A ranking brings me in. A story makes me stay.
An evening at The Flying Hog, JW Marriott Jeju, and a hotel founder’s view of what makes hospitality memorable.
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THE JESSIE EDIT · CULTURAL TRAVEL
Architecture, Art & Designed Living
I look at the places we inhabit: hotels, museums, streets, gardens and spaces of rest. A background in hospitality adds practical questions to my curiosity about design and everyday life.
Stories in this theme
9 selected stories
Our mother-and-daughter journey through Middle-earth
New Zealand in 2015: Hobbiton, museums, a knitted teapot cosy and a few adventures that helped me recognise the pleasures I wanted to return to.
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My first mixed-gender sauna experience at Vabali, Berlin
A July 2021 visit, a tightly held towel, and a garden of timber, water and quiet: what I remember about bodies, culture and the design of rest.
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Travel well. Spend wisely. Experience deeply.
Why I call myself a Smart Tourist, and why a luxury hotel and a simple guesthouse can belong in the same journey.
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From seeing places to creating one
Garden Villa Collection connects my experience as a traveller with the practical work of creating a hospitality space.
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Jeju, at walking pace
My first visit to the island, with time for the coast, local streets, museums and everyday life.
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Following Geoffrey Bawa: a journey through Sri Lanka’s living spaces
A hotel founder’s journey through houses, gardens, dining rooms and coastal hotels, asking what makes a place feel alive.
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Why AlUla became the desert I wanted to return to
Nabataean tombs, contemporary art, a mirrored building and a long lunch: the layers that made AlUla much more than a landscape to me.
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A room with more than one life
At Garden Villa Collection, looking back at the glasshouse, the terrace and the everyday work of making space for people.
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