Destinations

Where to go

The regions I plan, with the journeys and hotels I know in each.

A terrace with an infinity pool and stone walls, the sun setting beside a volcano.
Tierra Atacama | Photo: Beckons / Javier Mery, Tomas Encina, Pedro Carreira, Diego Marin

10 regions, each with its sample journeys, the hotels I know there and a note on its countries. Choose one to begin.

Birds flying over the mountains of Stellenbosch at sunset.

21 journeys · 59 stays

Africa

Safari in the Okavango, the Kruger and the Serengeti, the gorillas of Rwanda, Morocco, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean.
A blue iceberg floating off the Antarctic Peninsula, with a bird perched on top.

Two journeys · three stays

Antarctica

The White Continent by expedition ship or by air, and the polar north.
Aerial view of the domed rotunda and pavilions of Amanjiwo among rice fields and forest, with a volcano on the horizon.

30 journeys · 108 stays

Asia

Japan, India and the Himalaya, Southeast Asia, and the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
The La Case pool lined with loungers and parasols, with the sea and hills beyond.

Three journeys · 20 stays

Caribbean

Islands for a week of sea and sun, from St Barth and Anguilla to the Grenadines.
A white villa with a tiled roof and lit terrace at dusk, set behind a lawn with palm trees and torches.

12 journeys · 29 stays

Central America

Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala and Panama: rainforest, reef and the Maya world.
An aerial view of the manor beside the River Maigue, with golf greens and formal gardens around it.

35 journeys · 151 stays

Europe

From the Highlands to the Aegean: cities, coasts, mountains and the country houses between them.
The Dubai skyline in silhouette against an orange sunset, reflected in the water.

One journey · three stays

Middle East

Desert camps, the Gulf and the Red Sea coast of Arabia.
Smooth, curving orange sandstone walls of a narrow slot canyon in deep shadow.

14 journeys · 66 stays

North America

The national parks, the California coast, Hawaii, ranches in the Rockies and the cities of the United States and Canada.
Lodge villas at dusk below the Torres del Paine massif lit pink at sunset.

15 journeys · 49 stays

South America

Patagonia, the Andes and Machu Picchu, the Atacama, the Galapagos and the wine country of Argentina and Chile.
An aerial view of a sheltered white sand cove and coral reef below wooded hills.

Nine journeys · 33 stays

South Pacific

Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and French Polynesia.

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