Casa Arca is San Miguel de Allende’s most storied boutique hotel, a Michelin-recognised property housed in the iconic UNESCO-listed Casa Cohen, with handcrafted suites, a rooftop terrace, and a restaurant where Mexican and Mediterranean flavours merge.
There’s a particular confidence in naming a restaurant after the sea in a landlocked city, and then delivering on it. Casamarena brings both of Mexico’s coasts to one Polanco table.
Most perfume houses sell a mood. Xinú, the Mexican perfume house founded in Mexico City, sells a plant, then spends years working out how to bottle it.
Giancarlo Bolívar is a Colombian publicist, fashion photographer, and visual artist who has spent years building a genuine connection with Medellín, going far beyond the tourist trail and into the neighbourhoods, spaces, and stories that most visitors never find. This is his city, curated.
Santiago through the eyes of Valentina Feres: instinct, aesthetics, and an eye for the details other people miss. A city guide built on where she actually goes.
There are spas, and then there are experiences. Liquidrom Berlin, hidden away within the striking tent-like silhouette of Berlin’s Tempodrom, belongs firmly in the second category.
Grooming, particularly beard care, is a crucial aspect of the modern man’s lifestyle. Here is a curated list of the best beard products, putting the spotlight on our personal favourites.
The Seiko Astron line has always occupied an interesting position in Seiko’s catalogue. It’s not quite a dress watch, not quite a sports watch, and not trying to be either.
The Mido Multifort TV Big Date revives a softly rectangular TV case from the 1973 archive, a form that still reads differently on the wrist today. It arrives in rose gold PVD with a midnight blue gradient dial, applied indices, and a big date complication at twelve.
Barcelona beckons with open arms and promises a tapestry of unforgettable moments. Seize the day in the Catalan capital with this carefully-curated guide.
In an age of constant connectivity, mechanical watchmaking feels almost subversive. These watches make a deliberate choice about what time should feel like. They reject the frictionless, the algorithmic, the endlessly scrollable.
Some brands start with a mood board. Designers Remix started with a stockroom nobody knew what to do with, and two decades later, that instinct for turning leftovers into something worth wanting is still exactly what the label does best.
BAM Labs is Madrid’s most talked-about boutique fitness studio: a beautifully designed space in Alonso Martínez combining cycling, strength, and yoga classes under one roof, seven days a week.
In the cobblestone hills of Santa Teresa, Casa Geranio is one of Rio de Janeiro’s most quietly extraordinary places to stay: a five-suite boutique hotel where neoclassical architecture meets considered modern design, and the city skyline unfolds from a hilltop pool.
There’s a kind of backpack that only reveals itself over time: the strap that’s broken in, the zip that never snags. We rounded up five worth owning first: built for the commute, the flight, and the version of your life that doesn’t slow down.
The best carry-on is the one you stop noticing. From lightweight hard shells to a soft nylon cabin case, here are seven carry-ons worth taking through an airport, plus what to check before you buy.
Across the city’s most characterful neighbourhoods, from the sun-drenched streets of Chueca to the literary lanes of Barrio de las Letras, a new generation of makers, curators, and collectors is breathing fresh life into one of Spain’s oldest crafts.
Judging on factors including effectiveness, ingredients, SPF levels, and price range, we’ve curated the ultimate guide for choosing the best sunscreen this summer.
23 Hotel is Medellín’s most celebrated design boutique: a tropical architectural statement in El Poblado where garden balconies, Colombian craftsmanship, and rooftop city views combine for an unforgettable stay.
Lisbon’s best design hotels don’t renovate away the city’s character. They build on it. From a saturated-colour villa in Cascais to four distinct floors overlooking Rossio Square, here are five addresses proving old bones and new instincts go hand in hand.
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