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THE EDITOR’S LETTER
THE TRAVEL HACK • THIS ISSUE WE ASKED SOME OF OUR FAVORITE TASTEMAKERS HOW THEY DEAL WITH JET LAG
THE TASTEMAKERS ISSUE • THE FRESH WAYS TO SEE EGYPT’S ANCIENT WORLD
THE ISLAND FOCUS • NEW BOHO-COOL HIDEOUTS ARRIVE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
THE CARIBBEAN COMEBACK • A REFRESH WITH A CLASSIC ANGLE
THE CULTURE CRUSH • SEEKING ART (AND PHO) IN HOUSTON
THE NEXT SURFING SAFARI • A FRESH SCENE IS BEING CARVED OUT IN AFRICA
THE NEW FOOD MOVEMENT FROM COPENHAGEN PUNK PASTRIES
THE NEIGHBORHOOD REDUX • ACROSS THE WORLD, CHINATOWNS ARE BEING RECAST FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
THE PEOPLE CHANGING THE WAY WE TRAVEL • THE WANDERING RENEGADES REDIRECTING THE GLOBAL COMPASS
THE HOTEL HYBRIDS • CROSSOVERS ARE NOT UNUSUAL—IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE, MUSIC AND FASHION. BUT MOST INTRIGUING ON OUR DESIGN RADAR RIGHT NOW ARE THE JEWELERS CREATING PLACES TO STAY
THE DESTINATION SPA L’ALBERETA, ITALY • THIS RETREAT IS FAR REMOVED FROM A WHITE-COAT CLINIC. YET CLUED-IN WELLNESS SEEKERS WHO’VE TRIED EVERY OTHER DETOX KNOW IT AS EUROPE’S MOST GLAMOROUS BUT HARD-HITTING ADDRESS
THE INSTAGRAM CREWS OF BYRON BAY
HOW TO SPOT THE SPECIES • THIS CURIOUS BREED’S NATURAL HABITAT
THE WOMAN ABOUT TOWN SANDRA CHOI ON HONG KONG • JIMMY CHOO’S CREATIVE DIRECTOR GIVES THE LOWDOWN ON THE CITY SHE GREW UP IN
THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE COUNTERTOP DINING
THE DESIGNER SCOOP • IT USED TO BE THAT TOP HOTELIERS FLAUNTED THEIR STATUS BY SIGNING THE BIGGEST STARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR MAESTROS. BUT NOW ONE CRUISE SHIP IS CHARTING NEW WATERS BY NETTING NOT JUST ONE BUT FOUR MAJOR NAMES
THE TREND • TO NET THE LOVELIEST FLUTTER OF GEMS, TURN NATURALIST EXPLORER
THE VILLA THRILLER • THE PALAZZI OF 17TH-CENTURY ITALY, WITH THEIR BAROQUE LINES OF BEAUTY, SET NEW STANDARDS IN ARCHITECTURE. THIS ONE IN TUSCANY, WHICH HAS WITNESSED BOTH RELIGIOUS CONTEMPLATION AND THE WILDEST OF CELEBRATIONS, CAN BE TAKEN OVER TO CREATE STORIES OF YOUR OWN
SHAPE SHIFTER • BOLIVIA’S ONCE DOWNBEAT LA PAZ IS POPPING WITH CURIOUS HAPPENINGS OF HOMEGROWN PEDIGREE, FROM DESIGN HOTELS TO EDGY RESTAURANTS THAT BREAK ALL THE RULES
MOVABLE FEASTS • THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CHEFS ON THE PLANET REVEAL THEIR FAVORITE FOODIE FINDS
POWER PLAY • OUT IN THE BIG WIDE OPEN, FEARLESS INDEPENDENCE IS SUPERCHARGED WITH TOUGH-LUXE ATTITUDE
THE GLOBETROTTER CHLOË SEVIGNY • THE STAR OF KIDS AND LIZZIE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STYLE ICON, BUT WHEN SHE FIRST MOVED TO NEW YORK, AT THE AGE OF 19, SHE WORKED AS A SEAMSTRESS TO MAKE ENDS MEET
THE INSIDER ADDRESS THE JAFFA, TEL AVIV • MINIMALIST ARCHITECT JOHN PAWSON GIVES THE PARTY CITY A HOTEL WORTHY OF ITS LAYERED HISTORY