Madeira is a hiking paradise of wild flowers, dramatic cliffs and misty ancient forests. Here are the five most beautiful trails on the island, picked from experience.
The "300 Sami words for snow" claim is mostly myth. The real vocabulary is survival knowledge, shaping my November Arctic Eunoia retreat in Norway: whales, husky sledding, Sami skill.
Mallorca has had decades for hotels to perfect their craft, which makes picking one harder, not easier. I sifted through the whole island so you do not have to.
Kyoto's Park Hyatt gave me the Pagoda House suite, halal dining, and a dawn view of Yasaka Pagoda. Nothing was one detail alone, it was all of it orchestrated together.
Airbnb has its place, just not in private luxury travel. Quality is not something I can vet or control, and ease is the entire point of what I actually do for you.
A watermelon, a vendor uninterested in my darija, and forty five seconds that told me more than anything else that day. The market sends you somewhere true.
Meet Liberty Barrons, our new Senior Luxury Travel Curator. Solo backpacked Colombia to Antarctica, sent clients to frozen Swedish Lapland, opinions included.
