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EDITOR’S LETTER

CONTRIBUTORS • THIS MONTH, WE ASKED OUR HAPPY WANDERERS TO NAME THEIR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE PLACE TO STAY

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WORD OF MOUTH • THE PEOPLE AND PLACES ON OUR RADAR FOR 2022.

THE TRENDS WE’RE TUNING IN TO

THE HOTELS WE’RE EYEING UP

THE DESTINATIONS WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT

THE PLACES OUR EDITORS WILL BE REVISITING

MYTH MAKER • WRITER PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR’S MANY ADVENTURES INCLUDED WALKING ACROSS EUROPE AT 18 AND BECOMING A RESISTANCE FIGHTER. NOW HIS RESTORED GREEK HOME, WHERE EVELYN WAUGH AND NANCY MITFORD ONCE STAYED, IS OPEN TO GUESTS – HIS BIOGRAPHER ARTEMIS COOPER RETURNS FOR A VISIT

FIRST LOOK • A SLICK ARRIVAL IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, THE MAYBOURNE RIVIERA, FROM THE OWNERS OF CLARIDGE’S, IS A CROSSOVER OF STARRY CHEFS AND HEADLINE NAMES IN HOTEL DESIGN

THE ROYAL TREATMENT • CENTURY-OLD PALAZZO FIUGGI IN THE HILLS NEAR ROME WAS ONCE A HANGOUT OF BOHO ARTISTS AND EUROPEAN PRINCES. NOW A TOOLED-UP MEDI-SPA, IT’S RETAINED ITS GLORIOUSLY GLAMOROUS EDGE

THE WEEKENDER • PARK HOTEL KENMARE, IRELAND

CHECKED IN • WE UNPACK OUR PICK OF THE COOLEST ACCESSORIES AT LONDON GRANDE DAME THE GORING

SHOP THE HOTEL • LOBBY BOUTIQUES HAVE BECOME STYLE DESTINATIONS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. ELLA ALEXANDER ZONES IN ON THE STORES CHAMPIONING LOCAL TALENT

POSTCARD FROM DUBAI • FRENCH-ALGERIAN FASHION DESIGNER FAIZA BOUGUESSA, ONE OF THE NAMES LEADING THE MIDDLE EAST’S CREATIVE REVOLUTION BY SUBVERTING STEREOTYPES, SHARES HER TIPS FOR THE HIGH-FLYING CITY STATE

ROCK STEADY • EPIC DESERT IMAGES CHIME WITH A TOUGH NEW WATCH. BY KIM PARKER

JUST ADD ICE • HOW COCKTAIL RINGS ARE BACK IN THE MIX. BY JESSICA DIAMOND

GLOW-GETTERS • THE LATEST HERO BEAUTY PRODUCTS TRIED AND TESTED BY CATHERINE ROBINSON

ON THE NOSE • AFRICA’S MARULA OIL IS THE NEXT SUPER-INGREDIENT

Life through a lens • The new Google Pixel 6 has a game-changing camera that makes it the perfect travel companion. We took it for a spin in and around some of our favourite Gold List hotels in New York, Paris and London to see these classic neighbourhoods in a whole new light

The Carlyle Upper East Side, New York City

Le Bristol 8th Arrondissement, Paris

The Connaught Mayfair, London

THE GOLD LIST 2022 • THE CLASSIC HOTELS WE ALWAYS RETURN TO

Bellow THE SURFACE • EGYPT HAS LONG REELED IN TRAVELLERS – TODAY IT IS AN EPIC DESTINATION WHERE ANCIENT AND MODERN COMBINE. REBECCA MISNER GETS THE INSIDE TRACK.

BLUE, BLUE ELECTRIC BLUE • ROCKY TINOS FLIES UNDER THE RADAR AMONG GREECE’S CYCLADIC BIG HITTERS. BUT ITS WILD, MARBLE-CARVED BEAUTY MAKES IT A QUIETLY ROMANTIC HIT

NEXT IN LINE • SUCCESS IN NEW YORK’S CHINATOWN HAS EBBED AND FLOWED OVER THE YEARS. LI FE-LONG VISITOR FRANCIS LAM MEETS THE YOUNG BUSINESS OWNERS CARVING OUT A BRIGHT FUTURE

BY THE BOOKS • OXFORD PUTS THE CLASSICS IN CLASSIC. YET RECENT ADDITIONS ARE MOVING THE STORY ON. ALEXANDER FISKE-HARRISON RETRACES HIS UNIVERSITY DAYS AND DISCOVERS EXCITING NEW HANGOUTS

WALKING ON SUNSHINE • Malta and its islands are the ultimate year round destination, with ancient wonders to explore and a welcoming, cosmopolitan buzz

HEAVEN ON EARTH • Recharge your mind and body with a luxurious stay at Kefalonia’s F Zeen Retreat

MOUNTAIN HIGHS • Winter is here — and with miles of breath taking slopes to enjoy, seasoned skiers, families and novices alike flock to Val...