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Hot Destination: Brussels
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Maria Shollenbarger
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Belgium
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Brussels and around
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Brussels
Formerly known as a capital that was equal parts snoozy and stodgy (to which sophisticated globetrotters made the pilgrimage for one of two reasons: to eat at La Truffe Noire, or to eat at Comme Chez Soi), the city has taken on a decided gloss, with...
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Annual European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF)
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Maria Shollenbarger
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The Netherlands
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Limburg
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Maastricht
By playing host to one of the art world’s most anticipated annual events, attended by top auctioneers, gallery owners, and dealers from as far away as Shanghai, Buenos Aires, and San Francisco. Every spring, the Annual European Fine Art Fair—or...
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Shoulder Season Travel: Cape Town
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Maria Shollenbarger
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South Africa
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Cape Town and around
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Cape Town
Shoulder season in Cape Town: the days are long, balmy, and sunny - but not too hot, as in full Summer; and evenings are mild, with only the suggestion of a chill. It’s the perfect time to hike or ride, or simply stretch out in a deck chair and...
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Five of the Very Best Luxury Hotels in LA
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Maria Shollenbarger
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United States
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California
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Los Angeles
There are two very good reasons why LA is such a great winter travel destination: firstly, the temperatures that regularly rise into the mid-20s, even in March (that’s 'on-the-beach-in-shorts' weather...); and the kicker: luxury hotels in LA are so...
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Go Now: Stylish Luxury Hotels on the Riviera Maya
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Maria Shollenbarger
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Mexico
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The Yucatan
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Cancun
FOR THE HIPSTER:
Book a room at the ultra-contemporary Deseo - you’re guaranteed a seat at one of the Yucatan’s best people-watching shows. No thatched palapas here: Deseo is all walls of glass, slatted-wood terraces, and sleek white-on-white rooms...
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Queen's Day
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Maria Shollenbarger
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The Netherlands
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Amsterdam Region
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Amsterdam
It’s every year on this date (unless the 30th happens to fall on a Sunday; then it’s April 29th) that people all over Holland—and Amsterdammers in particular—fête the birthday of their Queen. (That’s Beatrix, and her actual birthday is in January,...
