16th April 2026

The Tiny Brazilian Beachside Haven: Kite Brazil, Prea

"...we hopped up on the back of a dune buggy (Hacky at the wheel) for a five-minute ride down the beach... to join our pousada-mates for an evening of caipirinhas, pasta, grilled fish and conversation as the stars came out above."

7x7 Bay Area • 4th February 2025

Kona Village Resort | 7x7

Along the stark Kona Coast, where lava rock dominates the landscape, a reimagined Kona Village offers a quieter kind of Hawaiian escape—one rooted in tradition, natural beauty, and understated indulgence.

Huckberry Journal • 26th January 2022

Trails and Ales: Redding, California | Huckberry

"Whether your happy place is a lake, river, mountain or waterfall, this area has you covered. And the ever-growing beer scene runs the gamut from a nanobrewery that imports ingredients from Europe to an establishment whose products are distributed from Sonoma County to the Oregon border."

1st October 2018

Ireland by Luxury Rail

Aboard Belmond’s Grand Hibernian, a four-night rail journey through Ireland unfolds as a rolling feast—peat-smoked salmon, Jameson tastings, bodhrán lessons, and castles drifting past the window between rounds of Champagne on Lough Leane.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Caviar Affiar magazine • 1st June 2021

Auberge Mauna Lani

"Activities are at the core of Auberge Resorts’ culture. During a sunrise outrigger canoe paddle, a native guide blows a conch shell and chants to invoke one’s ancestors. The sports program is overseen by pro surfer Bullet Obra..."

Gentry Destinations magazine • 1st June 2017

Chablé Resort and Spa, Yucatán | Gentry Destinations magazine

"The 19th-century sisal boom ended with the invention of new methods for manufacturing rope. But the riches of the place remain in its ground waters that nurture the sisal plants, as well as its layers of history on the resort property, an 18th-century hacienda that has recently undergone a makeover as a destination spa resort..."

Gentry Destinations magazine • 1st December 2018

The Ranch at Rock Creek | Gentry Destinations

"One afternoon I hiked the archery course with my guide, shooting at life-size 3D replicas of a wolf, badger, and mountain lion. It’s hard not to feel like an action hero when standing atop a rock boulder, flexing a compound bow while taking aim at an antelope through a scrim of juniper."

Cigar Aficionado • 26th March 2014

Amanyara, Turks and Caicos Islands | Cigar Aficionado

At Amanyara, where teak pavilions meet white sand and the service borders on telepathic, a look inside the understated luxury--and cigar stash--that set this Turks and Caicos retreat apart.

1st May 2015

Belmond Royal Scotsman by Fredric Hamber

Gentry Magazine • 1st July 2012

Amazon River aboard Aqua Expeditions

"A highlight of our Amazon journey was a goofy hour spent baiting hooks with small chunks of beef and learning the key trick: you need to jostle the water's surface as you drop your bait. Unlike most species of fish that are repelled by motion, piranhas are attracted to it..."

CigarAficionado.com • 29th January 2015

Hotel du Vin, Glasgow | Cigar Aficionado

"It's easy to imagine someone going to Hotel du Vin & Bistro One Devonshire Gardens for a drink and deciding to stay for dinner, or going for dinner and deciding to stay the night, the way one might do at the home of a convivial old friend with rooms to spare..."

Gentry Magazine • 1st January 2016

Le Toiny, St. Barth | Gentry magazine

"The horizon of pool, sea and sky that dominates the view from this privileged hillside spot was an inspiration for British designer..."

Huckberry Journal • 27th February 2015

A Memento from Brazil's Sunset Coast | Huckberry

"It is only accessible via dune buggy or 4WD. Unlike some hard-to-get-to places that seem somehow foreboding, this one seemed both remote and inviting: a beach party town surrounded by huge dunes..."

Gentry Destinations magazine • 1st October 2016

Taylor River Lodge | Gentry Destinations magazine

"It is easy to imagine you’re at your grandfather’s summer cabin in the woods, if your grandfather’s taste ran to Fili D’oro bedlinens, heated towel racks, and Jack Black Skincare goodies in the bathroom..."

Gentry Destinations • 1st August 2016

Ted Turner's Vermejo Park Ranch | Gentry Destinations magazine

"For much of its history Vermejo Park Ranch was beloved by partiers from Hollywood and Southern California. Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler was an officer of the Vermejo Club, a hunting and fishing organization that owned the property in the late 1920s. In the 1970s John Wayne put in a bid on the property but was aced out by the Pennzoil Corporation..."

Cigar Aficionado • 6th March 2014

Whisgars, Bangkok | Cigar Aficionado

"In a handsome space behind an Italian restaurant in the Sukhumvit district of Thailand's capital city, Whisgars offers a welcome alternative to the vulgar side of Bangkok nightlife..."

Nob Hill Gazette • 1st July 2013

Maldives | Nob Hill Gazette

"The Republic of the Maldives is the only Asian country which has never been colonized, so the attitude the people project is never servile but simply gracious, the hotel staff waving welcome as guests arrive via speedboat, sometimes startling guests by cheerfully and knowingly greeting them by name before the guests have even set foot on the dock..."

Luxe Beat Magazine • 1st September 2015

Hiking Paro Valley, Bhutan

"By lucky timing, a competition was taking place at the centrally located archery grounds. Two teams took turns, first standing at one end of the long field and aiming for the target, then going to the other end and aiming back. Although traditional bows are still made from soft bamboo in Punakha, competitive archers use modern American manufactured bows..."

Cigar Aficionado • 30th October 2013

Brush Creek Ranch, Wyoming | Cigar Aficionado

"The Western motif is handled deftly without lapsing into cliché: just a few choice pieces of taxidermy, including a black bear and an arctic fox..."