Language & Luxury^TM Magazine

Think you’re too old to learn a new language? Think again! Discover how language learning transforms lives, bridges cultures, and opens doors to new perspectives—no matter your age.

French cuisine was added to the list of cultural objects that are called “intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO in 2010. French gastronomy has a very long history and has been heavily influenced not only by the French court but also by neighboring and even distant cultures.

That’s a great question! In order to understand this we need to review some definitions, myths, and misconceptions about immersion language learning!

I often hear adults saying that they want to DISCOVER HIDDEN TREASURES, enjoy LIFE CHANGING MOMENTS, and “LIVE LIKE A LOCAL”. It’s only through true cultural immersion that these experiences really present themselves.

The history of Spanish food has 100% to do with its geographical position on the Iberian Peninsula. Firstly, being almost entirely surrounded by water ensures ample supply of fresh fish and seafood.

Oaxaca City, a World Heritage UNESCO site, was chosen in 2022 as the number one city in the world to visit by Travel + Leisure (San Miguel de Allende was #2!). “Incredible local indigenous food,” “People go out of their way to make you feel special,” or “The city has beautiful museums, streets, cafes and restaurants” were some of the comments made by the participants in the annual survey.

From the reign of Pablo Escobar to today, discover the miraculous evolution from murderous drug cartels to smart city.

The naming of Mexico City is interesting: The city now known by that name was founded as Mexico Tenochtitlan in 1325 and a century later became the dominant power of the Aztec Triple Alliance, formed in 1430 and composed of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, y Tlacopan.

San Miguel de Allende is world renown as a fairy-tale city with amazing weather, colonial architecture, enchanting cobblestone streets, plus great restaurants and bars.

Since the launch of Language & Luxury several years ago, we have discovered that roughly 50% of our client bookings have been made by solo women travelers. This follows a recent trend, at least among U.S. travelers and in the U.S. travel industry, as many new tour operators have sprung up offering tour packages exclusively to solo women travelers.

“I guess we’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto!” I’m Richard Phelps, founder of Language & Luxury and responsible for the language learning element of the experience we offer.

You can’t learn to speak Spanish without learning a bit about Mexican food. Mexican food has gained a great deal of popularity around the globe but there is a lot of confusion about what constitutes “real Mexican food”.

Italian cuisine is the food typical of current-day Italy but has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, dating to antiquity, long before the Italian peninsula was unified under current-day Italy.

English is fast becoming the world’s universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. So why bother learning a foreign language? Watch this video to know.

Anyone wanting to study or improve their Spanish in Latin America (or Spain, for that matter) knows that trying to sort through the myriad of options can be daunting, especially from a distance.

We are here to welcome you to an exclusive linguistic adventure, which aims at improving your Italian skills by experiencing the authentic Italian lifestyle in Bologna, the perfect gateway to start your journey into “la bella lingua.”

Why is beer so important in German culture? Is it based on history or habit, climate or culinary preference, quality, or quantity — or all the above? In this article, we will discuss everything you should need to know about German beer: the history, the types, brewing processes, ingredients, nutrition, flavors, culinary matches and recommended brands!

As the Founder of Language & Luxury™, I often reminisce about how I ever began traveling the world in the first place, discovering foreign cultures and learning languages. I mean, I was like a lot of boys who grew up in Wichita, Kansas, literally 60 miles from the geographical center of the US and about as far from an international border as you can get.