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.

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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.

Villa Santa Anna claimed Erica Firpo from the moment she walked inside and sat down on the salotto’s soft leather couches. The beautiful private house is one of 11 properties (and 42 suites) on the 2000-hectare Tuscan estate managed by Castiglion del Bosco, A Rosewood Hotel.

Ali Khalil, founder and Creative Director of LEVUMA, a high jewelry house established in Antwerp in 2016, is a Dubai-based authority in rare natural diamonds. He shares his favorite addresses in Dubai, a city much discussed but not always fully understood, and describes how insiders and creatives can get the best from this "magnetic" place.

Escaping the whirl of the Pink City – but not before checking-in to two of its stylish new stays – Kate Lough explores a slower side of Rajasthan. From organic living on sustainable farms overlooking the Aravali Hills to tiger spotting in tented safari lodges close to Ranthambore Park, she settles into the gentler ways of rural Rajasthani life.

"If you want to discover an East European city, which is still a little under-the-radar, I highly recommend a stop in Plovdiv," says photographer Joanna Maclennan who's long been captivated by Bulgaria's rich cultural history and photogenic painted houses. She shares beautiful images and a tips-filled postcard from Plovdiv.

Mary Randolph Carter – author, photographer, collector, former Creative Director of Ralph Lauren and self-titled 'junker' – shares her favorite flea markets in the US, from a legendary weekend pop-up on the East Coast and an iconic flea on the West Coast, to a vintage-hunter’s dream in a country field. She also shares the ‘Golden Rules’ of vintage hunting once shared with her by a notable dealer.

Although it ought to be forbidden to use the word odyssey when writing about Greece, certain journeys do seem to resist any other term, finds writer and photographer Sam Parkes. He travels to Mani for "a pilgrimage of sorts", on the trail of Patrick Leigh Fermor, who first visited the Southern Greek peninsula in the 1950s while, researching his book Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese.