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The Seychelles, the Maldives or Bodrum might satisfy most. But for paradise found, Anthea Rowan suggests Thanda, a getaway on the tiny private island of Shungi Mbili off Tanzania's east coast, where heavenliness lies in slowness.
Anyone who knows Dubai knows it stops for no one, not even a global economic crisis. From its choked arterial roads at rush hour to the official statistics, every measure confirms a relentlessly bustling city.
Kate Hazell checks into the second Four Seasons to open in Dubai, an Adam Tihany-designed hideaway tucked into the financial district, weighing its quiet splendour, Michael Mina dining and rooftop views against the city's super-sized hotels.
Forget the economy, the crowds and the beaches; surrender instead to the decadent simplicity of authentic Aegean fare. Near Athens' Kotzia Square, fish markets and spice vendors perfume the air with mastic and nostalgia.
Richard Mille’s Concours d’Elegance may be a newcomer but it has managed do the unthinkable and attain almost equal status with the legendary events of Villa d’Este and Pebble Beach. There it lay, casually on the table in front of me, a 139,000 USD RM 11-03 between a bottle of Evian and…
On the crown of the Aventine, Rome's most beautiful hill, lies a near-empty piazza designed by Piranesi, a man who loved a surprise. A single green door leads into the Priory of the Knights of Malta.
Far from an ordinary boutique, Milan's Palazzo Ralph Lauren is conceived as an ultra-exclusive luxury club, offering its members the full brand experience within the intimate setting of a private residence.
It is no accident that the Library, a Manhattan boutique hotel, sits a block from the New York Public Library, the grand century-old building that inspired it. Sales chief Adele Milne explains the connection.
Set near Notre-Dame in central Paris, the Institut du Monde Arabe ranks among Mitterrand's celebrated Grands Projets. A museum, library and more, this urban scheme remains a work of striking architectural character.
Susan Sontag's line that everything exists to end in a photograph came to mind at the first Dubai Photo Exhibition, where the Moroccan showcase paid moving tribute to the late photographer Leila Alaoui.
The sun blazed over Tokyo's airport, yet a freak blizzard had hit western Japan. Amid travel disruption almost unheard of in the country, our design writer pressed on towards snowbound Fukuoka and Kyushu.
Riding a hot, slow train towards Weligama along the southwestern coast, our writer trades air-conditioned comfort for the glue-thick heat of summer, rewarded by chilli-sprinkled pineapple and the unhurried life beyond the window.