OUR VOYAGES

We wander the world in search of beauty, meaning, and the things worth noticing

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Tulum, a Walled Maya Port Above the Caribbean Sea

Perched dramatically on cliffs overlooking the Caribbean, Tulum is the site of an ancient walled Maya city on the eastern edge of the Yucatán Peninsula. Some scholars believe it was originally called Zamá — the City of Dawn —

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L'Eggs Barcelona

A few blocks uphill from Casa Milà, at the top of Passeig de Gràcia, L’EGGS is the more relaxed sibling in the universe of chef Paco Pérez, best known for

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Chic By Accident Mexico City

Chic By Accident is one of those places that resist simple labels. Part gallery, part workshop, part studio, it’s a realm shaped by contrasts

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Hotel Agua Barú — A Private World Above the Caribbean

Stepping into Suite No. 1 at Hotel Agua Barú feels like crossing into a different register of time. The outside world falls away. Space expands.

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The Artists’ Café by the Opera – Művész Kávéház

Just a block from the Hungarian State Opera, and pointedly in the opposite direction from Callas, Művész Kávéház or The Artists’ Café radiates the unhurried atmosphere of

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Adolf Loos American Bar

Minuscule yet monumental, intimate but somehow expansive, Loos American Bar is a masterclass in architectural illusion. On paper, the room appears

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Bath, City of Romans, Georgians, and Golden Stone

Its story begins in the first century AD, when the Romans founded Aquae Sulis around its natural hot springs. It became renowned for its healing springs, and from that legacy, the city took its

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Lacock Village, Wiltshire’s Timeless Gem

Lacock, a timeless Wiltshire village gifted to the National Trust, blends medieval charm with 18th-century stone cottages, a storied abbey, and the legacy of ph

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An Aria with Espresso at Callas Café

With a name like Callas, it could hardly be located elsewhere; the café sits beside the Hungarian State Opera, standing confidently on Andrássy út with a sense of theatrical certainty.

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Tapas Molecular Bar in Tokyo

Tapas Molecular Bar Restaurant: While highly touted, we found Tokyo's Tapas Molecular Bar to be more akin to Vegas entertainment than a Michelin-starred

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Párisi Udvar – Budapest’s Cinematic Passage of Time

The Párisi Udvar occupies a quiet yet powerful corner of central Budapest, a place where architecture carries memory as much as ornament. Its story begins in 1817, when

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Coqui Coqui Tulum a True Barefoot Luxury Icon

Along the narrow Boca Paila beach road south of Tulum, Coqui Coqui was one of the original hotels that defined the area long before the name became widely recognised in design and travel circles.

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The Caravan Boutique – Small Objects, Big Temptation

The Caravan Boutique is a masterclass in flea-market chic in the heart of Spitalfields Market, London. Curated by interior stylist and author Emily Chalmers, the shop celebrates

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Café Sperl, our favourite Kaffeehaus in Vienna

Located in Vienna’s 6th District, Café Sperl has quietly been serving since 1880. No reinvention, only continuity. From the moment you walk in, it feels like slipping into a different tempo.

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New York Cafe in Budapest

This remarkable building, commissioned in 1894 by the New York Insurance Company, the New York Palace, was designed by Alajos Hauszmann, Flóris Korb, and Kálmán Giergl