Destinations
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The Eighty That Never Left: New York’s Most Bankable Decade Returns to Monaco
At Opera Gallery, the artists who defined 1980s New York prove their market — and their spell — have only grown stronger.
The Bus Is Back: Inside the Rebirth of Paris’s Bus Palladium
Sixty years after a 22-year-old dancer lit a red neon sign in Pigalle, the legendary club returns as a five-star hotel that refuses to forget who it was.
The 18th Leads the Beat: Montmartre’s Grape Harvest Turns 93
From October 7 to 11, 2026, Paris’s last vineyard hosts a five-day celebration of music, terroir, and community at the foot of Sacré-Cœur
A Seat at History’s Table: Chambord Unveils Its Gastronomic Renaissance
From a Renaissance supper for an emperor to a royal gala for the Prince and Princess of Wales, a landmark exhibition reveals five centuries of feasts inside France’s most storied château.
Alpine Splendor in Lucerne
Where medieval bridges, glassy lake waters, and alpine peaks meet in effortless Swiss harmony
Marilyn Monroe at 100: The L.A. Exhibition to See in 2026. BajaTraveler®
The Academy Museum’s Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon anchors a global centennial. Here’s why Los Angeles is the cultural destination of 2026.
God’s Architect: The Man, the Masterworks, and the City He Left Behind
To understand the Sagrada Família on June 10, you must first understand Antoni Gaudí — his faith, his asceticism, and the Barcelona he made impossible to imagine without him.
Sagrada Familia Tower Inauguration 2026: Be There BajaTraveler®
Pope Leo XIV inaugurates the world’s tallest church on the centenary of Gaudí’s death. June 10, 2026 in Barcelona is the travel date of the decade.
Two Destinations, One Ticket
The art of the intelligent stopover — and the airlines that have made it an industry unto itself
Cruising throughout Italy on the Viking Saturn
Our Italian Sojourn cruise begins in the port of Civitavecchia, where my husband Tony and I board the majestic Viking Saturn to explore the truly unforgettable destinations along Italy’s peninsula for the next eight days.
The City That Slows You Down
There is a term making its way through the wellness research community that travel brands have been slow to adopt honestly: allostatic load.
The Dylan Amsterdam: Unscripted Summer 2026
The Dylan Amsterdam’s Unscripted Summer invites you to slow down: canal routes, a golden-hour boat dinner, and two Michelin stars — with no itinerary required.
Above the Eternal City: A Guide to La Terrazza del Cesàri
Most Roman rooftops exist for one moment: the golden hour, the aperitivo, the photograph. La Terrazza del Cesàri resists that limitation.
The Oldest Address in Rome Just Found Its Rooftop
Since 1787, the 9Hotel Cesàri has stood between the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain. Its newly renovated rooftop, La Terrazza del Cesàri, is Rome’s best-kept secret no longer.
The Guggenheim Bilbao: Where Architecture Rewrote a City’s Story
Discover the history, impact, and exhibitions of the Guggenheim Bilbao, and what to expect for its 30th anniversary in 2027.
The Slow Train Coming
The structural case that Rail Europe makes is worth sitting with: Europe has more than 200 airports, but more than 40,000 railway stations. Trains arrive at city centers — not peripheral hubs requiring 45-minute transfers. There is no EES at the platform. No biometric registration queue. No fuel surcharge announced the week before departure.
The Two Coasts of the Good Life
Introducing BajaTraveler’s new From Baja to Europe series — the editorial case for why knowing Baja deeply is the finest preparation for traveling Europe at its best.
A Grande Dame Reinvents Herself
This spring, Le Majestic has done something quietly radical: it has connected its spa to its private beach. The four new seasonal experiences — Beach & Spa, Sea View Breakfast & Spa, Love & Chill, and Duo Brunch & Spa —
Navigating the New Europe
Europe’s new EES biometric border system is fully live. Here’s what US and Canadian travelers need to know about EES and ETIAS before their 2026 trip.
A Private Mansion in Paris: The Hôtel de Pourtalès
No marquee. No doorman in a powdered wig. No signs announcing what lies beyond the Haussmann façade a half-block from the Madeleine church.
The Understated Art of Cannes
There is a particular kind of luxury that does not announce itself. Just cool air, composed interiors, and the quiet confidence of a place that has long understood something its more theatrical neighbors have not: in Cannes, discretion is the ultimate indulgence.
Drifting Through Bordeaux: A Gastronomic Barge Voyage on the Canal de Garonne
Wellness in 2026 is less about spa menus and more about reclaiming time — and few travel formats deliver that as instinctively as a barge cruise.
Chianti Living at the Fontanelle Estate in Chianti Classico – Tuscany
Nestled among the rolling hills of Chianti Classico, the brand Fontanelle Estate introduces the evolution of its hospitality concept for the 2026 season.
Pedaling Toward the Sun: Cycling for Wellness in Mallorca and Portugal
In places like Mallorca and Portugal’s Atlantic coast, cycling season begins early—sometimes as soon as January—offering not just an escape, but a reset.
La Ponche, Saint-Tropez: Where the Riviera Still Whispers
Perched directly above a small, almost secret cove, La Ponche is less a hotel and more a state of mind—one that trades excess for intimacy, and glamour for authenticity.
Falling Asleep in Paris, Waking Up in Berlin
This is European night train travel in 2026: not a compromise, not a throwback, but a genuinely elegant answer to one of modern travel’s most persistent frustrations.
Hôtel La Ponche Saint Tropez Reopening on March 26
Simone Duckstein, who grew up within these walls, remembers the stars deboarding sleepily from the Train Bleu in Saint-Raphaël, heading to Saint-Tropez because it was a «little paradise.»
Destinations
Cruising Italy on the Viking Saturn.
Venice has a reputation for overwhelm—crowds, confusion, tourist noise. This video takes the opposite route: calm logistics, soft movement, and the kind of travel flow that makes you exhale.