Five Towns a Single Train Ticket Away From Barcelona
Barcelona Sants sends trains in five directions, and none of them need a rental car. Within an hour or two, you can stand in a Roman amphitheater, walk a monastery trail cut into a mountain,…
The 5 most impressive features you’ll find on modern superyachts
Most people think of a superyacht and picture the obvious things. A huge boat. Expensive interiors. A crew waiting around. That’s only part of it. Modern superyachts have become surprisingly sophisticated spaces. They are built…
Hunting for Finnish Design and Vintage Finds in Punavuori Helsinki
Most first-time visitors to Helsinki get pointed toward the same handful of design shops, told to check them off, and sent on their way. That approach misses what actually makes Punavuori worth an afternoon. This…
Where to Slow Down in Milan’s Thermal Baths
Milan runs on fashion weeks, design fairs, and a restaurant scene that never quite catches its breath. Wellness rarely makes the shortlist of things people associate with the city, which is exactly why it deserves…
The Dark History Walking Tour Hiding Under Every Australian City
I’ve stood in the same central-city meeting points hundreds of times: bright shopfronts, heritage facades lit for the evening, people heading out to dinner without a thought for the ground beneath their feet. Every guide…
5 reasons Wiltshire deserves more than a day trip
Wiltshire doesn’t quite fit anywhere. It leans into the Cotswolds on one side and the West Country on the other, and yet it never reads as either. Chalk downs roll into clipped parkland, parkland gives…
What New Orleans Sounds Like From a Bar Stool
Most people go to New Orleans for the food. What they end up describing afterward, however, is the sound. The brass bands on Frenchmen Street are part of that sound. Another part is the way…
Review: Hotel Mediterraneo, Sorrento, Italy
Sorrento is the almost-unreal clifftop town, standing as the proud gateway to the Amalfi Coast. When God authored beauty, it was surely perfected on this stretch of coastline, where villages cling to the cliffs, yachts…
Day hiking the Southern Lakes: How far you can get without a tent
There’s a version of experiencing New Zealand’s Southern Lakes that involves booking a guided walk, staying in huts for a few nights and arriving at the other end with abundant photos of spectacular vistas and…
Luxury wellness and plant-based paradise on Koh Samui
As the second largest Thai island, Koh Samui has something for everyone, from simple guest houses and hostels to luxury resorts and extravagant private villas. The wellness offerings on Koh Samui are most certainly wide-ranging…