The Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire offers visitors a slice of quintessentially British country living, with outdoor activities and a stately abode that brings aristocratic living to present-day lords of the manor. The English country gent is one of the great sartorial looks – traditional, refined and well-cut but with a workable, everyday, effortless appearance. Where…
You’ve probably seen the Maldives already, even if only in magazines and on websites. You may have actually visited. Felt pretty special, right? But there are lots of places in the Maldives that can give you roughly the same thing, while for those who can afford it, there is one place that’s a true exclusive-use…
This week sees some of the best ski hotels in Courchevel re-opening for the new winter season. If you’re planning on traveling to ski then Courchevel is the place to do it. Les 3 Vallees area is the largest ski area in the world, with enough runs catering to all abilities to ensure that even…
First of all, when you put on a black flight suit then you instantly feel pretty badass. You’re Clint Eastwood in Firefox, you’re (a taller) Tom Cruise in Top Gun, you look like a real fighter pilot – a profession that at no point will ever require you to say on a phone to an insistent PR,…
New York has always attracted wealth and been the home of some of the most expensive real estate on earth. But right now there’s a luxury property boom in Manhattan in the form of skyscrapers with the likes of 432 Park Avenue setting new standards. So why is this happening now, who’s buying and what…
Europe’s most westerly capital city often gets overshadowed by Madrid and Barcelona, the twin giants of its Spanish neighbour, but Lisbon is one of the best short-break cities in the continent. Cheaper, less crowded and with a food scene that is fast becoming home of some of the best value for money dining anywhere, the…
The idea of Las Vegas as Sin City, replete with visions of the ’60s Rat Pack and Mafia era, has been a hard one to shake. But in 2014 it’s nothing like the James Ellroy novels, and hasn’t been for some time now. Making good on P.T. Barnum’s axiom that “Every crowd has a silver…
The idea of the great British beach holiday has largely gone the way of the VHS recorder, as cheap flights meant easy trips to guaranteed sun in the south Med. But this collection of images of Blackpool from the early 1980s is worth seeing. If only as a reminder of the simple charms and very…
Tokyo has long been one of the most exciting cities on the planet, and while globalisation is smoothing off some of the rough edges and adding touches of familarity, there are still few places like the Japanese capital. You’ll still be blown away by the neon and buzz of Shinjuku and Shibuya, while those seeking…
It’s easy to get sucked in by the likes of London, Rome, Paris and so on, but the Scottish capital is one of the truly great European cities to visit — big enough to offer lots to do, but small enough to be walkable. You’re perpetually surrounded by history and fantastic architecture, but at the…
Matt Pomroy 