The best holiday destinations and travel ideas!
San Francisco’s glitterati arrived wearing red on Thursday, May 23, to fete the grand opening of Virgin Hotels San Francisco, the latest from billionaire entertainment mogul and founder of Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson. The rollicking pa…via JustLuxe.com
Found at the base of the Rocky Mountains’ Tenmile Range, the Colorado town of Breckenridge (known as Breck to the locals) is not only famous for being home to one of the world’s best ski resorts, it is also home to year-round activitie…via JustLuxe.com
The sounds of the high desert awaken me – again. Cactus Wrens, Lesser Goldfinches, Mourning Doves, Hummingbirds, and far distant, the soft chime of Soleri Bells. I lived in Tucson for 26 years – much happened here: I received my…via JustLuxe.com
We’re not here to compare Healdsburg to Napa, as so many other publications are wont to do. While the counties of Napa and Sonoma collectively make up what is known as California’s wine country, the two regions are far from interchangeable….via JustLuxe.com
Few images evoke summer like the whitewashed houses, blue domed-churches and spectacular scenery of Santorini. One of the most beautiful islands in the Aegean, it offers incredible cultural touring, luxurious resorts and outstanding food and wine. A volcanic eruption around 1600 B.C. shaped Santorini’s unique topography of steep cliffs, black sand beaches and spectacular caldera, the crescent-shaped rim of a partially submerged volcanic crater. Today, whitewashed buildlings spill down terraces to the Aegean Sea while traditional villages and wineries dot the inland terrain. Our private Greece tours feature…
The south of France, a magnet for artists and writers during the postwar years of the 20th century, is an incredible destination for touring art collections, villas, and the former homes and studios of luminaries such as Cezanne, Van Gogh and Renoir. One unique private collection on the Cote d’Azur, however, belongs to the legendary La Colombe d’Or, a small, historic auberge (inn) and restaurant in the medieval village of Saint-Paul de Vence. La Colombe d’Or (“The Golden Dove”) is one of our favorite lunch destinations in the area, a must-…
Rwanda is the perfect destination for travelers interested in unique wildlife and beautiful scenery. Artisans of Leisure travel specialist Carly Walter recently returned from a trip to Rwanda, visiting its beautiful capital, Kigali, and its three national parks, where she enjoyed gorilla trekking, luxury lodges and more. Q: Why did you …
Enjoy this interview with Ashley Isaacs Ganz, founder & CEO of Artisans of Leisure, about her most recent visit to China with her family. Q.) What inspired this trip to China? The country is changing so quickly, and I wanted to revisit some of my favorite cities to focus on new hotel, …
The islands of the Maldives are a destination that attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world Many travel enthusiasts dream of someday flying to the Maldives, they are considered one of the most beautiful regions in the world. Turquoise blue water, green palms and white sandy beaches describe this paradise on earth just
You don’t know where to go this summer? Have you ever though about Ibiza? This paradise island which belongs to Spain is one of the most visited and famous islands and guarantees you beautiful beaches, turquoise waters, a world-famous party scene and a historical oldtown with many upscale shops and luxury restaurants. Ibiza has everything
Turquoise blue water, beautiful bays and adventurous rocky beaches, Croatia has become one of the most popular holiday destinations on the Mediterranean for many people, with its picturesque coastline, original coastal towns, fascinating landscapes, friendly locals and diverse cuisine. The Adriatic Sea offers the perfect conditions for swimming, snorkeling, windsurfing and sailing. There are over
The second smallest inhabited Balearic Island is famous for its Caribbean flair, it’s incredible beaches and turquoise water. Many holiday makers come here over the summer, most of them for a day trip from Ibiza. But why not stay on this beautiful island overnight? If you are looking for a place to recover from the
The Hotel Byblos has long been legendary, with a reputation for luring jet-setters and a-listers to its posh address in the village…via JustLuxe.com
For most, the image of Miami is of its glitzy South Beach night-life, the exotic Latin culture, or the toned and oiled bodies lazing about on beaches perfecting their tans. Greater Miami is so much more that and along Miami’s coastline, far…via JustLuxe.com
Huntington Beach California is a special location; the fine-sand beach a draw to the surfable waters beyond, a pier that is a perfect vantage point to watch the sun set into the Pacific and a vibe unlike much of Southern California. The mild weath…via JustLuxe.com
Docked in port like a regal royal, it is upon first sight that the multi masts of Sea Cloud II, an old-fashion-style sailing vessel, set it apart. Though greeted with a champagne welcome and a hardy handshake from each of the ship’s officers…via JustLuxe.com
I started thinking almost immediately about how I would write my Turkish Airlines business class review, but not because anything about my experience at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok was exceptional, or even remarkable. Well, except for what a high percentage of my fellow premium passengers were grandpa sex tourists of the most…
My experience in China Airlines business class did not start well—though to be fair, my day wasn’t going great as it was. After arriving to the airport on a Narita Express train that was nearly 30 minutes behind schedule, I managed to get through security at what I thought was the last…
“Korea is the poor man’s Japan,” a well-meaning friend of mine told me nonchalantly many years ago, as I waited to board a flight to Seoul. “Go In with this mindset and it won’t disappoint you the way it did to me.” Ironically, I ended up intensely disliking Korea intensely after my first trip there, which admittedly took me only to the capital. I felt the country lacked a singular cultural identity, to say nothing of how cold and closed-off the people seemed to be. The …
Amsterdam has been on my travel list for years. Mostly just out of curiosity. But I’ve always been enamored with the photos of the houseboats and canals. And Amsterdam certainly is the seat of a lot of history. Last year when it became obvious the Hungarian residency visa wasn’t going to pan out, …
If you type Scotland and beaches into something like Pinterest, you’ll most likely see the most amazing, pristine and bright white beaches. They look like something that wouldn’t look out of place in the Caribbean or on a tropical island. Despite spending the first 18 years of my life living in Scotland, I’d never set eyes on such a beautiful sight, so once I’d seen that they existed, I set about engineering…
This has been a rough year. It’s been dominated by health stuff which have been frustrating. We’ve also had a very big life lesson that was kind of surprising. Here’s looking at some of the highlights and challenges this year has given us and what we’re looking forward to in 2018. Health This stuff has been the most challenging part of the year really. After being on the road for 5-1/2 years, I came home to uncontrolled hypertension, hypothyroidism, and a new diagnosis of diabetes and sleep apnea. The thyroid has been the only part of this…
We’ve been home for just over a year. We’ve been living in the same apartment for just under that amount of time. Before this week we’ve taken a few short trips that were fairly nearby. I thought I noticed some interesting things during those trips, but our last journey to Vancouver, BC, for a few days to celebrate Chrismakah really showed us how much our style has changed. Lodging vs. Being Settled…
Categories: Best OfTravelingBody: Three years ago, Netflix expanded to 190 countries for the first time. Reed Hastings, their CEO, declared that the world was then witnessing the birth of a global TV network. What he failed to mention, however, is that Netflix would not be the same for everyone in the world. The inconsistencies began with the pricing of the service. Although users in countries like the U….
