy experts, Colin and Steven Hall from Learning to Lead. For more than 20 years, the father-son duo, Colin and Steven have been learning and sharing together, all they can about Human Energy on what they call our Energy Journey. There's a lot to cover in this episode, the critical ro…
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9. A Conversation with Alicia Rountree: Model, Swimwear Designer and Wellness Warrior
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In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by model and swimwear designer, Alicia Rountree as she shares her guide to island life in her home of Mauritius. Alicia has had a successful modeling career since starting at the age of 17. She has starred in campaigns for Victoria’s Secret, Ralph Lauren, and L'Oreal to mention a few. There…
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8. A Conversation with Afeef Hussain: Award winning life coach and human resources professional from the Maldives
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In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by the first Maldivian who received the honour of being named amongst the 100 most influential HR personalities in the world at the World HRD Conference 2016, Afeef Hussain. Experienced in the areas of HR strategy, customer experience, quality management, talent, performance management and …
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7. A Conversation with Bastien Gonzalez: The Best Pedicure in the World
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In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by the best pedicure in the world, Bastien Gonzalez. Bastien grew up an avid skier and went on to become an instructor at the Super-Lioran ski station in Auvergne, where a bad accident dramatically changed his career path. It was during his own rehabilitation with physiotherapy that he met …
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5. The LUX* Tea Horse Road through the lens of Michael Freeman
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Discover the marvelous photographic journey with one of the most widely published photographers, Michael Freeman along the historical Tea Horse Trade Route in Yunnan, south of China. From Pu’er to Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La and all the way to Benzilan, LUX* Tea Horse Road China is a collection of retreats located in some of the world’s most off-grid…
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4. Culinary excellence with Dave Minten and Walter Lanfranchi
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Join the world’s best chefs and LUX*s celebrated culinarians - Chef Dave Minten and Chef Walter Lanfranchi as they share the extraordinary world of LUX* gastronomy that encompasses all five senses, and how they are bringing The Lux Collective to greater heights through the Test Kitchen concept. Dave specializes in French and Mediterranean Cuisine, …
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3. Lessons in Leadership in the Era of Covid with Jeremie de Fombelle
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Discover the most important traits to excel in the hospitality industry and be inspired by Jeremie’s unconventional way of empowering and motivating his 300-strong Team Members in the time of Covid as well as driving his personal passion for cultivating a zero food waste environment for the hospitality industry in Mauritius.…
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2. Designing Perfection with Kelly Hoppen CBE
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Join multi-award winning interior design Kelly Hoppen CBE as she talks about her role in transforming LUX* Resorts & Hotels into a luxury hospitality brand. Kelly also discusses the concept behind her latest project with the group, the highly anticipated LUX* Grand Baie Resort & Residences, on how harmony is achieved by blending the natural landsca…
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1. Care-ology and the Circle of Care with Ron Kaufman
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Ron Kaufman, the world’s foremost educator on Uplifting Service and New York Times best-selling author, is the founding father of the Care-ology philosophy; the transformation of Service to include authentic Care. Discover the paradigm shift in the hospitality industry, connecting delivery of Service with a commitment to Care that enables genuine w…
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