Destinations

A guide to Baden-Baden, the European luxury spa town that has never stopped being one. Friedrichsbad, the Casino, Brenners, and three nights well spent.

Two Black Forests: the touristy southern strip and the high-elevation northern Baiersbronn region with two of Germany three-Michelin-star kitchens a single valley apart. The luxury trip is the second one.

The smell hits you before the lights do. Cinnamon and clove and warm orange peel; the resinous bite of fir

The luxury Turquoise Coast is a gulet-charter culture first and a beach-resort culture second. The honest hierarchy: gulet > villa > resort, with Bodrum, Kalkan, and the Lycian ruins covered in detail.

A 10-night classical-circuit guide to Turkey: the Cappadocia balloon morning, Ephesus, Pamukkale and the Kaleici old town in Antalya. Cave-hotel picks, day-by-day routing, plus the eastern Anatolia trip you should save for next time.

A luxury Istanbul guide for first-timers and repeaters: which side of the Bosphorus to stay on, the six hotels worth booking (Four Seasons, Çırağan Palace, Pera Palace, Six Senses, Peninsula), Hagia Sophia under the new ticket regime, where to eat, and 3-night and 5-night itineraries.

What the Sustainable Development Fee actually buys, which of the four luxury operators (Aman, Six Senses, COMO, Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary) fits your trip, and the calls on Tiger Nest, Punakha and Gangtey the brochures wont make.

Geneva is a great two-day city and a poor week-long one. The lake is mountains-framed and the mountains are real

The picture most people carry into Morocco is consistent. Pink walls, mint tea, a camel silhouette against a Saharan dune.

A frank, current travel guide to Lebanon for readers who already know the news. What is open, what is not, where to stay, who to actually book through, and how to plan a luxury Lebanon trip in 2026.