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Vacation Mode • These elevated souvenirs from some of our favorite hotels bring all the high style of a summer holiday to your home.
THE 53 SPAS YOU’LL NEVER WANT TO LEAVE • Attention, all caregivers—whether of children or parents, siblings or friends. Yes, we’re talking to those of you who have put everyone else’s needs before your own for as long as you can remember. You who can’t recall a weekend that wasn’t dedicated to a soccer tournament, or a week without taking an aging parent to a doctor’s appointment. You who pace with indecision when faced with an obligation-free Saturday. Now imagine a week of open Saturdays at a kind of Shangri-la where your sleep, skin, aching joints, digestion, hormonal health, inner peace, and overall happiness are the top priority. For this year’s spa awards, we crisscrossed the globe to find places with best-in-class healers, programs, and treatments. Offering everything from IV therapy to craniosacral massage, herbal scrubs to infrared saunas, these hotels take care of the caretakers.
SHA Mexico • COSTA MUJERES, MEXICO
Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Peninsula Papagayo • PENINSULA PAPAGAYO, COSTA RICA
Lanserhof Lans • LANS, AUSTRIA
Anantara Layan Phuket Resort & Residences • PHUKET, THAILAND
Peak Solitude • In the aftermath of the L.A. fires, it was only on a solo ski trip that author, writer, and podcast host Elise Loehnen was able to reconnect with her fearless younger self—and finally let the tears flow.
Create Cherished Memories in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Forever Young • Plagued by too many aches and pains to count, Catherine Hong ditched her family and flew to a longevity retreat in Arizona. Here, her dispatch from the desert.
Anything But Lonely • Bonding over creative pursuits gives new meaning to the term solo travel.
Ready to Roll • Hard or soft? Bold or neutral? To check or not to check? You could ponder these questions when choosing a new suitcase, or you could ask a pro. Here, 10 frequent-flying tastemakers reveal the bags they won’t travel without.
SWEET IDLE • 72 hours in Lake Como might sound like a whirlwind. But as Paulie Dibner learned, when you stay at the exact right place, time stands still.
Parallel Play • When cookbook author Lucinda Scala Quinn and her adult son take a last-minute cruise, they rediscover the simple pleasures of doing little to nothing side by side.
My Sister, My Hero • Fresh from heartbreak, writer Christina Pérez joins her sister in Cambodia, where the familiar rhythms of their lifelong bond help her begin to heal.
THE LIFE AQUATIC • Turns out, a luxury cruise is the best mother-and-son vacation you’ve never thought of. Jennifer Tung reports on the shared bliss of not lifting a finger.
Secret Mexico • Thanks to its geographic isolation and commitment to conservation, Careyes has retained an unspoiled natural beauty—and long been the playground to an international creative set with a taste for the otherworldly.
Safari 101 • It’s a trip of a lifetime you want to get right. Here, six strategies for the ultimate adventure.
One Last Run • Pilar Guzmán faces an empty nest and marks the end of an era with one more ski trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
48 Hours in Charleston • An easy nonstop flight from most major U.S. airports, this Southern charmer—home to world-class restaurants, gracious architecture, and achingly beautiful tree-lined streets—is our new favorite weekend...