Travel + Leisure December 2022/January 2023

Amanda Eyre Ward THE PLOT THICKENS PAGE 110 The best-selling novelist went to London to learn about one of her biggest inspirations: Agatha Christie. While staying at Brown’s Hotel, Ward met James Prichard, Christie’s great-grandson, for tea. “We spent hours talking about books and Agatha’s adventures,” she recalls. Hayley Benoit GREAT SCOT PAGE 94 Benoit flew to Edinburgh from her home in London to shoot a survey of the city. The weather was precarious—but that provided opportunity. “I loved the unpredictability,” she says. “Even in the moodiest light, it still looked beautiful.” Simon Watson COME ONE, COME ALL PAGE 112 Dublin-based Watson photographed the capital of Northern Ireland and its environs. “I most enjoyed seeing how much Belfast has changed since I was last there 35 years ago,” he says. His new book, An Afternoon at Palazzo Altemps, was published in…

THERE WAS A MOMENT, during the dark days of 2020, when a trip to London—London, of all places!—from our home in New York City felt wildly unattainable. And so it never even occurred to me, as the United Kingdom opened its doors to travelers in the fall of 2021, that my son, Bobby, was approaching the age when he could fully appreciate a vacation in the English capital. But after months of playing tourist on the streets of Manhattan, this spring we decided that Bobby was indeed ready for London, and for all of the magic a city of that age and size can deliver. One of our first stops was a Bridgerton-themed tea at the Lanesborough Grill (oetkercollection.com; from $89), a light-filled restaurant in Knightsbridge. The tea, with its Pall…

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A GLOBETROTTER’S GUIDE TO THE LATEST IN TRAVEL A COZY TRAILER IN ARUBA One of the most inviting roosts on this diminutive Dutch Caribbean island isn’t on popular Palm or Eagle beaches; in fact, it isn’t on the beach at all. The first of its kind in the region, Aruba Airstream is an oasis for travelers in search of seclusion, hitched in the midst of the cacti-studded cunucu (“desert” or “outback”). Up to four guests can settle into the gleaming (and blissfully air-conditioned) 30-foot Flying Cloud model, which sits next to its own saltwater pool, hot tub, and outdoor shower. The owners go the extra mile by providing restaurant and day-trip recommendations, and have stocked the space with exercise equipment and a telescope for stargazing. You’ll probably want to rent a car…

IN PANGCAH, an Indigenous language of Taiwan, the word kamaro‘an means “place to live”—implying an invitation to linger a little longer or make yourself at home. Designers Yun-fann Chang and Shane Liu had this feeling of at-homeness in mind when they partnered with Tipus Hafay, a craft expert and Pangcah tribe member, to establish a line of home goods and accessories in 2015. Today, Kamaro‘an (kamaroan.com) is known for its distinctive light fixtures, ceramics, and accessories; the brand’s canvas bags are even stocked at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Hafay, who does social-enterprise work in her home county of Hualien, connected with weavers from around the island to explore Taiwan’s unique craft traditions. Kamaro‘an employs 11 Indigenous artisans, labeling each product with the names of those who made…

“I’ve been working abroad for more than twenty years, so when I return to the city, I find myself looking for pieces of my own life. I fall in love with every small detail. This photo of a hip Porteña was taken in the trendy Palermo neighborhood.”— Sofia Sanchez“The Plaza de Mayo became famous in 1977. That’s when Las Madres began meeting there to demand information about their missing children during Argentina’s last military dictatorship. They continue to meet in the square every week to this day.”— M.M.“Ana María Cachito is a singer and actress who was popular in the late 50s. She’s a friend of Sofia’s mother, and we’ve always wanted to photograph her. This portrait was shot in the famous Miguel Romano hairdressing salon.”— Mauro Mongiello“Things tend to…