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Leaning into the microphone, Jed Levy puffed out his cheeks, blew hard on his sax and launched into a blistering solo that fixed every ear in the house front-of-stage, before rocking back and taking a quick bow.
When Nayef Francis mentions a twenty-year passion for design, our writer is taken aback, for the man hardly seems out of his twenties. He proves, in fact, to be an exceedingly well-preserved thirty-seven. Hardly ancient.
From Nicaragua's first luxury beach resort, where rainforest meets the Emerald Coast, to Singapore's highest green-rated hotel with its solar-powered sky gardens, here are five pioneering new openings redrawing the boundaries of luxury travel worldwide.
Our insider's guide to Gstaad steers you to the resort's most rewarding tables, from Charly's celebrated hot chocolate, worth braving the dated decor for, to the fondue that foodie friends swear is the finest in town.
They say time heals, and the Vietnamese port of Da Nang proves it. After decades manipulated by the French, Japanese and Americans, a unified Vietnam is burgeoning, and the central city now stands confidently on its own.
The traditional Swiss mountain resort of Gstaad is as renowned for its rich-and-famous residents as it is for its enduring and picturesque surroundings. Now, for the first time in over a century, there’s a new hotel in town. Let’s just say the bar has been raised. French speakers call i…
The dream kitchen too often collapses into noble disarray, beauty sacrificed to efficiency. Austrian designer Martin Steininger eschews wood and melamine entirely, crafting striking, sculptural kitchens that finally reconcile character, organisation and lasting practicality.
It was with trepidation and excitement that our writer wound along the roads by the Hyatt Capital Gate to the Rayana Spa. A trip to be pampered and thumped into relaxation is hardly his average experience.
As the plane dropped through the clouds, the Moroccan coast appeared. The deep blue sky and the orange-and-red Atlas Mountains made a majestic contrast to the grey central Europe our writer had left behind hours before.
A decade in the making and backed by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Azerbaijan, the Louvre's 125-million-dollar Islamic arts department brought the world's boldest architects together to honour a civilisation's enduring artistic treasures.
Founded in 1922 as a haven for archaeological discovery, Kabul's National Museum once held more than 100,000 objects spanning millennia. Housed in the Darulaman palace, it bears as many traces of recent conflict as ancient history.
At the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, the relentless sun shapes everything. Since 1976 the Riyadh Development Authority and architects AS&P have nurtured the Qasr al-Hokm district, honouring deep cultural, political and commercial tradition.