August 5, 2024
TIME asked where people should travel and explore in 2024. My extraordinary destination picks? Natural Selection’s Guided Cycling Safari in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, and Boca de Agua, a new boutique property in Bacalar, Mexico designed by award winning Mexican architect Frida Escobedo. Read on…
Twelve years of studying French at school has prepared me for this moment, eavesdropping on locals in a beachfront cafe. As I gaze at the dazzling water lapping Martinique’s volcanic black sand, two dapper gents cradle their Sunday beers and wonder aloud about the sleek white vessel anchored offshore. It’s too small to be a cruise ship, and those usually dock at the capital, Fort de France. What’s it doing in sleepy Saint-Pierre and who is aboard? Well, I am, for a start, and here’s my cue to share what I know. Read on…
In Switzerland, public transportation is religion and I’m standing on holy ground, Zurich train station, reverently gazing at the schedule board. It’s 7am and the weather forecast for this summer day is glorious. I haven’t decided where to go and feel giddy at the possibilities.