Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and Veuve Clicquot: A bucket list trip

Veuve Clicquot has created three of the most decadent journeys you can imagine on Belmond Trains. Solaire Journeys (a name inspired by the signature sunburst yellow color of Veuve Clicquot labels) follow the sun on three continents, from East to West, accompanied by some of the world’s best champagne and gastronomy. Unique and rare champagnes are paired with food […]

Wine experts share their top cellaring picks for 2024

South Australia’s top winemakers share what makes for a cellar-worthy wine – and their top cellaring picks for 2024. Michael Fragos, chief winemaker for South Australian vineyard, Chapel Hill, has been crowned McLaren Vale’s Bushing Monarch thrice – he produced the best wine in show in 1997, 1999 and 2010. He’s won a few more […]

First look at the Pagani Utopia Roadster

Many of us desire the romantic sensibilities of an open car that can conjure flights of the imagination, particularly on a high-speed moonlight drive, top down, purebred sports car engine’s screams engulfing, wind tugging the scalp, an immersive experience that connects us to the distant past when sports cars were simple spyders, simple roadsters with […]

Wild wellness in a little-known Indonesian island

NIHI Sumba uses horses, a “spa safari” and pristine nature to help you feel better. Descending from our plane onto the sun-baked tarmac of Tambolaka Airport — a single-runway outpost in West Sumba, Indonesia — we knew we were far from the congested streets of Bali. The airport’s compact terminal was barely larger than a […]

Omega is omnipresent at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing and whether attending live or watching it from afar it’s almost impossible to not see the presence of Omega. The Swiss watch brand has been the “Official Timekeeper” for the Olympics since 1932 and the Paralympics since 1992—a prestigious and highly responsible job where hundreds of a […]

The 100 greatest places in the world, according to Time

What are the best places to visit in the world? Time magazine just revealed its annual World’s Greatest Places List, which highlights 100 amazing places around the globe—including hotels, cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums, parks and more. “Time’s list of the World’s Greatest Places is unique for several reasons,” senior editor Emma Barker told me in an interview. “First, Time is […]

A visionary architect reveals the most memorable hotel feature

Jean-Michel Gathy, the mastermind behind many Aman, Four Seasons and One&Only hotels, shares where he finds design inspiration. Some of the world’s most stunning hotels, like Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Amanyara in Turks and Caicos, Aman New York and Nizuc Resort & Spa in Cancun, came from the mind of Jean-Michel […]

Ranked: World’s most powerful passports 2024

Singapore now holds the standalone title of having the world’s most powerful passport, while Australia has jumped one spot into number five, allowing citizens visa-free access to 189 destinations, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. Despite the overall trend towards increased travel freedom, the gap between the world’s most and least powerful passports has […]