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EDITOR’S LETTER
CONTRIBUTORS • FOR THIS ISSUE, WE ASKED OUR HAPPY TRAVELLERS ABOUT THEIR FAVOURITE HOTEL
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A CHANGING LENS • WITH TWO MAJOR SHOWS AND A NEW ARCHIVE, WEST AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHY IS ON THE UP
MORE WEST AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHERS TO WATCH
NORSE CODE • THE WOMEN-LED NORWEGIAN TRAVEL COMPANIES PUTTING VALUES ON A PAR WITH ADVENTURE
NEW MATERIAL • AN UPCOMING LONDON EXHIBITION SHOWS THAT THE SARI IS STILL RIPE FOR CONTEMPORARY EVOLUTION
WHAT’S TOUCHING DOWN AND WHAT’S PACKING UP
FIRST LOOK GILDING THE LILY • A SNEAK PREVIEW OF PALAZZO VILON, A NEW THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENT OF EXQUISITE OPULENCE INSIDE ROME’S PALAZZO BORGHESE
HOLY ROMAN HOTEL EMPIRE • TOP MARQUES ARE IMBUING THE ITALIAN CAPITAL WITH UPMARKET CACHET
PATINA OF THE PAST • THE CAPELLA GROUP’S SYDNEY OPENING, ITS DEBUT DOWN UNDER, HINTS AT A DEPARTURE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CITY HOTEL, FINDS BRENDAN SHANAHAN
THE WEEKENDER THE SUFFOLK, ALDEBURGH
SHIRO MUCHIRI • THE DESIGNER AND GALLERY OWNER HIGHLIGHTS THE INCREDIBLE WILDLIFE, ORGANIC FOOD AND MARKET TREASURES OF KENYA’S CAPITAL
SOUL OF THE IONIAN • NORTHERN ZAKYNTHOS OFFERS QUIET HILLS AND GOLDEN BAYS THAT ARE AS WELCOMING AS THE ECCENTRIC TAVERNA MAITRE D’S
ISLAND FRESH • WHY MALTA’S UNSUNG FOOD CULTURE IS DUE FOR REAPPRAISAL
BEAN COUNTING • SOMETHING’S BREWING IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, AS A GRASS-ROOTS MOVEMENT HARNESSES THE POWER OF COFFEE TO HELP SOCIETY
INTO THE SILENCE • LYDIA GARD ON HER MEDITATIVE LOVE AFFAIR WITH FREEDIVING
STYLE FILE • FASHION-FORWARD NOTES FOR ALL SEASONS. EDITED BY FLORRIE THOMAS
CATANIA • A CREATIVE SPIRIT THREADS THROUGH THIS BOHEMIAN SICILIAN CITY, WITH ITS OLD-SCHOOL BOOKSHOP, OPULENT PERFUMERY AND FAMILY OF BASKET WEAVERS, FINDS ELLA ALEXANDER
HOT LINES • ESSENTIAL OUTFITS AND ACCESSORIES FOR SCORCHING SUMMER LOOKS
DIOR X CHANAKYA SCHOOL OF CRAFT • THE FRENCH HOUSE’S PIONEERING CREATIVE DIRECTOR, MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI, ON HER PASSION FOR INDIAN CRAFTS AND THE INSPIRING MUMBAI WOMEN’S PROJECT THAT INFORMS HER LATEST COLLECTION
IN THE PINK • A ROSY OUTLOOK FOR SUMMER TIMEKEEPING
BLUE-SKY THINKING • PLAYFUL PIECES THAT CAPTURE THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
CULTURE CLUB • PROBIOTICS ARE CREDITED WITH AIDING DIGESTION AND WARDING OFF ILLNESS, BUT FIONA EMBLETON QUESTIONS THE ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH
THE HOT LIST 2023 • OUR PICK OF THE BEST NEW HOTELS IN THE WORLD
HEART AND SOLE • CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN’S ECLECTIC DEBUT HOTEL, VERMELHO, BRINGS BUZZ TO TINY MELIDES
THE PRODUCERS • ULYSSES IN BALTIMORE IS THE LATEST CINEMATIC OFFERING FROM FRESH-THINKING HOTEL BRAND ASH
THE QUIET SISTER • WITH A WILD NATURE ECHOED IN ITS ELEMENTAL ART, THE HUSHED BALEARIC HIDEOUT OF MENORCA IS HAVING A MOMENT IN THE SUN
PLANETE MARS • EXPLORING THE UNTAMED LABYRINTH OF MARSEILLE, THE DUSTY-ROUGE MEDITERRANEAN PORT CITY WHIPPED BY THE MISTRAL
PAST PERFECT • On an epic, sun-baked road trip across the Peloponnese, Antonia Quirke feels a powerful connection to the Greek gods, heroes and myths that swirl around its rugged shores
METHOD MAN • THE RAPPER, PRODUCER AND ACTOR ON BEING BREATHLESS IN BOGOTA, AWED BY THE ALPS AND BEMUSED AT AN ADULTS-ONLY RESORT IN JAMAICA
SHIFTING SANDS • WITH THE REINVENTION OF THE ENGLISH SEASIDE GATHERING PACE, OUR WRITERS PICK THE HOTTEST SPOTS TO PUT DOWN A TOWEL THIS...