Locals always have the best recommendations, and concierges always have the best connections - so we can’t think of a better resource than La Réserve Paris Assistant Chef Concierge Olivier Bordat.
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From packing efficiently to staying healthy during and after your flight, a few smart strategies can make all the difference. We’re sharing our top travel tips to help you get you to the good part.
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We talked to Fulvio Pierangelini, the Creative Director of Food at Rocco Forte Hotels, about Sicily, and now we’re hungry.
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The skyline of Hong Kong and the banks of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River were always just the beginning.
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The best places to go when no one else wants to
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The only thing better than one hotel is two…or three…or four.
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A country-by-country guide to planning your perfect safari
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We can’t stop thinking about all of the brand new hotels we visited this year.
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Ready for the best trip of your life?
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We sell sea shells hotels by the sea shore.
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Ask a group of travel advisors the first place they want to return when European borders reopen…and you get an unsurprising battle royale: it’s Italy vs. France for this crew. Which team are you on?
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Meet Christian Oth, owner and founder of Christian Oth Studio, a full service photography studio committed to telling the story of love through editorial-style photos. Though his studio is headquartered in Manhattan’s Flat Iron district, Christian (typically) spends most of his year traveling internationally to shoot weddings all over the world. Read his tips for seamless photography, whether you’re planning a destination wedding or wandering your favorite city with an iPhone.
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Nostalgic for the college years when spring break meant weeklong stays at questionable resorts in Florida, Mexico, and the Caribbean, The Local Foreigner team is giving our yester-year trips a luxury overhaul — wristbands and foam parties not included.
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Much of the Local Foreigner team is based in the northeast, which has been enduring a particularly snowy winter - and while the fresh powder is charming at first, we are ready to escape the city in search of a destination dip. Pack your bikini and turn on your out of office - it’s time for a pool party.
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Breathe in; breathe out - it’s a new year, and what better way to start 2021 than with a [mental] spa break? From sound therapy in South Africa to taking a polar plunge in Northern Iceland, The Local Foreigner team has gone the distance for wellness, and we’re sharing some of our favorite treatments the world over.
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If you wanted to imbibe in 2020, there was no shortage of reasons. But ye olde couch cocktail lost its luster. In 2021, Travel Consultant Jordy Lievers-Eaton wants to be toasting friends old and new outside of the four walls of her apartment, whether that means sipping a superlative martini at the Connaught or a frosty Tusker on the Maasai Mara.
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Camilla chats with her friend Dr. Peyton West, Executive Director of the Frankfurt Zoological Society, to discuss lion manes, the effects of COVID-19 in Africa, and the future of sustainable tourism.
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As much as she loves interiors, TLF IC Missy Weil was less than thrilled to spend the majority of 2020 on her living room couch. She’s ready to relocate in 2021 — here are the rooms on her radar.
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Brooke Berlin, owner of Karoo Consulting, Africa expert, and all-around amazing person, recently shared her 2020 Africa experiences with the Local Foreigner team. Learn how she (safely!) traveled to four African countries during a pandemic and why she thinks taking a safari might just be the best possible cure-all to pent-up travel blues.
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No matter how much you love a bath, an at-home soak has nothing on the luxury of a destination dip. In 2021, TLF Partner Barkley Hickox plans to make up for lost time - visiting tubs all over the globe, both new and well-loved, washing away the memories of a tough year in anticipation of a clean start.
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