If Rwanda were a Shakespearean play it would be Macbeth, for it is a world shrouded in clouds and infinite mystery, writes Luke Abrahams. He shares a postcard from an inspiring journey through the country, in search of its volcanoes and the gorillas of Virunga.

From Robert Louis Stevenson’s love of simple journeying to the evolving, and often misunderstood, world of modern private aviation, Camilla Frances travels to Monaco to experience a different kind of member-led travel – one that challenges assumptions of excess and values skilled craftsmanship even at 40,000 feet.

Sydney-based Australian interior designer Tamsin Johnson shares her favorite spots in the New South Wales capital, which enjoys an enviable balance of beach and buzz. Vast stretches of coastline, excellent restaurants and a well-established art and design scene make Sydney a great place to live, work and visit. Read on for Tamsin's insider guide.

The Orient Express has been transporting passengers in style for well over a century, but until a year ago never had a dedicated all-Italian train. Now, with multiple journeys across Italy, a hotel in Rome and an imminent opening in Venice, the fabled brand – as much a cultural symbol as a train – is racing towards its future. Camilla Frances hops on board to experience one of La Dolce Vita's three-day Italian itineraries.

Few European cities possess such a perfect sense of composition as Salzburg, writes Fabrizia Caracciolo. Set between river and mountains, its domes, towers and Baroque façades rise against the austere drama of the Alps, while the sound of church bells drifts through the clear mountain air. Fabrizia shares an insider's itinerary for a memorable weekend in Salzburg – and for those who can linger longer, Salzkammergut, Austria’s celebrated Lake District.

In this series, we travel the world's museums through the eyes of curators, asking one question: if you had only an hour to spare, what would you see? This week, Dr. Emelie Gevalt, Deputy Director and Chief Curatorial and Program Officer at the American Folk Art Museum in New York, takes Cabana on a journey through America's many identities.

“Sometimes I think we only half live over here. The Italians live all the way,” wrote Ernest Hemingway to his sister in 1919. The writer spent long seasons at The Gritti Palace, the Gothic palazzo on the Grand Canal that has housed the city's most devoted admirers for over a century. Sophie Goodwin checks-in to the Hemingway Presidential Suite and discovers the unbridled glory of Venice.

Travel writer Georgia Hopkins, founder of It's Beautiful Here, shares an insider's guide to Tbilisi after two months spent travelling around Georgia. From excellent design-led hotels and shops to restaurants with enchanting gardens, the city's largest open-air market and a landmark of contemporary Georgian architecture, Georgia shares the best spots she discovered during her travels. 

Writer and photographer Chris Wallace journeys to Chile's extremes, from the country's mystical volcanoes and temperate rainforests, to the otherworldly landscapes of the Atacama desert. Join Chris as he discovers a land of striking and surreal beauty.

Drawn across continents by the allure of an American education, Asha Chaudhary, CEO of Jaipur Living, left her native India and arrived in Atlanta, sight unseen, stepping onto the storied campus of Emory University. Gracious, green, and quietly cosmopolitan, Atlanta became her adopted home in America. In Georgia's Southern warmth, Asha established the U.S. heart (Jaipur Living) of Jaipur Rugs.

Austrian designer Catherine Bruckner, co-founder of New York-based design studio Casalta, may live in an elegant apartment on Fifth Avenue but her native Vienna will always call her home. Catherine shares her favorite spots in the Austrian capital, from restaurants and coffee shops serving Viennese classics to beautiful shops, museums, parks and lesser-known treasures.

Photographer Sam Parkes has spent 13 summers on a hill farm on the north-west shores of Loch Lomond, joining farmers and their dogs to gather wild hill sheep from vast Highland slopes. Walking miles of rough ground, he reflects on the drama of the gather, the shared meals, the sense of communal purpose and the inexorable pull of the Scottish landscape.

Born and raised in the wilds of East Africa, Anna Campbell is a neuroscientist turned filmmaker who now runs a thoughfully-designed off grid retreat on the magical island of Lamu, Kenya. She shares her favorite markets, restaurants, museums (and more) from a small island that draws a discerning, creative crowd.

Beyond India’s well-trodden golden triangle, the number of visitors to Bikaner – on the edge of the vast Thar Desert in Northern Rajasthan – is comparatively small, often considered a stopover en route to Rajasthan’s more famous towns. Those who make the journey, and stay a little longer, are rewarded with crowd-free sights and a town not obviously touched by tourism.

Between Gabon and the equator lies São Tomé & Principe, a small island state where 16th-century forts and tiled villas – remnants of its colonial past – stand crumbling and untouched by tourism. This makes the island's capital feel like a time capsule of Atlantic trade and plantation wealth, amid jungle cliffs and black-sand beaches, finds Harrison Thane.

Dynamic and lively, Lima’s spirit is defined by a melting pot of Peruvian arts and traditions, an effervescent cuisine that has gained world recognition, and the breeze of the Pacific Ocean which underlines its landscape. Rebeca Vaisman, who divides her time between Lima and Barcelona, shares her ideal weekend itinerary.