Before I visited St. Barth for the first time several years ago, I had a preconceived notion of what the island would be like. I assumed, like many others who’ve never been, it was the kind of place with an underlying stuffiness and self-importance—even the pronunciation, “St. Baaahhth,” seemed to ... More

Located atop a cliff overlooking the village of Port de Soller and the Mediterranean Sea on the island of Mallorca, the Jumeirah Port Soller is 18,000 square-meters of secluded luxury. Garden walks made up of natural rock and vegetation native to the island connect the 121 rooms and suites. Whether you’re enjoying a ... More

Sacré bleu! I forgot my beret back on land! Surely there's no greater sin to commit upon boarding a cruise filled with French passengers, steered by a French captain and owned by a French company. We begin in Galway, Ireland and are set to swing by the coast of Scotland before ending ... More

As you settle into your lounge chair and gaze out at Marigot Bay in St. Barths’ Le Guanahani, you’ll probably feel like you’ve been transported into a Caribbean postcard. There will be a thatched-roof tiki hut overhead, palm trees on either side of you and a handful of kite ... More

The sky was gray and gusts of wind had women clutching their straw sunhats, but most of the ship's 450 passengers were too preoccupied clinking glasses to mind the weather. We'd just set sail off the southern coast of Greece on Seabourn Quest—the newest ship from the luxury ... More

Travelers who consider Santiago little more than a place to fly in and out of while en route to more exotic locations would be missing out. Both the capital city and its nearby destinations are worth figuring into your itinerary. Below, how to make the most of your visit to ... More

In a shiny green Land Rover we drove across the flattest land imaginable as we searched for hyenas, yellow mongooses, meerkats, aardwolves and wildebeests. At the wheel was Rich Ball, the funny British zoologist who for the past few days had been teaching us the finer points of tracking animals through ... More