Travel Blogs

Machu Picchu is one of the most visited archaeological sites in the world, which makes it sound like the kind of place you queue for. It doesn’t have to be. With the right itinerary and the right properties, the Belmond...

Solo travel as a gay man has never been easier, or more rewarding. The world has opened up considerably, and the destinations that welcome LGBTQ+ travelers are no longer limited to a handful of European cities. From the queer cultural...

Trans luxury travel is in a stronger place than it’s ever been. More countries with full legal protections, more hotels with trained staff and informed reservations teams, more destinations where the welcome is built in. The trips our trans clients...

The Amazon and the Pantanal are usually mentioned in the same breath, but the experiences are not really comparable. One is the largest tropical forest on earth, famous, and famously hard to see anything in. The other is the largest...

Once you’ve seen Rio and Iguazu Falls, Brazil opens up in a different way. The scale of the country starts to feel like an advantage rather than a challenge, with entire regions that reward a slower, more deliberate kind of...

Brazil is the fifth-largest country in the world, half the South American continent, and home to some of the most distinct regional cultures on earth. A first trip can feel overwhelming for that reason. Six different headline destinations would all...

Greece has an islands problem, and it’s a good one. There are more than 200 inhabited ones to choose from, spread across two very different archipelagos, each with its own character, landscape, and pace. If you’re trying to decide between...

Brazil is not a destination you can do casually. It is the fifth-largest country in the world, roughly the size of the continental United States, and it contains more variety per square kilometer than almost anywhere on earth. The question...

Lake Como has been drawing honeymooners, artists, and travelers in search of beauty and stillness for the better part of two centuries, and the appeal has not diminished. The lake is surrounded by mountains, lined with Belle Epoque villas and...

There is a version of Italy that you only see from a train window. The terracotta rooftops of hill towns that no road quite reaches. The Apennines rising and falling between Florence and Rome. The lagoon opening up around you...

No other country in Europe offers what Italy does in a single trip. The art and architecture alone span three thousand years, from Greek temples in Sicily to Renaissance masterpieces in Florence to Baroque palaces in Rome, and the cuisine...

Venice has been attracting artists, writers, exiles, and travelers who didn’t quite fit the world they came from for the better part of a millennium. The city has always understood that beauty and unconventionality tend to travel together, and that...