Virtuoso Life

2 weeks ago | virtuoso.com | Alexandra Owens

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3 weeks ago | virtuoso.com | Katie Chang

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3 weeks ago | virtuoso.com | Fleur Bainger

Australia’s sunniest capital city, Perth (called Boorloo by the local Whadjuk Noongar people), calls for year-round picnics and beach days. The meandering Swan River splits Western Australia’s capital – water-loving locals identify as being from either north or south of it – and the narrow metropolis stretches along 90-plus miles of Indian Ocean coastline, making it one of the longest cities in the world. West Aussies typically shorten names, a reflection of their easygoing nature.

1 month ago | virtuoso.com | Marika Cain

A luxe addition to the Downtown Portland scene that’s positioned for maximum shopping. Portland is my favorite backyard escape. A short drive from my home in Seattle lands me in a city that serves up the platonic ideal of a long weekend. Enough great restaurants that I always leave wishing for one more meal (and maybe needing one less), some very intriguing shopping, and natural beauty all around.

1 month ago | virtuoso.com | Alexandra Owens

Wildlife, drama, and a whole lot of fish – this is Fat Bear Summer. "Keep close,” the guide whispers. She doesn’t have to tell us twice. Our group of seven huddles tightly among the tidal flats of Hallo Bay in Alaska’s remote Katmai National Park as a shaggy bear meanders our way. She’s calm, purposeful, and much more interested in eating sedge grass than us, the humans 150 feet in front of her. Behind the sow, more bears fill their bellies with vegetation.