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THE GOLD LIST ISSUE EDITOR’S LETTER

Conde Nast Traveller UK

THE GOLD LIST ISSUE CONTRIBUTORS • THIS MONTH, WE ASK OUR HAPPY WANDERERS FOR THEIR MOST EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

THE LONG VIEW VIETNAM • CAREFULLY CONSIDERED ARRIVALS SIGNAL A RESET FOR THE COUNTRY

THE DREAM TEAMS ALL-FEMALE SQUADS • DYNAMIC SPORTSWOMEN GO ON THEIR MARKS TO CONQUER PITCHES AND PEAKS

THE WILD IDEA SLOW SAFARI • AFTER AN UNPRECEDENTED YEAR, AFRICAN STALWARTS ARE RELATING TO TRAVELLERS IN A DIFFERENT WAY

THE TALKING POINT THE ARCTIC • POSITIVE ACTIONS STEP UP THE FOCUS ON OUR NORTHERN POLAR REGION

THE RENAISSANCE BEIRUT • INVENTIVE LOCALS BOUNCE BACK TO REVIVE LEBANON’S VIBRANT URBAN SCENE AS IT EMERGES FROM THE RUBBLE

THE STATELY SPIN-OFF UK TOWNHOUSES • ESTABLISHED COUNTRYSIDE STAYS WIDEN THEIR BASE WITH SHARP CITY OFFSHOOTS

THE TEMPO CHANGE A NEW JAZZ AGE • HAVING LOST ITS GROOVE FOR A WHILE, THE GREAT MUSICAL ART FORM OF THE 20TH CENTURY IS NOW ADDING SWING TO THIS DECADE, SYNCOPATING WITH A BROADER AUDIENCE AND BOUNDARY-CROSSING APPEAL

THE WELLNESS SCOOP PARIS • SOPHISTICATION IS A GIVEN IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL. BUT A FLURRY OF HOLISTIC HANGOUTS HAS BOOSTED ITS ALLURE BY TREATING MIND AND SPIRIT AS WELL AS BODY.

THE BRIGHT SIDE GOLDEN • GILDED INTERIORS ACROSS THE PLANET ARE A REMINDER TO LOOK TOWARDS THE LIGHT

THE ROAD TRIP A CLASSIC TUSCAN TOUR • SMART HOTEL AND VINEYARD HOPPING IN THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE SUPERCAR

THE WEEKENDERS GREAT BRITISH BREAKS • JUST OPENED BOLTHOLES FOR COSSETING, CLOSE-TO-HOME KICKS

THE CULTURE HOPPER CARL BARAT • THE CO-FRONTMAN OF ERA-DEFINING BAND THE LIBERTINES AND RECENT HOTELIER REVEALS HIS OFFBEAT ADDRESSES AROUND THE WORLD

THE PALACE TAKEOVER NYMPHENBURG RESIDENCE • HIDDEN IN SWEEPING PARKLAND SURROUNDING A FABLED BAVARIAN CASTLE AND PORCELAIN MANUFACTURER LIES AN ELEGANT MANSION FOR A GLORIOUSLY OPULENT ADVENTURE

THE STYLE NOTES DESTINATION DRESSING • HOLIDAY LOOKS TO WEAR ON THE MOVE AND IN OUR BEST-LOVED LOCATIONS.

THE CITY ESCAPE • TAKE CUES FROM SUNNY SINGAPORE WITH JEWEL-BOX FLORALS AND A SPLASH OF TUTTI FRUTTI

THE BEACH EDIT • EARTHY HUES AND SEA-SWEPT DETAILS SET THE TONE FOR A LO-FI RETREAT ON MEXICO’S ISLA HOLBOX

THE SKI UPDATE • FOR A WHIRL ON THE SLOPES IN JAPAN’S HOKKAIDO, CHANNEL THIS SLICK SNOW-GEAR REVIVAL WITH CLEVER ALL-IN-ONES AND BOLD PUFFERS

THE COUNTRY KIT • A BRACING NORFOLK GETAWAY IN HOLKHAM CALLS FOR COSY STAPLES

THE SEASIDE SPIN • FUN NAUTICAL STRIPES STAND OUT ON NEW ZEALAND’S WAIHEKE ISLAND

THE SHOPPING SCENE HONG KONG • ASIA’S OFTEN TURBULENT BIG-BUCKS METROPOLIS DISPLAYS ITS COMPLEX IDENTITY WITH ARTIST SPACES AND SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPIONS PROPELLING THE NARRATIVE INTO THE FUTURE.

THE ADDRESS BOOK ST PETERSBURG • DESIGN MAESTRO AT ITALIAN POWER-DRESSING LABEL MAX MARA AND FREQUENT VISITOR IAN GRIFFITHS SHARES HIS GUIDE TO RUSSIA’S ONE-TIME IMPERIAL SEAT, SYNONYMOUS WITH GILT-EDGED GRANDEUR AND LITERARY GIANTS

THE BEAUTY REPORT STAR PERFORMERS • TESTING OUT THE LATEST HERO PRODUCTS WITH CATHERINE ROBINSON

THE MATERIAL GOLD ALLOY • MAKERS FROM JAPAN TO SWITZERLAND USE FANTASTICAL FUSION TO REINVENT THE PRECIOUS METAL

THE GOLD LIST 2021 • OUR FAVOURITE CLASSIC HOTELS TO DREAM ABOUT

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