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Southern Portugal, This Fall
Eleven days from the beaches of Comporta through the Algarve and Alentejo to Lisbon, with sea caves, cork forests, azulejo painting and an evening of Fado.
Where We're Headed Next Spring
Morocco, April 15-24, 2027. We’re keeping what we loved this year and adding a few extras, including lunch at Kasbah Tamadot. Join the early list now.
What Wasn’t on the Schedule
The best moments of our week in Provence weren’t on the schedule. They were the slow afternoons by the pool and long conversations around the dinner table.
Dinner at Nana's Table
We ate out a few times in Provence, but nothing matched the dinners our chef Nana cooked at the villa, served outdoors from daylight until dark.
Reach to the Sky
A week of outdoor meals and morning Pilates by the pool in the French countryside, and one instructor cue, ‘reach to the sky’, that came home with us.
The Village I’d Go Back To…and What to Bring Home
Lunch on the square in Cucuron, a close second in Roussillon, and where to find linen and white eyelet clothing at the Aix-en-Provence markets.
Life at a Provençal Pace
We shopped the market in Goult with local chef Monique, then sat down to a multi-course dinner at her home. It changed how we think about cooking.
South Africa in November 2027
Cape Town, the Winelands, Victoria Falls and a Botswana safari: a first look at our 13-night South Africa journey for November 2027.
Inside Scoop: Two Things About Morocco That I Didn't Expect
Morocco surprised us twice: with green, Ireland-like hills after years of drought, and with everyday rural life on the road from Fez to Chefchaouen.
Our Turn In The Kitchen
Mint tea in the garden, bread from a clay oven, and a hands-on class cooking tagine and zaalouk. The group agreed it was the best tagine of the trip.
Beyond Couscous and Tagine
Moroccan food is so much more than couscous and tagine. Our favorite was Dar Roumana, a restaurant hidden inside a former riad in the Fez medina.
Hotel Highlight: Selman Marrakech
Spacious rooms, a huge pool, the Chenot Spa, stables of purebred Arabian horses and a sitar player at breakfast. Here’s why we love Selman Marrakech.