Inside a new $1.2 billion hotel in London where Churchill won the war
houssem23 In a city that’s almost 2,000 years old, you can expect to see repurposed, recycled and repurposed buildings, and buzzy new hotels are at the forefront of them. Ned, in…
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This stylish new Catskills getaway is refreshingly affordable
The Catskills are buzzing with life and high-end hotels are being added to this upstate vacation home. It’s Chatwal Lodge, Auberge-operated Wildflower Farms, and the Hudson Valley outpost of Malibu’s…
What it’s like to stay at the newly renovated Palace Hotel in San Fran
Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the Palace Hotel in San Francisco—a major milestone for the iconic Beaux-Arts landmark, first opened in 1909 as the New Palace Hotel. Taking…
This special South African safari is for the cat ladies (and boys)
Dear Greta Gerwig: If you’re looking to cast Barbie in a Safari sequel soon, may I suggest South Africa’s Heather Wollon. Oh, excuse me, she’s currently busy fearlessly changing a…
This West African nation welcomes tourists and Hollywood investors
The most exciting place to visit in Africa is now an extraordinary nation better known for tragic headlines than tourist attraction: Welcome to a shiny new Sierra Leone. Now, free…
Moronic tourists are ruining travel – how not to be so on your next vacation
Webster added 630 words to its dictionary in 2023. We’d like to suggest one more: “touron”. Moronic tourists have become an unfortunate fact of life in the digital age –…