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Imagine a boutique beach hotel an hour from London, set among rolling dunes with sublime sea views. Add talked-about cuisine, a Bamford spa, yoga on tap and remarkable rooms. Too good to be true? Welcome to The Gallivant, the ultimate self-care staycation.

Happiness On Sea

Mafalda Patricio is a creative consultant with a flawless radar for fashion and interiors. You’ll find her at the epicentre of any stylish happening in Portugal’s capital city, so who better to quiz on her home-town’s hot spots than this chic Lisbonite?


In Love With Lisbon 

For Liza Laserow, creativity is a family affair. The daughter of celebrated Swedish antiques dealer Karin Laserow, with whom she curates interior design projects, Liza is also co-founder (with her husband and brother-in-law) of chic rug atelier Nordic Knots. We quizzed the Swedish native on Stockholm’s hippest hangouts…

Home Swede Home

Could there be anything more alluring than escaping everyday life on a trip made for two? Whether you’re in the first throes of passion or rekindling your relationship, climb aboard the Collagerie love boat as we whisk you away to hotels where romance reigns.

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Flights Of Fancy

The warm kiss of sunshine on chilled winter skin is a sybarite’s delight. Your dream destination awaits, so follow our guide to three iconic escapes, and shop our edit of winter-sun style. From diamond-white sands to sapphire seas, the Caribbean is calling…

Treasure Islands

While British summers can be hit or miss, it’s hard to compete with autumn for a spirit-lifting staycation. From sumptuous statelies to snug cabins, a fall getaway reveals our fair isle in all its glory. So we’ve selected our top three homeland hideaways for a chic taste of the countryside…

Blighty’s Boltholes

No one can lay claim to the epithet “international nomad” quite like Gabriella Cortese, the founder of Antik Batik. Her global-chic designs reveal a born traveller with wanderlust in her soul, but having chosen Paris as her home town, who better than Cortese to guide us through the City of Light…

Toujours Paris

If, like us, you are loath to shut the door on summer, there is still time for a blissful break in Provence. And who better point you in the chicest direction than Mr & Mrs Smith, the boutique-hotel experts whose exquisite recommendations promise a sun-drenched stay that will linger in the memory long after autumn arrives…

Provençal Paradise

Nothing beats a personal recommendation when booking a dream escape, and few have the insight of Rosalyn Wikeley, a globetrotting writer and former editor at *Conde Nast Traveller*. Add the expertise of global getaway gurus Mr & Mrs Smith and you have the ultimate inside track. Here, Rosalyn visits three deliciously different Mallorcan hotels and selects the buys to recreate their blissful Balearic vibe.  


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