24 Hours in Tokyo: The City That Never Sleeps

Tawaraya has operated in the same Kyoto courtyard since 1709. It is not simply the finest ryokan in Japan — it is one of the most complete hospitality experiences on earth. Every detail, from the arrangement of stones in the garden to the sequence of kaiseki courses, has been refined over three centuries.

On the 33rd through 38th floors of the Otemachi Tower, Aman Tokyo occupies a position that seems physically impossible: a traditional Japanese inn floating above one of the most intense cities on earth. It is extraordinary.

The magic of Kyoto happens between 5am and 8am, before the tour groups arrive. We visit Fushimi Inari, Arashiyama bamboo grove, and Kinkaku-ji in the blue hour light.

New Nordic cuisine changed the world — and then it spread out from Copenhagen's top restaurants into the entire city. We eat our way through the markets, bakeries, and natural wine bars that make Copenhagen the world's most exciting food city.

Three days in Lisbon — trams up impossibly steep hills, custard tarts still warm from the oven at Pastéis de Belém, fado heard through an open window in Alfama at midnight. The city at its best.