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Top Places to Ski this 2024

Few legal activities can count as a healthy addiction. Top of that list is chasing powder, whether you board or you ski. So, about this time of year, you’re ready to hit the slopes, at least once. The world is your oyster, but not all ski resorts are created equal, or created for every level of skier. There are those who learned to ski while they were learning to walk. Then there are those who married into families that ski.…

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New York City

Best Places to Eat at the Bar

Where you eat in a restaurant can completely transform your experience. When you grab a seat at the bar, the possibilities become endless. Especially in NYC, you never know who you’ll meet or where that conversation with a stranger will take you. These are the best places to eat at the bar in NYC. So, take a chance, whether solo or with your single friend, and pull up a seat. Gallaghers Steakhouse The Neighborhood: Theater District Gallaghers is where you…

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Style

Designer Ski Clothes

Whether you ski, board, or are solely around for the après, the fact is you gotta look good when you hit the ski towns. It’s one of the sports that requires gear, and you always seem to need an extra something. Finding designer ski clothes is a rabbit hole once you get into all the accouterments, but one that’s a whole lot of fun. Moncler When it comes to designer ski clothes, Moncler is in the Hall of Fame. Moncler…

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Travel Buzz

The Lana Opens in Dubai

It’s a little counter-intuitive that the Dorchester, known for the most classic luxury hotels in the world, didn’t have a foothold in the Middle East. That is, until now. The Hotel Eden and the Plaza Athenee have a new sister who is making her mark on Dubai. The Lana opens next month and will join the ranks of luxury hotels in the luxury capital of the world. The Dorchester Collection Let’s talk about the Lana’s familial roots. The Dorchester Collection…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

Top Lodges in New Zealand

We don’t know if you travel to New Zealand for the stunning scenery, the luxury hotels or to see Hobbit Land. So why choose, when you can have it all? All is exactly what you get in New Zealand, where sheep outnumber people. It’s a land of waterfalls, mountain ranges, vineyards, and the occasional golf course owned by a billionaire. With all the Americans who’ve been buying up land in New Zealand, it’s clearly the end game, or at least escape…

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Road Trip

Arethusa – A Perfect Road Trip

We know many of you are Manhattanites who only know the Hamptons outside the city. But there’s a worthy field trip to Arethusa, an old-fashioned dairy farm that may just inspire you to expand your horizons. After all, it’s a novelty to play city slicker for a day and ride a horse or milk a cow (just kidding). Play it safe and stick to lunch. Fashion Runs in the Family The owners of Arethusa farms are none other than George…

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New York City

The Updated Manhatta Review

If you live Uptown, there are times it feels like you need your passport to travel to the Financial District. But with Danny Meyer, you know that he’s going to show you a good time with solid cooking and cocktails. Or in the case of Manhatta, at least one of the best views in the city. This is the updated Manhatta restaurant review in NYC. Atmosphere I had not been to Manhatta restaurant since before the pandemic until my recent…

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Best Of The Best

Most Remote Hotels in the World

You really can travel to the ends of the earth but luckily there are luxury hotels to host you when you arrive. These destinations are like taking up close and personal with nature to the next level. From Namibia to Alaska, to Easter Island, which is over 1,234 miles from anywhere, when you come this far, the most remote hotels in the world make it worth your while. Fogo Island Location: Newfoundland, Canada At Fogo Island Inn, environmentalism is a…

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Travel Buzz

Soneva Secret Opens

When a place just opens and George-and-Amal and a slew of other celebrities have already been, it is indeed a sign. A sign that this remote atoll in the Maldives is the place to be this year. But as its name implies, they want it to be a secret. We’re not being cute here. Soneva Secret makes the trifecta as it joins its sister properties Jani and Fushi in the Maldives. Like siblings, Secret is related, but uniquely its own.…

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Celebrity Travel

The Kardashians Slept Here

We can’t tell you how many people have reached out asking where the Kardashians stayed in Mexico. So, as our PSA today, we’re sharing the details on the fat villa that was featured on their latest Hulu series. Because before the Kardashians slept here, it was already on our list of one of the best places to stay in Mexico. Greycape in Cabo San Lucas The Kardashians are known for starting trends and so is James Perse, the fashion designer…

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