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Flow state: navigating landlocked Laos by Mekong River cruise

1 week ago | escapismmagazine.com | Christy Spring

Testing. Testing.” A village elder wearing a microphone headset kneels before a metal table topped with miniature stupa made of marigolds, a one million kip note and plates of bananas, candied peanuts and fluorescent sweets laid on fine lace. He taps the microphone. Nothing. Four women sit on either side of him, wearing white scarves draped on their shoulders; their faces crease with concern as he fumbles with the recalcitrant microphone. Still nothing.
Scotland's best luxury hotels

2 weeks ago | escapismmagazine.com | Nick Savage |Matt Buckley

It’s always a bit shocking to hear someone British say, “I’ve never been to Scotland” – especially if they’ve lived in the UK their entire life. One look at its offerings and there’s simply no excuse. From a rich seam of historical significance to storybook castles, grand manor houses and a revivified fine dining scene – not to mention ample whisky opportunities – Scotland is one of our favourite places to live it large.
Grande Designs: The world's best grande dame hotels

2 weeks ago | escapismmagazine.com | Molly Codyre

There are hotels, and then there are hotels. The places where staying is just as much part of the experience as the place you’re visiting. Where going to sleep feels like an event, and you have to be lured from the property’s four walls like a grumbling kid to dinnertime. If you really want to take things up a notch, you have the grande dames of the world – the hotels so steeped in history that they exist in a league of their own. These are the hotels that have survived the annals of time.
The best biohacking and longevity retreats to visit in 2025

2 weeks ago | escapismmagazine.com | Christy Spring

Ah, the sobering realisation of one’s own mortal fragility. While not necessarily the chirpiest holiday topic, it’s certainly a topical holiday theme of late. Once relegated to elite athletes, medical facilities and Silicon Valley tycoons, the prevalence and accessibility of biohacking retreats, packages and protocols to enhance longevity have exploded in popularity in recent years as more of us seek to become less creaky versions of ourselves.
What running gear is (and isn’t) worth your money ahead of the London Marathon? An interview with Savannah Sachdev

1 month ago | escapismmagazine.com | Christy Spring

Ten years ago, I took my first tentative steps into running, wearing Jack Wills leggings, an I Heart Paris t-shirt, and a pair of trainers whose soles were as inelastic as Donald Trump's jowl. No tracking watch, no app – just wired Apple headphones blasting a loop of Like a G6. Now it’s 2025, and we’ve hit fever-pitch levels of running mania. Distance running, once a niche pursuit, has surged in popularity over the past decade.
Hotel review: The Peacock Inn

1 month ago | escapismmagazine.com | Nick Savage

The tourist-magnetic wool towns of south Suffolk are river-like in that they swell with visitors during the spring and summer months but are tranquil and still when the weather cools down. Venture eastwards from Sudbury, but not as far as Bildeston, and you’ll happen upon the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it village of Chelsworth. The hamlet boasts a population of 120 inhabitants in its picturesque calico-coloured farmhouses.
Hotel review: Aleenta Phuket

2 months ago | escapismmagazine.com | Nick Savage

Prefer your hotels with plaudits? Aleenta Phuket is a boutique resort with a Michelin Key and a proud member of the Leading Hotels of the World. Comprised solely of private suites, each offers at least 80 square metres of living space, floor-to-ceiling windows, a private pool and beach access just minutes away. Wellness bunnies rejoice – Aleenta boasts a spa worthy of its soaking salts. The Ayurah Spa & Wellness Centre stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the best of The White Lotus.
The Escapism guide to Valletta, Malta

2 months ago | escapismmagazine.com | Laura Millar

The very definition of a local institution, Caffe Cordina first opened in 1837 and has occupied a prime position on Valletta’s main artery, Republic Street, since 1944. Its tables spill out into elegant Republic Square, with the 18th-century neoclassical National Library of Malta providing a grandiose backdrop. While you’ll find classic crowd-pleasers on the menu, from club sandwiches to burgers, it’s a good starting point for sampling some of Malta’s most traditional dishes.
Hotel review: Broadwick Soho

2 months ago | escapismmagazine.com | Christy Spring

A stay at Broadwick Soho is an exercise in firsts. That is, unless you’ve previously stayed in a five-star hotel that pays homage to a hotel in Bournemouth, staffed by a concierge in leopard-print waistcoats, and overseen by a proprietor who happens to be both the son of a magician and the grandson of a professional clown. While this may sound like the beginnings of an Ab Fab fever dream, Broadwick Soho is one of the capital’s most captivating, recent independent hotel openings.
In São Paulo, immigration has shaped Brazil's most exciting restaurant scene

2 months ago | escapismmagazine.com | Tomé Morrissy-Swan

Ask a paulistano to describe their city and you might get a negative response. It’s huge, they’ll tell you, scary, violent and dangerous. It’s inaccessible, with infamous traffic, and too hilly to make walking much fun. The crack epidemic is out of hand, there are sex motels everywhere. It’s grey and drizzly, ugly, and there aren’t any beaches. It simply isn’t Rio. No wonder tourists regularly swerve it, favouring the glamorous beaches and postcard beauty of its more laid-back neighbour.