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On the Giza plateau with the pyramids behind

Travel Notes

Just back from: Egypt

Three nights on the Red Sea, three in Cairo, four on the Nile, and the case for knowing whether you are taking a vacation or truly travelling.

Parisian rooftops in spring light

Travel Notes

We were recently in Paris, and here's what you need to know

Spring in the City of Light is shaping up to be extraordinary this year: new rooftops, new tables, and two exhibitions worth the trip on their own.

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On the Giza plateau with the pyramids behind

Travel Notes

Just back from: Egypt

Three nights on the Red Sea, three in Cairo, four on the Nile, and the case for knowing whether you are taking a vacation or truly travelling.

8 min read

Parisian rooftops in spring light

Travel Notes

We were recently in Paris, and here's what you need to know

Spring in the City of Light is shaping up to be extraordinary this year: new rooftops, new tables, and two exhibitions worth the trip on their own.

6 min read

Relaxing on a daybed at Sabine Beach, Marbella

Travel Notes

Just back from: Marbella

Nearly twenty years of returns, a beach-club edit, oysters in the Old Town, and a destination that keeps reinventing itself without losing its soul.

9 min read

The Prestige Junior Suite at Fouquet's New York: a bed with sage and mauve pillows under a gold chandelier, a writing desk to one side and a sitting area beyond a glass partition

Stay

The room we'd ask for at Fouquet's New York

Beautifully appointed is not the same as worth the upgrade. In Tribeca, one category is.

3 min read

A safari camp at dawn

Experiences

Why Africa Keeps Calling Me Back

A first-timer's guide to safari — from where to go to what the experience really feels like.

6 min read

The Airelles Palladio Venezia complex on Giudecca Island, seen from the water at dusk

Travel Notes

A brand to watch: Airelles in Venice

Airelles Palladio Venezia is the French collection's first Italian house, and the timing is worth understanding.

2 min read

Four Sardinian women seated side by side in a village room, against a white wall with a shuttered wooden cabinet and a painted mural

Travel Notes

Our first Carte & Compass retreat in Sardinia

Community, longevity, and a different kind of retreat — in one of the world's Blue Zones.

3 min read

Caviar over a golden corn broth in a beaded glass bowl on a wooden tray at Skina

Eat + Drink

Skina, Marbella: the reservation to plan around

Two Michelin stars, a handful of tables in the old town, and a wine list worth building the trip around.

1 min read

The firepit terrace at Wildflower Farms, with lounge seating and views to the ridge

Travel Notes

A Hudson Valley Saturday at Wildflower Farms

A Napa-like escape, ninety minutes from the city — no plane ticket required.

1 min read

A golden sunset over a misty Montana valley beneath a vast sky

Travel Notes

Just back from: Big Sky, Montana

Three generations, one week, and a reminder that the best family trips leave room to slow down.

3 min read

Montage Big Sky in summer and an alpine cabin at One&Only Moonlight Basin beneath Lone Mountain

Stay

Where to stay in Big Sky: Montage vs. One&Only

Two standout full-service resorts, two very different travelers.

2 min read

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