 Exploring one of earth’s most biodiverse places on a carbon-neutral journey. We arrived by skiff to the muddy, fast-eroding riverbank of Peru’s San José de Paranapura, where family homes sit on stilts for flood protection. We’d come ashore to learn about medicinal rainforest flora from the village shaman. In a shelter, he lifted various plants into the air as our guide translated.
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An insider’s view of the country’s cultural capital. We were somewhere around 90 minutes into a Sufi Muslim ceremony on the edge of the medina when the ants began to take hold. Figuratively, thankfully. But for the Hamadcha brotherhood chanting and swaying in front of us, they seemed very real.
José Ignacio is gaucho country. If you’re visiting Uruguay from the Northern Hemisphere, you’ll notice the moon appears upside down. Instead of spotting a “man” on its face, you might see a rabbit. The stars look different too.
Overnights for book lovers, Bond nerds, royal obsessives, and more. In The Big Hotel Report, we’re checking in on the world of luxe retreats now.
We’re calling it: London is one of the world’s most exciting luxury-hotel cities right now. Recent arrivals include outposts from hospitality stalwarts such as The Peninsula and Mandarin Oriental, long-anticipated new build The Emory, and the historically rich Raffles London at The OWO, with more to come – 50-plus hotels have opened or will debut in 2024.
Out and about in France’s second-largest city. More than 2,600 years ago, Phocaean sailor Protis traversed the Mediterranean in search of land on which to build a new city. As legend has it, his arrival at Lacydon cove coincided with a party where a local Celto-Ligurian girl, Gyptis, was choosing her husband. She picked the handsome foreign explorer, and their nuptials laid the foundation for Massalia.
How Kentaro Suzuki supplies the city’s fine dining restaurants with fresh ingredients. The crates are full of fresh produce: everything from sprouts, leeks, and daikon to tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and okra. Kentaro Suzuki packs each one himself every week, sourcing the goods from regional farmers in Nantan, a rural agricultural community about an hour’s drive northwest of Kyoto.
Moab to Denver with a view.
In the weeks before I hopped on my flight to Salt Lake City, friends who heard I was joining a Rocky Mountaineer route often knew exactly what I was talking about when I mentioned my upcoming trip. “Oh, I’ve seen that train on Instagram,” they’d say. “The one with the huge windows!”  In Zagreb: Artisanal foods, house schnapps, and fresh roasts.
This story is part of our guide to traveling in Croatia, created with support from Zagreb, Istria, and Dubrovnik. On Saturday mornings, Croatians take to the streets of Zagreb. Macchiatos in hand, they find friends on café terraces and inside brimming coffeehouses, celebrating the weekend in see-and-be-seen style. The tradition, known as spica, calls for fashionable blazers and heels as locals sip and chat after finishing their shopping for the midday meal. Read More... 7/11/2024 How to Do Rome the Right Way
With private guides, turn a few short days in the Eternal City into the coolest trip ever.
Of all the perspectives to appreciate the Roman Forum’s magnificence, my favorite is from the nave inside the off-limits Church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. Though I was stunned when my tour guide and a church custodian opened a pair of 12-foot-tall, green wooden doors revealing the Forum’s overgrown ruins below, it’s the building’s complex history, fortitude despite centuries of change, and privacy from tourists that made the moment so unforgettable. I watched heads on the street turn to look our way – I don’t think those doors get much use.  The city’s allure reaches new heights.
The secret to why Dubai beckons visitors back for repeat visits lies in the charm beneath its flashy and headline-grabbing attractions, such as architect Shaun Killa’s Museum of the Future, a booming art scene, and innovative dining that reflects the diverse palates of the many expats from far-flung nations who now call it home. For Dubai’s creatives, all roads lead to Alserkal Avenue, a vibrant district etched out of the industrial Al Quoz area. Read More... |
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