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Vroom with a view: across Italy in a classic car

Four Seasons’ new package lets guests tour its hotels in Italy and the French Riviera at the wheel of a classic

Donatella Versace — and friends — unveil her new hotel, a palazzo amid the sands of Dubai

At a glittering party last week, Donatella Versace launched her new hotel — a neoclassical palazzo shimmering in the heat of Dubai

India Hicks’ insider Harbour Island

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Spirited away: on the mezcal trail in Mexico

Mezcal’s growing popularity in hip cocktail bars around the world is drawing visitors to its source — rustic distilleries in the hills of Oaxaca

Postcard from . . . Germany’s Christmas markets

The markets, which open this weekend, offer tradition, Gemütlichkeit and some very obscure gifts

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Zen and the art of motorcycle mindfulness

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A journey through crocodile country

Mike Carter puts his life in the hands of a celebrated bushman for an adventure through Australia’s wild far north

Five-star farmstays in Ecuador

Hacienda hotels offer a short cut to the soul of the country — and an antidote to the fripperies of the hospitality industry

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