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Dec 13, 2023 | 
departures.com | Erin Dixon |Skye Parrott |T. Cole Rachel |Hailey Andresen |Laura Smith |Elissa Polls | +5 more
Destinations Truly exceptional people, places, and things we experienced this year. I experienced many joys on Easter Island — from wild horses roaming my resort grounds to visiting the island’s iconic moai statues in the midst of a biblical sunrise rainstorm. But what I will never forget are the sunsets.
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Dec 7, 2023 | 
departures.com | Alex Frank |T. Cole Rachel |Hailey Andresen |Cooper Fleishman |Erin Dixon |Sophie Mancini | +2 more
Editors’ Picks Plus the coffeemakers, Yeti hard coolers, and spa treatments our editors loved this month. DECEMBER, OF COURSE, is the time for shopping, but it’s easy to get overwhelmed when faced with the prospect of buying gifts for friends and family from what feels like the infinite scroll of consumer options. Don’t overthink it: The best presents (in this writer’s opinion, at least) are beautiful, functional, straightforward, and fun.
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Dec 7, 2023 | 
departures.com | T. Cole Rachel |Alex Frank |Cooper Fleishman |Lisa Lok |Annie Lin |Jess Rotter | +1 more
THE PACE OF travel, spurred by the coming holidays, becomes increasingly frenetic, I am more grateful than ever for hotels that feel like an oasis of calm. Having spent so much of the past few months bouncing from place to place and haunting various airport lounges around the world, the pleasure of a beautiful hotel room and a super-comfortable bed have come to feel like one of life’s greatest joys.
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Dec 7, 2023 | 
departures.com | Laura Smith |Sophie Mancini |Alex Frank |Lisa Lok |Hailey Andresen |T. Cole Rachel | +3 more
’TIS THE SEASON to dine. For me, this month is always a toss-up between eating at home or dining out. If you’ve been tasked with holiday meal preparation, you’ll want to take every opportunity to escape your kitchen — and those pesky dishes that just won’t wash themselves. But is there anything cozier than a quiet meal at home on a cold night?
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
departures.com | Sophie Mancini |Alexandra Brodsky |T. Cole Rachel |Alex Frank |Annie Lin |Hailey Andresen | +4 more
I HAVE A column in our print issues called “Flavor Profile,” where I talk to chefs about their taste not just in food, but in all things.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
departures.com | Alex Frank |Lisa Lok
THERE IS A watch style out there for every kind of aura — the salty adventurousness of a waterproof diver, the old-world class of a gold dress dial, the flashy confidence of something oversized and diamond-encrusted — but the Hermès Cape Cod is a singular expression of exactly what its name evokes: the muted, preppy, casual elegance of New England summer.
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Nov 24, 2023 | 
departures.com | Alex Frank |Hailey Andresen |T. Cole Rachel |Erin Dixon |Elissa Polls |Lisa Lok | +1 more
LIKE IT OR not, it’s November, which means it’s time to start thinking seriously about the holidays. As fall fully gives way to winter, we’re gearing up for the impending juggernaut of parties, massive meals (we see you coming, Thanksgiving), and the pleasure and peril of gift-giving. To get ourselves into the spirit, this month we’re shouting out things we’d love to give and the things we’ve recently been happy to receive.
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
departures.com | Alex Frank |T. Cole Rachel |Sophie Mancini |Elissa Polls |Hailey Andresen |Cooper Fleishman | +5 more
Stays Plus, A Houston getaway, a lakeside gem in Geneva, and a family jaunt to the Dominican Republic. THE STRANGE THING about an excellent hotel is that it almost doesn’t matter where it’s located. Some hotels are a reprieve from chaotic surroundings, while others offer a glimpse into what makes that location worth visiting.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
departures.com | Sophie Mancini |Alex Frank |Laura Smith |Lisa Lok |T. Cole Rachel |Hailey Andresen | +3 more
Stays Plus, a new Ritz, cool Copenhagen hang outs, and Antwerp opulence. AS HIGH AUTUMN gusts in, I’ve been thinking a lot about spaces and their ability to transport you. It’s a nostalgic, cozy, glimmering time of year, and after long, dewy days outside, we’re finally moving back in. It’s the best time for wandering a museum, tucking into a restaurant, parsing through a shop, and yes — finding that perfect stay.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
departures.com | Hailey Andresen |Cooper Fleishman |Laura Smith |Elissa Polls |Lisa Lok
THIS SUMMER, I visited Julia Child’s kitchen at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The preserved details of what was a completely understated, yet historically significant kitchen were absolutely stunning. While there was nothing luxurious about it, it was clearly well-used, efficient, and thoughtfully designed. Every item had a purpose.
