Berlin
We've all been on holidays we wish would never end, dreaming of tearing up the return plane ticket and staying put for another month or two. Usually reality gets in the way – you remember about work on Monday morning and that dreaded presentation,...
San Francisco
The money behind exclusive private members' club The Battery in San Francisco is Michael Birch, who sold social networking site Bebo to AOL for $850 million and then bought it back for $1 million just for kicks when it went belly up. He's also the...
Gstaad
Residents past and present make for an impressive roll call: Roger Moore, Liz Taylor, Bernie Ecclestone, Julie Andrews. Southwest Switzerland's Gstaad has affluence as a middle name. The central promenade is home to chalet-style high-end boutiques -...
Chicago
Although the States went to war to get rid of the Brits all those years ago it seems we're well and truly back in favour, and this year Chicago has welcomed London-born Soho House into the fold at what is the company's fifth American outlet....
Toronto
Ten years on from the launch of The Drake in downtown Toronto, hotelier Jeff Stober is taking things in a more rural direction with the Drake Devonshire in the historical town of Wellington, Southern Ontario. The country inn, bar and restaurant -...
Journal
Legend has it (for the Greeks like their legends) that the island of Santorini was born of a miracle. When Jason and his Argonauts stopped off on a nearby isle on their way home, one of their ranks named Euphemus had a sexy sex dream that he had...
New York
The building that is now The Paper Factory in Long Island City was, for 100 years, a paper factory (lower case) before Steven Wakenshaw of DHD Architects and interior designer and developer Gal Sela got to work transforming it into the cool, arty...
Gager
Germany isn't the first place that springs to mind when one thinks of beach holidays, but on the country's biggest island there's a coastal retreat that confounds any preconceived notions about scrummaging with the masses at dawn to secure a sun...
Bendigo
You know you're doing pretty well when they start naming buildings after you, and that honour has just been bestowed on Australian artist Mark Schaller with the opening of The Schaller Studio. The 128-room hotel, part of the Art Series Hotel Group,...
Somerset
Farmhouses like this one in the Somerset countryside often meet one of two ignominious ends. The first scenario is that they simply fall into disrepair and eventually become derelict ruins. The second is they are bought by Henrys and Jasmines who...
Stockholm
It was a fortunate group of girls that wandered from third period history to fourth period maths along the corridors of this Art Nouveau treasure in Stockholm, although it would be understandable if they didn't fully appreciated it at the time. Most...
Paris
Let's take a moment to remember Jim Morrison. The legendary lead singer of The Doors famously passed away in a Paris hotel bath in 1971 – yet another rock'n'roll hellraiser who died aged just 27 along with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones...
Stuff Crush
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
City Notes
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
Dispatches
In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
Dispatches
The Adventure of Traveling Alone Travelling alone has a unique charm. You get to move at your own pace. You pick destinations without debate. You decide what feels exciting. You feel freedom in a way that group travel rarely allows. Solo travel...
Dispatches
Pregnancy is an amazing and life-changing event in a woman’s life; however, it comes with some challenges that are quite different from what the woman has previously...
Dispatches
When it comes to vision correction, many people experience challenges as they age. One of the most common issues is presbyopia, a condition that makes it harder to see objects up close, such as reading a book or using a smartphone. As a result, many...
Dispatches
An engagement ring is one of the most personal pieces of jewellery you’ll ever own. It’s not just a symbol of love, it’s a statement of identity, taste, and individuality. Finding the right style isn’t about following fleeting trends, it’s...