Recently, it feels like everyone I know is heading to Barcelona. Of course, as a major global metropolis, it’s hardly an under-the-radar destination—but my suspicions were confirmed by the fact that tourism was up 24% in 2023 over the previous year. It makes sense. With its fascinating history, plentiful museums, world-class shopping, incredible food—plus a … Read more
It’s the kind of attention to detail—and instinct for preservation—that characterizes the property’s restoration at the hands of Massimo d’Amore and his partner, Diana Bianchi. (The d’Amore family’s ownership of the castle dates all the way back to its 17th-century splendor.) Nine individually decorated rooms are complemented by an orchard garden as well as a … Read more
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Speaking of Queen Victoria, if the name Braemar sounds familiar at all, it’s likely due to the area’s deep-seated royal connections. Just 10 minutes up the road you’ll find Balmoral Castle, the summer estate beloved by British royals from the Victorian era all the way up to the present day. (And if that weren’t enough … Read more
Premier Inn has created an in-room workout guide for those who want to keep fit when staying away from home. The guide includes detailed instructions and illustrations on how to make the most of the room around them – including bodyweight stretches using a suitcase – for any, and all, abilities. It follows research of … Read more
Is there a more thrilling way to start a holiday than by racing across the Indian Ocean on a speedboat? It seems unlikely. After I stepped out of the terminal at Malé Airport and onto the zippy inter-island runabout due to take me to SO/ Maldives, it wasn’t long before the malaise of long-haul travel … Read more
Before construction even began, the first priority was to hire a dedicated marine biologist and an environmental manager to get to grips with what, exactly, was already here. What they discovered astonished them. First, there’s everything on land: it’s a wildly popular nesting spot for turtles, as well as home to communities of multiple species … Read more
No less alluring is the intimate library bar, tucked away just off the third-floor lobby. Its cocooning elegance is offset by a ceiling fresco entitled Qui i ricci di mare sono stelle (which roughly translates to âHere sea urchins are starsâ) by artist Simon Buret. The fresco offers a surrealist take on the celestial, playing … Read more
“Aurobindo, I think they have got into some issues with one of their major plants now. I was just listening to them saying that it will be resolved in two-three months,” says Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com.Let us begin by talking some of these pharma names itself. If you track Aurobindo Pharma or Divi’s Lab closely, either … Read more
So, At Sloane, then, lovely in its low-keyness, situated quietly yet proudly in an 1888 townhouse on a residential street a brief totter from Sloane Square and the King’s Road, part of the 300-year-old Cadogan Estate, and very much a collaboration between it and the Hotel Costes people, who own the place. After a building … Read more
On Wednesday, Bella Hadid posted a photo slideshow on Instagram that began with her hugging a horse named Tito. She wore a distinctive Western-style cowboy hat, chaps, and her hair in braids—an outfit, the next video in the carousel showed, that was selected for her first cutting horse event held at Taylor Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch … Read more
