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EDITOR’S LETTER

TIMELESS LUXURY STEEPED IN HISTORY

CONTRIBUTORS • THIS MONTH WE ASKED OUR TRAVELLERS TO SHARE THEIR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE STAY

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A BIG YEAR IN TRAVEL • THE PLACES, PEOPLE AND TRENDS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2023

FINDERS KEEPERS • FORAGED PIECES AND AN ARTFUL APPROACH TO CURATION HAVE TRANSFORMED THIS MANOR HOUSE IN GERMANY’S MECKLENBURG REGION INTO A BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED RURAL STAY

FIRST LOOK WELL RED • BOLD CRIMSON FEATURES ABOUND AT A LOVINGLY DESIGNED AND STRIKINGLY DECORATED NEW BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN JAIPUR

NORTHERN BITES • THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS ARE EXPERIENCING A FINE-DINING BOOM. THESE SIX NEW RESTAURANTS OFFER FRESH, LOCAL FOOD WITH BREATHTAKING VIEWS.

ZANDILE NDHLOVU • SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST BLACK AFRICAN FREEDIVING INSTRUCTOR SHARES HER FAVOURITE OCEAN SPOTS ALONG CAPE TOWN’S SOUTHERN PENINSULA

STYLE FILE • FASHION-FORWARD NOTES FOR ALL SEASONS.

PARIS • IN THE CITY THAT INVENTED GOOD TASTE, LOCAL CREATIVES ARE UPDATING FRENCH CRAFT AND STYLE FOR A NEW GENERATION BY MIXING INFLUENCES FROM HOME AND ABROAD.

POSTCARD FROM TOKYO • FOR SANDRA CHOI, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT JIMMY CHOO, JAPAN’S CAPITAL IS A VIVID SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. HERE, SHE SHARES HER FAVOURITE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY

SHINING EXAMPLES • A TRANSPARENT APPROACH TO SOURCING IS HELPING FORWARD-THINKING WATCHMAKERS PUT ETHICAL GOLD IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Divine inspiration • TWO RINGS THAT HONOUR VENICE’S ICONIC BASILICA

HOT STUFF • SWATHES OF SEQUINS AND METALLIC SHADES WILL MAKE YOU SHIMMER AND GLITTER ON YOUR WINTER-SUN ESCAPE

COOL STUFF • HIT THE ALPS FULLY EQUIPPED WITH CLOTHES TO KEEP YOU TOASTY ON THE SLOPES AND ALL THE LATEST KIT

MORE FROM LESS • A WELL-PACKED TRAVEL BEAUTY KIT IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPANION FOR ANY HOLIDAY – THE TRICK LIES IN THE EDIT. FROM VERSATILE HAIRCARE TO VIBRANT MINI FRAGRANCES, ANITA BHAGWANDAS SHARES HER PRE-DEPARTURE CHEAT SHEET

THE YEAR OF THE CRUISE • WHY THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO HIT THE HIGH SEAS

THREE PONANT SAILINGS FOR A NATURAL HIGH • French cruise line Ponant has launched a cluster of back-to-nature itineraries. Here’s our pick of the best.

VOYAGE OF THE MIND • NOO SARO-WIWA FOLLOWS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DICKENS, TWAIN AND WILDE ON AN ENLIGHTENING SEA CROSSING ABOARD CUNARD’S QUEEN MARY 2

VIBRANT VESSELS • EVIDENCE OF A CRUISE INDUSTRY IN RUDE HEALTH, THESE SIX SOUL-STIRRING JOURNEYS BRING SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST STRIKING DESTINATIONS WITHIN REACH.

THE GOLD LIST 2023 • THE EDITORS’ ALL-TIME FAVOURITE HOTELS

THE LAND OF GIANTS • HEADING DEEP INTO THE CONGO RAINFOREST, STANLEY STEWART SEARCHES FOR CONNECTION WITH THE MAGNIFICENT BEASTS THAT CALL THE JUNGLE HOME.

FEEL THE HEAT • MIAMI LOCALS SHARE THEIR INSIDER TIPS ON THE BEST OF THIS EVER - E VOLVING CIT Y, S TARTING WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NOVELIST JENNINE CAPO CRUCET

TESTING THE WATERS • INSPIRED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER’S LOVE FOR BADEN-BADEN, WILLIAM COOK HEADS TO THE GERMAN SPA TOWN, AND TWO OTHERS LIKE IT, TO FEEL THE RESTORATIVE POWER OF THE THERMAL SPRINGS AND MAKE PEACE WITH BEING NAKED AMONG STRANGERS

ALL WELL AND GOOD • RECENT OPENINGS ARE ENHANCING THE UK SPA SCENE, WHILE ESTABLISHED LEADING LIGHTS REVEAL SURPRISING NEW TREATMENTS

LET YOURSELF GO • See the world with the most trusted voice in travel

MOTION PICTURES • A DUTCH PHOTOGRAPHER DUO SHARE THEIR FASCINATION WITH EUROPE’S...