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EDITOR’S LETTER

CONTRIBUTORS • THIS MONTH, WE ASKED OUR TRAVELLERS TO SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE SPRING BREAK

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World music • WITH OUTPOSTS IN EUROPE, INDIA AND SOUTH AMERICA, LOLLAPALOOZA HAS BECOME THE MOST GLOBALLY MINDED FESTIVAL BRAND AROUND

BREAK FROM TRADITION • WHY SOME OF EUROPE’S LESSER-KNOWN CITIES AND NEIGHBOURHOODS WILL BE WORTH A LOOK THIS SPRING

ATLANTIC DRIFT • FROM A WETLAND SCULPTURE PARK TO AN EMERGING CREATIVE COLONY, URUGUAY’S REMOTE GAUCHO COUNTRY IS BECOMING A HUB FOR LATIN AMERICA’S LEADING ARTISTS

ARTHOUSE LEANINGS • A PORTFOLIO OF RENTALS GIVES TRAVELLERS AN INTIMATE NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE SOUTH AFRICA’S CREATIVE COMMUNITY

PRIDE OF PLACE • Art House Collection founder Elana Brundyn shares four African art destinations that shine a light on the continent’s talent

LIVE AND UNPLUGGED • AN ISLAND RESIDENCE DEEP IN THE FINNISH ARCHIPELAGO IS THE IDYLLIC SETTING FOR A REMOTE AND RESTORATIVE OFF-GRID ESCAPE

FORZA MILANO • A NEW OUTPOST OF LEONARDO FERRAGAMO’S PORTRAIT HOTEL BRAND REIMAGINES ONE OF MILAN’S HISTORIC BUILDINGS, WRITES STEPHANIE RAFANELLI

ROOMS WITH A VIEW • A THRILLING NEW WAVE OF MANHATTAN HOTELS IS LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WHILE NODDING TO A STORIED PAST.

THE WEEKENDER • THE TERRACE ROOMS & WINE, VENTNOR

BREAKING BREAD • ISRAELI CHEF ODED OREN SHARES HIS FAVOURITE FOODIE HAUNTS IN BUZZY, CONFIDENT TEL AVIV.

BATHING BEAUTIES • FOR ICELANDERS, IDLING IN STEAMY WATER IS INTRINSIC TO THEIR CULTURE. TOBY SKINNER SUBMERGES WITH THEM AT SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST SPECTACULAR OUTDOOR POOLS

THE NEW ICELANDIC BATHS

SARA AIKO • THE KYOTO-BASED TRAVEL CURATOR INTRODUCES HER FAVOURITE SPOTS IN JAPAN’S CULTURE-RICH FORMER CAPITAL

STYLE FILE • FASHION-FORWARD NOTES FOR ALL SEASONS.

CAPE TOWN • THE SOUTH AFRICAN CITY MAY BE KNOWN FOR SHINY SHOPPING MALLS, BUT HIDDEN AMONG THEM ARE QUIRKY HOME-GROWN FINDS, FROM BUZZING STREET MARKETS TO COOL ARTISTS’ STUDIOS.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD • THE SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTIONS DELIVERED BAGS OF STYLE TAILORED TO EVERY TRIP

POSTCARD FROM COLOMBO • SRI LANKAN FASHION DESIGNER AMESH WIJESEKERA SHARES THE BEST PLACES FOR HOPPERS, THE MOST STRIKING ARCHITECTURE AND WHERE TO VISIT FOR LOCAL FINDS

HIGH TIME • PERFORMANCE WATCHES FOR HITTING THE SLOPES

ALL TIED UP • KNOTTY PIECES INSPIRED BY MARITIME TEXTURES AND SHAPES

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

TONIC WATER • NORDIC AQUA THERAPIES ARE THE INSPIRATION FOR A NEW TREND IN SKIN NOURISHMENT

STYLE FILE

THE NEW ENGLISH COUNTRY CLUB • MEMBERS-ONLY ENCLAVES WITH A FOCUS ON WELLNESS ARE CROPPING UP IN RURAL IDYLLS

The life aquatic • Enconters with the teeming waters and welcoming people of Fiji.

THE ISLAND KNOW-HOW

BOOM TOWN HIGHS • RICH IN ART, FOOD AND CULTURE BUT TOO OFTEN OVERLOOKED, MADRID HAS EMERGED FROM THE PANDEMIC WITH THRIVING HOTEL, EATING AND DRINKING SCENES – AND NEW BARRIOS ON THE RISE

RITES OF PASSAGE • THE RESTORATION OF THE TRANS-BHUTAN TRAIL HAS REVIVED AN ANCIENT JOURNEY THAT PLAYS OUT ACROSS DENSELY FORESTED MOUNTAINS, WELCOMING VILLAGES AND THE MYRIAD MYTHS THAT BRING THESE VIBRANT LANDSCAPES TO LIFE

THE BHUTAN LODGE LOWDOWN

¡QUE RICO! • ON AN EPIC RESTAURANT CRAWL THAT TAKES IN STREET FOOD, FINE DINING AND LOTS OF MEZCAL, GARY SHTEYNGART DISCOVERS WHY MEXICO CITY’S...