it’s still a big world
Florida’s northernmost metropolis is also one of its most southern cities, which sounds contradictory. But then, Jacksonville abounds in delightful contradictions.
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Nice may be popular with travelers of all types nowadays, but the restored Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel shows you what all the fuss was once about.
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A historic home in upscale Polanco has been turned into the city’s hottest new hotel.
LE VIEUX PARIS N'EST PLUS
Whether it’s the chefs working with a fancy business class-only airline or the city’s hottest new museum, everybody here looks to the past.
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It has envy-inducing views of Manhattan, an over-the-top bar, and a vision for what people want right now for luxury.
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It was a mansion that papers claimed outshone that of the Vanderbilts, but its owner faced ruin before it was even finished.
IT’S STILL A BIG WORLD
Nicknamed the southernmost Scandinavian city, Hamburg is a port city and a business hub, but that doesn’t mean that there’s not a lot to see and do there.
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Just outside of town and along the river, this new complex immediately grabs your eye.
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The property is the latest luxury feather in the cap of one of America’s fastest-growing destinations.
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The Colony is part of a set of hotels worldwide where part of what you’re paying for is a sense that you’re somewhere unique.