U2 in Barcelona
One night after a mind-blowing dinner at El Bulli last week I caught the opening stand of the new U2 tour in Barcelona.. The show was astonishing, the crowd and the venue equally so. Read my full...
View ArticleGreat Eating in San Francisco
As a New Yorker I’m seldom envious of other cities’ food scenes. Climate, basketball teams, affordable housing stock, sure, but not food. And then there’s San Francisco. I hate you, San Francisco,...
View ArticleThe Luxe Life on Koh Samui
As we report in our current issue, high-end resorts are booming on Koh Samui, Thailand’s second-largest island—and three in particular now rank among the finest Southeast Asia has to offer.But not...
View ArticleCinque Terre News: Flood Devastates Vernazza, Italy
The before/after photographs are harrowing: in the first, a postcard-perfect Italian village, with pine-green shutters and lemon and rose façades, lapped by the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean....
View ArticleHawaii, You Had Me at Aloha
In the May Travel + Leisure—our annual Food Issue—I take a look at the next wave of Hawaiian cuisine. This January I spent two weeks eating my way around Oahu and the Big Island, along with my wife,...
View ArticleHawaii's Amazing Artisanal Chocolate
This month’s T+L includes an eight-page feature on Hawaii’s new food scene, where we spotlight some of the young chefs, upstart farmers, pop-up restaurateurs, and food-truck vendors who are taking...
View ArticleHawaii's Artisanal Cocktails
Okay, Friday’s here at last—you deserve a drink. How about two?As promised in the current issue of Travel + Leisure (check out our feature story about the new wave of Hawaiian cuisine), here are two...
View ArticleFarm-to-Table, Hawaiian Style
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Hawaii—reporting this month’s feature on the new wave of Hawaiian food—was a visit to MA’O Organic Farms, on Oahu’s west coast. (I’m not alone: Michelle Obama...
View ArticleZambia: Africa’s Next Great Safari Destination
This month's Travel + Leisure includes my feature story about a 10-day safari in Zambia that I experienced last fall. I’ll be posting additional material on my trip all week here on the blog—and you...
View ArticleZambia: Packing for Safari
As I prepared for my Zambian safari last fall, it wasn’t so much the hippos and crocodiles that worried me; it was the prospect of fitting everything I’d need (clothing, boots, camera gear, binoculars,...
View ArticleZambia: Q&A with Grant Cumings
This month’s T+L includes my feature story on Zambia, which some (like me) are calling Africa’s next great safari destination. One key reason: the lodgings themselves. While big-name international...
View ArticleWhat to do in Johannesburg, South Africa
Don’t think of it as just a stopover; Johannesburg deserves serious exploration of its own.Because downtown is back. For ages, visitors have sought refuge in the gated suburbs north of town, but...
View ArticleHotel Commonwealth Unveils Punk-Themed “Rat” Suite
The Rat. Besides having the single best name for a nightclub ever—short for The Rathskeller, which no one ever once called it—the cramped and dingy Kenmore Square dungeon known as “The Rat” was...
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Richard Branson's Virgin Hotels Debut in Chicago
Sir Richard Branson just wants a damn cup of tea. Is that so hard to find?When the 64-year-old tycoon is on the road, the answer, apparently, is yes. “Most hotels don’t serve a decent cup of tea at any...
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