Planes are efficient, yachts are flashy, and road trips are… well, they involve gas station snacks. Nothing beats the deliciously old-school glamour of a luxury train journey. Luxury train journeys aren’t about speed or efficiency (that’s what budget airlines are…
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Toronto’s dining scene has just had a glow-up of epic proportions, thanks to LSL, a restaurant so ambitious it makes other fine-dining spots look like they’re still in rehearsal. I’ve already been three times since it opened, which tells you…
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Built in 1958, Hotel das Cataratas is a pastel-pink Portuguese-colonial mansion which has played host to presidents, rock stars, and more than a few film crews who needed a suitably glamorous backdrop for jungle drama. Belmond took over in 2010,…
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Ah Rio…(de Janeiro)…but you knew that…not for nothing is it nicknamed Cidade Maravilhosa…the marvelous city. When Napoleon invaded Portugal, the reigning king packed up his court and moved it all here…making Rio the capital of one of Europe’s largest Kingdoms…they…
Some movies entertain. Some teach. And then there are travel movies—those magical cinematic journeys that make us question our life choices, Google flights we can’t afford, and seriously consider becoming goat farmers in Tuscany. These films show us that adventure…
If you’ve ever wanted to be surprised, delighted, occasionally confused, and gently fed by people who’ve clearly watched a lot of sci-fi cooking shows, then aKin in Toronto is calling your name—possibly in both Cantonese and molecular binary. Tucked away…
