There are luxury trains... and then there is the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The original Orient Express began running in 1883, but today’s Venice Simplon-Orient-Express was launched in 1982 after American entrepreneur James Sherwood tracked down and painstakingly restored historic carriages from…
Ah Milan… or Milano da bere… “Milan to drink.” The phrase came from a gloriously 1980s Ramazzotti advertising campaign and became shorthand for fashionable, prosperous, pleasure-loving Milan. Beautiful clothes, fast cars and cocktails before dinner. Not a terrible philosophy for…
London does autumn rather well. The tourists thin out, the coats come back, and suddenly the museums start rolling out exhibitions designed to make us abandon any sensible plans for the afternoon. This year is particularly good. From a 1,000-year-old…
If luxury hotels had final exams, Forbes Travel Guide would be the impeccably dressed inspector quietly taking notes in the corner while everyone else nervously polishes the silverware one more time. For more than six decades, Forbes Travel Guide has…
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Traveling solo is one of the most liberating things you can do. No compromises, no debates over “just one more museum,” no waiting while someone repacks their suitcase for the third time. Just you, your curiosity, and the delicious freedom…
Monaco is roughly two square kilometres, which means you can walk across the country faster than it takes to lose €50 at the casino. But despite its toy-sized geography, the principality packs eight centuries of architectural ambition into a very…
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