You know those blues in a David Hockney swimming pool painting? Or, the hues of a Van Gogh sky? Perhaps that blue against white pattern on the Blue Willow plate in your…
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“From Doing to Being” Vedanta Master Class Series is a complimentary add-on to any 7-night program Award-winning destination spa and wellness retreat Ananda in the Himalayas brings back their series of programs centered on spiritual…
Center of Joy offers alternative therapies to address longevity and health The popularity of wellness travel continues to gain momentum worldwide and while some still seek more traditional yoga retreats and fitness…
Leading wellness retreat brings decades of expertise in Ayurvedic practices worldwide Globally acclaimed wellness retreat, Ananda in the Himalayas, introduces two immersive wellness experiences to other parts of the world this year. Ananda…
When I was a young girl, my brothers and I would delight in exploring the hotels in which my family vacationed. We’d check into our room, throw our small suitcases into the…
No matter how wide-brimmed our hats and shadow-seeking our intentions, most of us will have managed to get more sun this summer than anticipated. Cumulative over our lifetime, sun damage takes a…
A weekend well spent at Hotel Mousai in Puerto Vallarta, a vibrant designer hotel perched on the edge of a lush, emerald jungle.
Not yet checked in, you feel something shift. It’s the resort’s gift—what owner Lisa Harper calls “crossing over.” You’ve heard of forest bathing? That Japanese stress reliever known as shinrin yoku in…
Like dancing a choreographed pas de deux with you, your ideal designer matches and enhances the qualities of your body type, lifestyle and personality. As anybody who wears designer clothing will…
Nearly two thousand feet above shimmery Lake Lucerne at five star Bürgenstock Hotel & Alpine Spa, which crowns a cliff, I bide time in what most people call the most Instagram-worthy infinity…
El Mangroove, where luxury and nature bond “We’d been looking for a vacation home for years,” Anne shares with me as we wait for our lunch to arrive. “Then we decided to…
Disconnect to reconnect at Costa Rica’s Punta Islita The morning’s clouds opened, and the sun’s reflection cast vibrant rainbows throughout the Costa Rican sky. Perched atop a horse named Rabbit,…
And you thought wine was for sipping? As it turns out there’s another use for wine good enough to turn a few heads. It’s called Vinotherapy. Redefining happy hour, the practice doesn’t…
Found in some of Europe’s lesser touristed wine regions, these characteristic and inventive wine hotels, one in France and one in Italy, put you right in the middle of the vines. Owned…
Dive into the twin island resort where unparalleled luxury awaits both above and below the surface.
It’s the end of a hot day in Rome, and I’m sitting with tour guide extraordinaire Lauren Caramico of Davvero Rome in an al fresco cafe in Campo di Fiore. Sipping oversized…
Often overlooked—yet less than a three-hour drive from Athens—Porto Heli is home to striking sunsets over the Argolic Gulf, attracting the country’s movers and shakers, business titans and glitterati, who come to their…
Luxury travel for families in the “California of Europe” For those of us with children, luxury travel becomes a very different proposition than what it was when we were dependent-free. Finding a…
Decades ago, Ernest Hemingway quipped “When in Paris, the only reason to not stay at the Ritz is if you can’t afford it.” Legendarily, the writer also dreamed of the hotel at…
There’s a comfort in routine. That may be why so many skiers return again and again each year to their favorite ski resorts. At our preferred winter wonderlands, we know the fastest…