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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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