The Summer Carry-On
Packing well is an art of its own. This summer, make room for swimwear with personality, headphones that go the distance, a couple of beauty essentials for life in transit and smart accessories that bring order to even the most ambitious suitcase. Our summer travel edit has the essentials covered before you even reach the […]
What Lies Beneath
At first, I thought I’d imagined it. Not a full shape. Just something slightly off in the water. Then it moved. We were standing just off Aquarium Beach at Four Seasons Resort Seychelles Desroches Island, fins half on, the sea flat before the light started to drop. Nasreen Khan, the resort’s conservationist and marine biologist, […]
Route 66 Turns 100
Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2026, Route 66 shows no sign of losing its hold on the American imagination. Established in 1926 as one of the original roads in the United States Numbered Highway System, it became far more than a way of getting from one place to another. From Chicago to Santa Monica, its […]
Kenya: Swim with Dolphins and Turtles in Watamu
Our last stop is Watamu, a paradise of turquoise waters on the shores of the Indian Ocean. Our home for the next four days is Kusini House, a stunning, fully catered, three-story, Swahili-style clifftop villa overlooking the Indian Ocean and Mida Creek. A top-level veranda and a dedicated rooftop terrace – perfect for sundowners – offer panoramic […]
Kenya: Big-Cat Drama at Seringet Mara Camp
Another quick flight takes us to Seringet Mara Camp by Nigel Archer Safaris, on the border with Tanzania. The camp is positioned in a secluded, shady pocket of forest right at the confluence of the Mara and Talek Rivers, a prime seat for viewing wildlife. During the Great Migration, huge herds of wildebeest and zebras […]
Kenya: Walking Safari at Tumaren Camp, Laikipia
Next morning, we flew to Tumaren Camp, a luxury tented camp nestled in a private 12,000-hectare wildlife conservancy in the rugged, beautiful plains of Laikipia North. This region is focused on community-driven conservation and boasts the highest biodiversity of large mammals in the country, including northern species such as Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx […]
Kenya: Conservation Begins in Nairobi
Julia Pasarón starts her family adventure with Seas4Life among giraffes, orphaned elephants and the unexpected wilderness of Nairobi National Park. Safari holidays can deepen environmental awareness, support wellbeing and provide essential funding for conservation. For this family sea-and-land adventure through Kenya, we travelled with Seas4Life, founded by acclaimed Kenyan marine biologist and conservationist Julie Church, […]
Raffles Bali: Sustainable Luxury in Jimbaran Bay
Luxury resorts often promise privacy, personalised service and a sense of escape. At Raffles Bali, those promises are delivered with remarkable consistency, alongside a sustainability programme that feels genuinely embedded in the guest experience rather than simply appended to it. Set across 57 acres of tropical hillside overlooking Jimbaran Bay, Raffles Bali is an all-villa […]
The Chairman’s Train
The revelation that a gentleman of a certain age ‘collects trains’ conjures up images of a well-appointed study containing much loved scale models in polished glass cases but, when the man in question is Jeremy Hosking, Chairman of the Locomotive Services Group, the picture becomes more than a little different. A successful career in international […]
The Venice Biennale Through an Insider’s Eye
Each spring, the art world descends on the Venice Biennale, that ever-shifting barometer of global creativity staged across the canals, palazzi and former industrial spaces of Venice. Running from 9 May to 22 November 2026, its 61st edition remains one of the most important moments in the cultural calendar, drawing artists, collectors, curators and the […]
