As city-centre hotels vie for ways to stand out from their competitors, few could compete with the magic of a hotel set inside the enchanting Copenhagen amusement park, Tivoli, that once inspired Walt Disney. If it seems absurd to imagine that a five-star hotel inside an amusement park could be genuinely serene, think again, writes Eleanor Cording-Booth.

Ernest Hemingway once famously opined that there are only two places where a person can be happy: at home, and in Paris. The writer's affection for the city elevated Paris to both a place and a feeling in his mind – a sensation that the most exceptional hotels can evoke too, finds Sara Pierdonà as she checks into Le Meurice.

Bustling with a young arts and culinary scene, Providence is an unlikely but undisputed gem, according to Rose Farman-Farma. A current student at Brown University, Rose shares favorite discoveries and hidden treasures that make up the city’s quirky charm.

With the northern hemisphere feeling distinctly frosty, our minds are wandering to warmer climes, winter sun and thoughts of New Year travel. Photographer Joanna Maclennan makes a strong case for the inexorable pull of Fès, sharing a tips-filled postcard and set of arresting images from the mystical Moroccan city.

Miami is often described in superlatives, but to truly know the city, you must slip past its glossy surface and wander into the corners where history lingers, where design appears quietly, where the places people go every day start to tell their own story. This is my personal map of the city, through the eye of someone who has spent years discovering the textures that make Miami, Miami.

Frankfurt-based designers and gallerists Johanna and Friedrich Gräfling share a personal insider's guide to their home city – from an immersive, experiential restaurant and a food hall with more than 100 stalls to their favorite places to party and enjoy a weekend stroll.

As he prepares to welcome art and design lovers to NOMAD ABU DHABI 2025 (19-22 November), co-founder of the art fair, Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte, shares some of his favorite spots in the UAE capital. They include a hotel deep in the desert, an atmospheric underground bar and a gallery that's nothing short of an architectural masterclass.

Although Mallorca, the largest island in the Balearic archipelago, has been enjoyed "almost to exhaustion", this green jewel off the east coast of Spain is evolving, pushing back on package holidays to protect its true soul: monasteries, citrus groves, Moorish ruins, and narrow cobbled streets. The new luxury is a return to simplicity, finds writer and photographer Sam Parkes.

Lagos-based art patron, curator and collector, Ugoma Ebilah, shares a highly curated insider’s guide to the nonstop Nigerian capital, revealing a vibrant city full of tranquil escapes, atmospheric restaurants, and soulful corners bursting with creative energy.

There is perhaps no more recognisable city on earth than Havana, writes photographer Sam Parkes, who has dreamt of visiting the Cuban capital since childhood. Resisting the urge to romanticise the city with tired cliches of 'beautiful decay' and 'crumbling beauty', Sam allows his camera, and words, to tell their own story.

Berlin-based curator, maker, hotelier and former stylist Kirsten Landwehr talks Cabana through her perfect weekend in the German capital - from a cozy bar where conversations last for hours, to intimate galleries, open-air swimming and a go-to Peruvian restaurant. 

For architect Cayley Lambur, co-founder of California design studio Electric Bowery, Big Sur is much more than home - it's a community woven from creativity, nature, and kinship. From forest-framed cafes and candlelit dinners to eccentric fashion shows beneath the redwoods, Cayley shares the places that capture its spirit.

From the hidden charm of juxtaposed villas in a magical folia, to a grand historical palace with Moorish motifs, lush wilderness and formal English gardens, Italy's Piedmontese lakes, Lago Maggiore and Lago d’Orta, offer so much beauty for the curious traveller. Caroline Feiffer explores.

For centuries Sintra has been a refuge for kings, poets and collectors, its palaces and sacred mountains described by Lord Byron as "Glorious Eden" and a meeting point between myth and history. In the newly opened Albuquerque Foundation, Renato de Albuquerque’s six-decade passion for ceramics finds a home in these romantic hills just outside Lisbon.

Hospitality is a hugely important part of eating in the Mediterranean, so much so that it’s written into the region's history as far back as the ancients, writes Anastasia Miari. The Greek-British author and cook shares an ode to Mediterranean hospitality, gathered from years spent travelling the region and cooking with its elderly matriarchs.

From hidden Japanese bistros to exceptional wine temples, Paris-based Max Aniort, founder and CEO of Le Collectionist, takes Cabana on a personal tour of his favorite spots in the French capital. Blending food, art, and culture with secret escapes that only a true local will know, Max's guide is one to bookmark.