Enter the coolcation, the holiday that heads north instead of south and comes back with far better photographs. The problem, naturally, is that “somewhere cooler” covers roughly half a continent.
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FeaturedPlaces to Stay
Where the Ionian Sky Meets Clubby Ease: A Stay at Peligoni Club, Zakynthos
by Jamie ModraPeligoni is a clubby, design-conscious retreat for those who want their island escape to be equal parts barefoot sophistication and sociable theatre.
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Destinations
Best Family Hotels in Lanzarote, for Little Explorers and Big-Hearted Adults
by Jamie ModraThese are the Lanzarote stays where sunlight meets good bones, where children are welcomed without compromising taste, and where time stretches luxuriously between playground and pool.
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Places to Stay
The Best Nature Getaways In The UK Right Now, For When You Really Need To Switch Off
by Jamie ModraThe nature getaway has had something of a resurgence, and not the roughing-it kind. The best ones right now offer proper wildness alongside genuinely good food, thoughtful design, and the …
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Food and Drinks
Where to Eat in Marbella Right Now: From a Two-Michelin-Star Room of Eight People to €3 Tapas at a Bar Locals Have Been Going to for Years
by Jamie ModraThe Costa del Sol has a reputation problem. Most visitors end up at overpriced terraces with mediocre food and an excellent view. Here is how to avoid that entirely.
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You either know about Marrakech’s riad scene or you’re still booking a chain hotel on the GuĂ©liz ring road. Here is everything you need to fix that.
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From Belgravia basements to Dubai skyscrapers, these are the fitness spaces that make us genuinely want to work out. We are going to be honest with you: the era of …
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Places to Stay
Louis Vuitton Has Opened a Hotel in Mayfair and You Have Two Months to Get There
by Jamie ModraThe iconic French fashion house has taken over a Berkeley Square townhouse to celebrate 130 years of its monogram, and the result is exactly as good as you’d expect.
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Destinations
The World’s Most Overlooked Luxury Train Journey Just Launched; and the Waiting List Is Already Long
by Jamie ModraThe Golden Eagle Silk Road Express crosses five countries, 3,862 kilometres, and six centuries of history. It is the most ambitious luxury rail departure of 2026.
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Destinations
The Venice Biennale 2026: The Hotels, the Art and the Reasons to Go Right Now
by Jamie ModraThis is the summer Venice has been building toward. Five-euro day-tripper fees, two new palace hotels, and an Art Biennale carrying its late curator’s poetic vision. Don’t miss it. There …