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This Chic Hotel In Itacaré Puts A Nordic Accent On Brazilian Style

2 days ago | forbes.com | Ann Abel

Friluftsliv is one of those wonderfully Scandinavian words for the art of living. It denotes having a simple life in nature without destroying or disturbing anything. It’s not the sort of word you’d expect to find on T-shirts in the boutique of a small beach hotel in Brazil. But then, Barracuda is not the sort of hotel you’d expect to find on a small beach in Brazil.
How A Moroccan Entrepreneur Built A Luxury Hotel Oasis At The Sahara’s Edge

1 week ago | hotel.report | Ann Abel

M’Hamid El Ghizlane is the end of the road. Not in a figurative or literary way. It’s simply the end: no more pavement, no more pathway, just the vast shifting seas of Sahara Desert’s sands. In this last stop in Morocco’s southern Zagora Province, old hand-painted signs still point the way to Timbuktu. It’s 50 days away by camel caravan. Now, of course, one can get to Mali a bit faster with a 4x4.
How A Moroccan Entrepreneur Built A Luxury Hotel Oasis At The Sahara’s Edge

1 week ago | forbes.com | Ann Abel

M’Hamid El Ghizlane is the end of the road. Not in a figurative or literary way. It’s simply the end: no more pavement, no more pathway, just the vast shifting seas of Sahara Desert’s sands. In this last stop in Morocco’s southern Zagora Province, old hand-painted signs still point the way to Timbuktu. It’s 50 days away by camel caravan. Now, of course, one can get to Mali a bit faster with a 4x4.
Portugal’s Costa Vicentina: 11 Top Hotels And Restaurants To Know

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Ann Abel

Let the others have the big resorts and crowded beaches of the central Algarve. Portugal’s most magical coastline is its southwest. Purists will argue that it’s two regions: the Costa Vicentina in the far south, from Odeceixe down around Cabo de São Vicente (the southwestern-most point on the continent) to Lagos, and the Costa Alentejana from Odeceixe north to Sines. But that distinction is more governmental than psychological, and visitors to both can find one of the last wild places in Europe.
22 Reasons To Love Ljubljana, One Of Europe’s Most Underrated Capitals

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Ann Abel

Ljubljana is the only major city where olive oil and pumpkin seed oil—both produced nearby—sit alongside one another on restaurant tables. This culinary novelty seems to be a major point of pride for the people who live there, or at least the ones in the business of enticing people to visit Slovenia. As selling points go, it’s a pretty good one. It’s a good metaphor, too.
The Lodge Mallorca Brings New Relaxed Luxury To A Busy Spanish Island

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Ann Abel

Mallorca may be known for its nightlife, its glorious beaches and lately, unfortunately, some of its tourism growing pains. But forget all that. The owners of the Lodge Mallorca are out to show that the rural heart of the island is still beating—and still welcoming visitors with its warm hospitality and homestyle gastronomy. Despite the somewhat generic, un-SEO-friendly name, the Lodge is one of a kind.
15 Ideias de Viagens Sustentáveis para 2025

3 weeks ago | forbes.com.br | Ann Abel

Sustentável, regenerativo, consciente, ecológico, verde — são muitos os nomes, mas uma ideia em comum: o luxo no turismo ganhou novos significados. Enquanto algumas regiões do mundo investem em empreendimentos sete estrelas, outras lidam com revoltas locais contra os impactos do turismo mal gerido. Mesmo nesse cenário desigual, há destinos e iniciativas que provam ser possível viajar com propósito — e fazer a diferença.
Lisbon’s New Fine Dining: 6 Restaurants That Are Better Than Ever

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Ann Abel

There’s never been a better time to eat snazzily in Lisbon. A new generation of Portuguese chefs is taking over storied establishments and putting their own internationally inflected stamps on them, others are embracing their deeply regional roots and writing culinary love letters to their hometowns, and a few savvy transplants are doing their own thing with more and more confidence.
This Wildly Creative Restaurant Turns Campfire Cooking Into Fine Dining

1 month ago | forbes.com | Ann Abel

“We are Boy Scouts who are full of themselves,” says chef Nicolai Tram. He has a hint of Scandinavian self-deprecation, but he also makes a valid point. He means that he and his international team at Knystaforsen, in the dense forests of Halland, Sweden, aren’t just part of today’s global fire-dining trend. With all respect to the flame wizards of Asador Etxebarri, Francis Mallmann and Niklaus Ekstedt, what they’re doing is different. Let’s call it campfire dining.
Dolder Grand Hotel Sushi Restaurant Review – Travel Curator

1 month ago | travelcurator.com | Ann Abel

When I went to Zurich a few months ago, I expected to eat well: creamy milk chocolate, unctuous Emmenthal cheese, rösti potatoes, maybe a pot of gently bubbling fondue. Going to Switzerland always has a way of making me feel grateful about being lactose tolerant. I even expected to eat fancy. I’d been invited by the Dolder Grand Hotel to dine at its Michelin two-star establishment.