Gilded Newport: Monuments to America’s Fortunes
“Newport, Rhode Island, that breeding place–that stud farm, so to speak–of aristocracy; aristocracy of the American type.” — Mark Twain Newport.
Publisher, Influencer, International Luxury Lifestyle Curator and Travel Expert, Duane Wells, has circumnavigated the globe seeking out the best destinations and the very best those destinations have to offer. Over the last decade and a half, he has been a regular contributor to a global clutch of distinguished publications that has included the Huffington Post, Passport, TimeOut, Advocate, and Out, among others. In the course of his work, Duane has savored the world’s hottest hotspots through a five-star lenswhile mixing it up with celebrities ranging from David Beckham, Kit Harrington, Lady Gaga and Jennifer Hudson to Tony Bennett, Dame Joan Collins, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and HSH Princess Cecile zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, just to name a few.
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