The Surf Is Their Turf

The Brando

THE STORY GOES that actor Marlon Brando first arrived on the 18-isle atoll of Tetiaroa by water-as in, he swam ashore.

Jumeirah Burj AI Arab

IF EVER THERE WAS a hotel that could achieve landmark status, it is Dubai's Jumeirah Burj AI Arab, which stands alone on its own purpose-built island just off Jumeirah Beach.

Blackberry Farm

BLACKBERRY FARM LOOMS in the consciousness of many travelers as an almost mythical Southern sanctuary in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, a place whose storybook perfection has to be experienced to be believed.

Fogo Island Inn

THIS 29-ROOM MODERN CLASSIC in Newfoundland is a model for place-specific hospitality, dreamed up by founder Zita Cobb and built by Shorefast, a nonprofit that supports economic and cultural resilience on the hotel's namesake island and runs artist residencies in four isolated, incredibly photogenic studios.

ALAN CUMMING on CROSSING THE ATLANTIC

I went on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 for the first time in 2011.

high life

Italy's unfussy Dolomites are a place of cheerful communities, where simple chalets and good food can almost outshine the skiing

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the possibility of an island

Cuba may be facing tough times, but the country's hoteliers, creators, and artists are forging a hopeful and beautiful way forward

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in full bloom

Over the past three years, hotelier Fabrizio Ruspoli has turned an old olive farm south of Marrakech into the High Atlas's most intoxicating garden retreat

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ALLIN

Fun has never been hard to come by in Las Vegas, but the arrival of pro sports, the Sphere, and lavish new hotels has upped the ante.

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Forward March

Across Kenya, community initiatives are protecting the country's wildlife and environment. By Mary Holland

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