The Journal
Articles on the hotels, the places around them and how we choose, written for people who travel for a living.
Food & table
Where to eat in Puerto Pollensa
Puerto Pollensa is a seafront town on the north coast of Mallorca, 55 minutes from Palma airport. Where we ate, what needs booking ahead and how to get there by bus or taxi.
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Vejer, Bolonia and the Sierra de Cádiz in two days
Direct flights to Jerez, a base in Vejer, the beach at Bolonia with its Roman town and a full day in the Sierra, with the real drive times.
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Staying somewhere the owners cook lunch
Why we rate the small hotels where a plate simply appears at 13:00: the food is better, it teaches you the place and it changes the shape of the day.
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What breakfast tells you about a hotel
It is the meal a hotel cannot fake with a supplier and a microwave. The tells we check on every visit and why they predict everything else.
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A weekend in the Luberon, mostly on foot
Base in one village, walk the marked paths between Bonnieux, Ménerbes and Lacoste and be at the Apt market by 10:00 on Saturday.
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Why the Founding Collection opens in 2027
About 25 hotels, every one visited and written up before the doors open. What we are doing between now and launch and the promises we are making.
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How we choose a hotel
We stay there first. The five things we check on every visit, from whether the owners are present to whether the member rate is a real number.
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Two days in Lisbon between flights
Príncipe Real with an afternoon and a morning between flights: where we stayed, what the taxi costs and the funicular that is not running.
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